Product Owner (Surge Capacity)

Greetings of the day,   Immediate hiring for the role of “Product Owner (Surge Capacity)" on a W2 POSITION Product Owner (Surge Capacity) LOCATION: Austin, TX (3x2 Hybrid schedule Prioritize local/non relo candidates DURATION Until Dec 2026 (likely extension) INTERVIEW TYPEVideo VISA RESTRICTIONS MUST BE ABLE TO CONVERT WITHOUT SPONSORSHIP REQUIRED SKILLS Candidates with financial services and/or banking experience get prioritized    Role Overview The Sr. Manager, Product Owner will lead digital product efforts for Schwab’sRetirement Plan Services Digital Team, with a specialized focus onmodernizing back-office systems that support plan sponsors, participants, and internal operations. This role emphasizestechnical leadership, operational efficiency, andend-to-end process improvement across distributed systems, leveraging Agile practices and strong collaboration with both onshore and offshore teams.   Key Responsibilities Technical Product Leadership: Own backend-focused product capabilities including batch processing, ACH workflows, distributed integrations, and end-to-end automation across retirement plan systems. Drive root cause analysis and production support strategy, especially for high-volume, business-critical systems. Lead the development of system enhancements that reduce risk, improve scalability, and support operational excellence. Agile Team Management: Act as Product Owner for 1–2 Agile teams, consisting of 8–9 team members, with a global delivery model (onshore/offshore). Work closely with Scrum Masters and offshore tech leads (who act as POs’ delegates) to ensure continuous progress during overlapping hours. Define and prioritize user stories using Behavior Driven Development (BDD) techniques, manage the backlog, and lead sprint planning and reviews. Support Program Increment (PI) planning cycles and coordinate monthly release deployments, typically scheduled during night/early morning hours. Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with internal operational teams (non-client facing) to understand workflow pain points and gather business requirements. Serve as an enabler for client-facing teams, ensuring backend capabilities align with user experience goals and compliance needs. Translate operational needs and system dependencies into actionable technical requirements and phased releases. Roadmap & Delivery: Develop strategic roadmaps and OKRs aligned to business objectives and platform modernization goals. Sequence initiatives across impacted teams, manage cross-team dependencies, and lead coordination and testing efforts for successful releases. Maintain service-level expectations, gather feedback, and continuously evolve product capabilities based on system performance and stakeholder input. Please share the resumes at : [Upgrade to PRO to see contact] Contact : 972-382-9893 ext:370