Area Product Owner - Tieto Banktech (m/f/d)

We are looking for a Area Product Owner who wants to be part of Tieto Banktech. Tieto Banktech powers some of the Nordics’ most trusted banking systems with secure, reliable, and scalable solutions. Using automation, data, AI, and cloud, supported by hands-on guidance, we help banks modernize their core, strengthen trust, and deliver greater impact across the banking experience.

In Financial Services, Payments, and Messaging, our mission is to simplify life for businesses and individuals through intelligent payment and financial messaging solutions. Our offerings are widely embraced across the Nordics and Europe, and we are now driving a Global Growth initiative. With teams primarily located in Norway and India, we seek passionate individuals with a strong “can-do” mindset to help us scale and succeed. Could that be you?

Purpose of the Role:

The Area Product Owner will provide functional expertise to a high-performing teams of Cash Management Engineers within Product Engineering. This role involves close collaboration across multiple delivery teams within Financial Services to deliver seamlessly integrated solutions for our customers.

The ideal candidate brings deep business expertise, exceptional interpersonal skills, and the ability to resolve complex issues across diverse products and business groups. Strong consultative, listening, communication, and analytical capabilities are essential. We are looking for a proactive problem solver with sound judgment, initiative, and the ability to inspire and guide teams toward success.

The Expertise We’re Looking For

• Extensive expertise in Customer Accounting, and Financial Data Management, including Liquidity Management, Virtual Account Management, and Domestic/Cross‑Border Cash & Notional Pooling.
• Demonstrated ability to provide strong functional leadership to engineering teams.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and cross‑team collaboration skills.
• Proven experience in requirement analysis and specification development, with a background as a Business Analyst and/or Product Owner.
• Deep domain knowledge in Corporate Payments and broader banking processes.
• Proficient with key collaboration and workflow tools such as JIRA and Confluence.
• Strong understanding of product development frameworks, including Design Thinking.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Solid understanding of systems engineering principles, modeling techniques, and analytical methods.

The Responsibilities We expect

• Collaborate with other Area Product Owners and Architects to create and review detailed functional requirements, solution designs, and acceptance criteria for epics.
• Support high‑level estimation activities in partnership with the Product Owner.
• Break down epics into structured, manageable user stories.
• Work with the squad to define and validate functional solutions and establish clear acceptance criteria for each user story.
• Ensure delivery of documentation with the appropriate depth, accuracy, and quality required for Payments & Messaging.
• Prioritize the squad backlog and obtain validation from the Product Owner.
• Provide predictable delivery outcomes within the functional area.
• Conduct functional reviews of test cases to ensure alignment with requirements and design.
• Validate the implementation of user stories and epics through demos and iterative feedback.
• Demonstrate strong critical thinking and problem‑solving skills, combined with a growth mindset and a collaborative approach when working with key business and technology stakeholders.
• Together with the Product Owner, you will work to maximize the value of the product and the effectiveness of the engineering Team.
• You will also communicate insights, recommendations, and solution plans effectively across cross‑functional teams, maintaining close interaction with APOs and POs across all product areas.

The Value this role Delivers

• Champion and drive best practices to enhance quality, efficiency, and consistency in ways of working.
• Collaborate with Product Managers and the Lead Product Owner to create and continuously refine the Product Backlog
• Work closely with Tribe Leaders and other Chapter Leads to define and align on release plans
• Partner with technology and business stakeholders across FSS to provide strategic input into long-term direction and roadmaps
• Demonstrate adaptability and a growth mindset, learning quickly and thriving in a fast-paced, evolving environment
• Exhibit strong organizational skills, responsiveness, and a commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes

Is this you?

• You are an effective leader, capable of building strong structures and fostering meaningful relationships with team members across the Nordics and India.
• You excel in communication and influence, creating a fun, collaborative, and energetic work environment.
• You cultivate a high-performance culture, enabling the team to achieve their best through continuous coaching, real-time feedback, and growth opportunities.
• You see the bigger picture, understanding the long-term impact of today’s decisions and empowering others to do the same.
• Above all, you have a passion for insights and curiosity about people, liquidity management, and customers—because this mindset is at the heart of everything we do.

We offer

We offer you professional growth, meaningful projects, open culture and an outstanding work-life balance! We offer you an opportunity to create the future of a growing, fast-developing and important sector. We believe that our organizational culture is an important part of enabling you to be successful. We provide a flexible hybrid work model as part of our culture and way of working. Finally, we also believe in curiosity and learning as a lifestyle where you need to unlearn and relearn every day as new possibilities emerge.

Did we get you inspired?

We look forward to your application! Interviews will be held continuously, so we encourage you to apply today! For more information or questions, please contact [email protected]

Hope to hear from you soon!

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At Tieto, we believe in the power of diversity, equity, and inclusion. We encourage applicants of all backgrounds, genders (m/f/d), and walks of life to join our team, as we believe that this fosters an inspiring workplace and fuels innovation. Our commitment to openness, trust, and diversity is at the heart of our mission to create digital futures that benefit businesses, societies, and humanity.

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