Product Owner at Ikano Bank

This recruitment process is carried out by Forefront Amplify on behalf of Ikano Bank.

At Ikano Bank, we create possibilities for a better living by providing banking and financial services for the many. We do it with different perspectives, natural curiosity and long-term focus. A unique chance for greater responsibility and future opportunities. Let's achieve great things together

We want our customers, partners and co-workers to choose us for what we stand for, what we deliver and how we deliver it. Three basic values guide our work: common sense and simplicity, working together, and daring to be different. These values should feel natural to you.

The role

As Product Owner at Ikano Bank, you have a key role in the success of product delivery in the Agile release train. You collaborate closely with business stakeholders to create efficient solutions. You are responsible for maximising overall value delivered by your agile team by working together to deliver the committed objectives for each PI and to ensure a working solution.

You will be responsible for the prioritisation of work according to our strategic goals ensuring alignment with both business stakeholders and the leadership team and not least responsible for the outcome of the deliveries of the team. You also contribute to a community of peers, sharing insights and continuously improving ways of working.

You are passionate about connecting business with technology and platform development, and you enjoy working in technical domains alongside tech-heavy teams.

Key responsibilities:

• Understand Ikano Bank's strategic initiatives, by closely working with Product Management, to help deliver products that helps the Bank in achieving the desired objectives
• Drive product development in your agile team of dedicated engineers and designers
• Hold and articulate the Product Vision/Roadmap to the agile team
• Create, maintain and prioritise the team backlog
• Understand and provide input to the Product Roadmap
• Build trust and effective relationships with relevant stakeholders
• Take an active part in the PO Community of Practice
• Use rapid cycles to iterate and learn
• Review and accept delivered user stories
• Co-define Definition of Done together with the agile team
• Interact with 3rd parties with regards to technical integrations and support of the same

Key Qualifications

• 3-5 years experience as Product Owner or Product Manager, preferable within the financial services industry
• Experience and knowledge of agile frameworks, preferably SAFe
• Strong interpersonal skills , leadership abilities, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal), including facilitation
• Strong stakeholder management skills

We offer you

Operating at the center of events, you will have an active role in various decision forums, represent us to external partners and create a great foundation for further development. This position is more than what meets the eye. You will get the chance to push boundaries and influence your daily work. All as part of a caring and open culture where we live our values, work hard, have fun and operate with a long-term perspective. Because here opportunities arise, and growth follows.

About us

Ikano Bank offers simple and fair savings and loan products for consumers, sales support services for retailers, and leasing and factoring solutions for businesses. Ikano Bank has a presence in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, the UK, Poland, Germany and Austria. Ikano Bank is part of Ikano Group, who is an international group of companies operating in the areas of banking, insurance, production, real estate and retail. At Ikano, our vision is to create possibilities for better living. We do this by working together to create simple and meaningful solutions based on fair terms that bring value to our customers. Ikano Group was established in 1988 and is owned by the Kamprad family.

Ready to make a difference?

Forefront Amplify is leading this recruitment process in close collaboration with Ikano Bank, a value-driven company that offers meaningful projects, personal growth, and diverse, high-performing teams. If this sounds like your kind of challenge, we would love to hear from you