.IT Product OwnerCountry: SpainWHAT YOU WILL BE DOINGWe are the 100% digital bank of the Santander Group and we are currently undergoing a technological transformation and international expansion process. In 2017, we kicked off our relaunch plans and have been continuously expanding and growing ever since, especially when it comes to technology. We work in a start-up format, using agile methodologies to take our customers' experience to the next level. In 2019, we launched in the Netherlands, Germany and Portugal, recently followed by Argentina, with other countries currently in the pipeline.Our culture sets us apart from the rest; social and diversity clubs are part of our essence and day-to-day culture. We are a flexible and fast adapting team currently working remotely most of the time using all kinds of communication tools - we've barely noticed the change!Mission and responsibilities:The Technical Product Owner leads and owns the development and performance of a specific IT product throughout its entire lifecycle: analysis, monitoring, development, maintenance, and continuous improvement. The Technical Product Owner directs development squad teams, supports the creation of user stories in line with business product owner peers, coordinates testing activities and approves release plans. Accordingly, they are responsible for the compliance and adherence to optimum technical quality & performance standards within the IT products they manage.Lead the translation of finance and accounting user stories into detailed technical requirements and technical tasks to feed developer squad teams, providing a systems perspective and identifying impacts and dependencies.Ensure the applicable definition of ready / definition of done requirements get documented accordingly.Support stakeholders to prioritize user stories and take responsibility for incidents/defects coming from L0/L1/L2 IT Operation group and tickets requiring L3 support (based on criticality and customer impact).Support the development squad teams to rebalance effort between user story development and defect/ticket resolution, on a daily basis.Facilitate critical dependencies management within the IT product and across products.Support the development of and the execution of acceptance tests based on acceptance criteria, coordinating all test activities and ensuring that each story meets acceptance criteria.Continuously update the delivery team in case of business changes, in coordination with Business Product Owners and other peer Technical Product Owners.Approve the final release plan, in accordance with agreed priorities and dependencies, in collaboration with the Release Manager.Analyze and report delivery, progress, risks and opportunities.Ensure that the technical debt is properly managed, with the support of SW Technical leads
