Technical Product Owner (FinTech/Cryptocurrency) at Black Pen Recruitment

About the job

Technical Product Owner (FinTech/Cryptocurrency)

Our client, an American-based remote company, is looking to hire a Technical Product Owner to join their exciting remote team. They are one of the first movers in bringing Cryptocurrency to the masses in Africa and the Middle East. 

This is an exciting position in a fast-paced ever-growing, profitable, venture-backed company. Our Client is looking for a highly driven, analytical team-player with a positive attitude and the experience to lead product development teams through all stages of the product life cycle. 

Top candidates are someone who has past experience in software engineering, is an experienced decision maker and, someone who has strong fundamental product ownership skills.

Job Type: Full-Time |Remote

Requirements: 

• 5 years of experience in a Product role

• 5 years of experience previously as a backend engineer, or software architect an advantage

• Direct engineering experience in FinTech product development

• Analytical and meticulous – can easily find edge cases when translating technology requirements

• Exceptional written and in-person presentation skills

• Ability to multitask and meet deadlines under pressure

• Attention to detail and the tenacity to make sure quality standards are high

Responsibilities:

• Gain a deep understanding of the infrastructure need, identify and fill technology gaps and generate new ideas that ensure scalability, customer security and drive platform reliability

• Identify areas that need improving or updating, finding solutions based on thorough research and deep analysis

• Research for product solutions including analysis of internal analytics data, consumer and competitive analysis, summarising, and presenting insights

• Define acceptance criteria and critical metrics that define the success of a technology solution, and continue to monitor throughout the production lifecycle

• Scope and prioritise activities based on business and customer impact

Team:

• Exude your upbeat energy and enthusiasm each and every day to motivate your team to be the best they can in every aspect of what they do

• Celebrate the success of others by recognizing the contributions of committed team members and their achievements

• Align your values with the Mission, Vision and Values of the Client 

• Be a role model for the Client’s organizational culture by creating a positive impact at every touchpoint with people, with every word you say or put in print and everything you do

• Communicate in a fashion that is respectful and well understood

• Collaborate with your peers to collectively think of innovative ideas that drive business through technology

• Build and utilize working relationships with internal business partners across the organization and external business contacts