Reference Data Product Owner - Vice President

Job Description
Job Description
Join our dynamic team, where innovation meets excellence in the realm of strategic reference data solutions. Be part of a global team that caters to the account and Standing Settlement Instruction (SSI) reference data needs of our Commercial and Investment Banking businesses. If you have a passion for driving transformation and a knack for delivering complex projects, this is the perfect opportunity for you.
As a Reference Data Product Owner Vice President within Client Account Services (CAS) Change team, you will spearhead the design and implementation of strategic reference data solutions across the Markets business. Our global team is dedicated to meeting the account and SSI reference data requirements of our Commercial and Investment Banking sectors. You will bring a proven track record of successfully delivering a range of complex projects, from small to large scale, utilizing the Agile methodology. This hybrid role combines the best of Project Management and Business Analysis, with a focus on leading and driving transformative initiatives in Account and SSI reference data. Join us in shaping the future of reference data management and make a significant impact on our global operations.
Job responsibilities:

• Owns the end-to-end delivery of projects, from inception through to production deployment.
• Builds and maintains strong working relationships with stakeholders, providing regular project status updates.
• Collaborates with other Product, Technology, Product Owners, and Operations partners to ensure coherent design solutions.
• Participates in agile ceremonies in partnership with the POD (Product Oriented Delivery) lead and Scrum Master (e.g., sprint retrospectives, sprint reviews, sprint planning, daily scrums).
• Provides regular project updates tailored to the target audience.
• Documents user stories and acceptance criteria for the feature team and effectively manages the product backlog, ensuring timely prioritization of user stories.
• Identifies problems, risks, and dependencies and deals with them according to Agile principles, ensuring project delivery adheres to data quality, risk, and control standards.
• Coordinates release plans, ensuring UAT is complete, training is delivered, sign-off is gathered, and release notes are documented.
• Is responsible and accountable for monitoring the success of deliverables and demonstrating the value of the work delivered.
• Becomes highly knowledgeable in the relevant business domains and develops SME knowledge.
• Seeks opportunities to drive process improvement.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills:

• Bachelor's degree
• Proven track record in product development/Change management
• Working knowledge of Alteryx, Tableau, JIRA, LLM Suite, Confluence
• Working knowledge of Agile methodology
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Able to identify root causes of problems and to evaluate information with sound judgement, attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively manage stakeholder relationships
• Able to communicate with both technical and non-technical audiences
• Apply strategic foresight while implementing change solutions

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills:

• Background in Financial Services
• Experience in reference data domain
• Exposure to Project Management methodologies
• Some exposure to testing functionality

About Us
J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.
About the Team
J.P. Morgan's Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.