Senior Functional Consultant/Manager - Payments Product Owner

- Own and manage the product roadmap, backlog, and prioritization.

- Gather, analyze, and document business and functional requirements.

- Create Epics, User Stories, Acceptance Criteria, BRDs, and FRDs.

- Drive end-to-end Payments transformation and implementation programs.

- Collaborate with business, operations, architecture, and engineering teams.

- Support Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog grooming, and UAT.

- Ensure alignment between product vision, regulatory requirements, and delivery goals.

- Engage with senior stakeholders across global banking clients.

- Support process improvement, MX migration, and payment modernization initiatives.

Required Skills:

- Payments Domain Expertise

Strong understanding of:

- Cross-border Payments

- SWIFT

- ISO 20022

- MT/MX messages

- Clearing & Settlement

- End-to-End Payment Lifecycle

- Payment Hubs & Payment Processing

- Product Owner / BA Skills

- Product Backlog Management

- Agile / Scrum delivery

- User Story Writing

- Requirement Gathering

- Stakeholder Management

- Gap Analysis

- Process Mapping

- UAT Coordination

- Jira & Confluence

Technical & Data Skills:

- SQL for data analysis and validation

- Visio / Process Modelling

- Data Analysis & Reporting

- Understanding of API and system integrations preferred

Experience Required:

7-12 years of experience in:

- Payments

- Global Banking

- Product Ownership

- Functional Business Analysis

- Banking Transformation Programs

Additional Information:

- This is 5 days work from office role.

- Interview process- 2 Virtual rounds (Technical)

Candidates who applied with KPMG within recent 6 months are not eligible for this role