Company Description:

Venzo Technologies specializes in delivering advanced trade finance and supply chain finance technology services to Fintechs and banks to achieve operational excellence. Our team, comprised of ICCand IIBA-certified experts, provides comprehensive support for product development, implementation, technology transformations, ranging from vendor evaluation to quality assurance.

By leveraging process re-engineering and innovative automation. Venzo helps Fintechs to scale their trade and supply-chain finance solutions seamlessly from implementation to growth. Venzo helps banks reduce risks, enhance efficiency, and unlock new growth opportunities. With a focus on maximizing ROI, Venzo empowers financial institutions to thrive in today's dynamic market landscape.

Role Overview:

- As a- Product Owner specializing in Trade Finance and Payments, you will define the vision, strategy, and execution of innovative digital solutions supporting global trade and payment operations.

- Leveraging deep domain expertise, you will bridge business, technology, and customer needs to deliver high-value products that meet regulatory standards, market trends, and competitive demands.

- In this role, you will collaborate with top-tier development and product teams, experts in the Trade Finance field, to support complex client needs.

- If you are an analytical thinker, skilled communicator, team player and creative problem-solver with strong Trade Finance and Payments knowledge, this role offers the opportunity to significantly impact product innovation and client success.

Key Responsibilities:

Product Definition & Requirements Management:

- Translate customer and business requirements into clear epics, user stories, acceptance criteria, and functional specifications.

- Ensure all product solutions comply with regulatory frameworks including SWIFT, CBPR+ under ISO 20022 and other relevant local trade or payment regulations.

- Prepare and review product documentation, testing scripts, release notes, and functional material.

Product Development & Delivery:

- Lead the end-to-end product lifecycle-from idea, requirements gathering, design, and development to launch, iteration, and end-of-life management.

- Prioritize product features using data-driven analysis and stakeholder alignment, balancing strategic value, customer needs, and technical feasibility.

- Collaborate closely with Engineering and QA teams to ensure high-quality and timely product releases.

- Support creation, review, and execution of test cases, ensuring feature validation during internal testing cycles.

Stakeholder Engagement & Cross-Functional Collaboration:

- Work with Pre-Sales, Account Management, Project Delivery, and SaaS teams to support customer workshops, RFP responses, and product demonstrations.

- Facilitate functional training sessions for internal teams to ensure alignment and readiness.

- Maintain strong relationships with clients to gather feedback, understand evolving needs, and influence product direction.

Client Support & Continuous Improvement:

- Provide expert-level product guidance during implementations, UAT, and production stages.

- Analyze user feedback, product performance, and post-launch metrics to drive improvements and expand product value.

- Act as a subject matter expert (SME) for Trade Finance and Payments, advising internal teams and customers on domain-related topics.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

Experience:

- Minimum 12 years of overall experience, with:

- At least 5 years in Trade Finance Operations, demonstrating hands-on knowledge of Trade Finance operations and instruments.

- At least 2 years experience in Payment operations, demonstrating strong understanding of payment ecosystems, including cross-border payments, Swift standards, payment gateways, and transaction processing systems.

- Strong experience in drafting user stories, creating test cases, functional specifications and executing them for Trade Finance solutions.

- Proficiency in delivering functional training, conducting requirement analysis and writing functional specifications.

- Familiarity with project management tools like JIRA is a plus.

- Experience in testing Trade Finance Applications, experience with implementation projects and experience working with Trade Finance or core banking systems (CGI, Finastra, IMEX) is an advantage.

Skills:

- Deep expertise in global trade and payment regulations including ISO 20022, CBPR+ under ISO20022, Swift, ICC.

- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and conceptual thinking skills.

- Excellent communication skills, capable of explaining complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

- Structured and organized, with strong time-management skills and the ability to work independently or as part of a team.

- High customer orientation, with a positive and proactive mindset.

- Familiarity with Agile methodologies and tools such as- JIRA.