Product Owner- AI
United StatesFull-timePosted Jul 21, 2026
The Product Owner- AI collaborates with business, technology, and analytics partners to prioritize and deliver on the strategic vision of new products & services in the AI platform. The Product Owner will help with the implementation of product roadmaps and capabilities to support business and customer needs. The Product Owner will use agile methodologies across product teams to drive the continued transformation from a project based to a product based organization focused on maximizing the value of the customer experience. The Product Owner will use a collaborative approach and “digital first” mindset to help Citizens Bank create and implement innovative products and solutions. Finally, the Product Owner will identify trends in the external marketplace to ensure adoption of the product, and that the product is designed with the customer in mind. Responsibilities
- Transform the high-level vision into detailed requirements and acceptance criteria. Ensure that the agile team delivers agreed upon standards for quality and scope.
- Work closely with delivery teams to ensure they build the right functionality in a timely manner.
- Understand, read and analyze team results and agile metrics so to effectively communicate progress on product roadmap against the mission and OKRs.
- Use market and industry knowledge to generate criteria to inform end-user needs. Integrate product research and requirements to enhance user satisfaction and ensure customer driven design.
- Translate strategy into actionable tasks, and work with cross-functional agile teams to ensure execution on those requirements. Create, prioritize and refine backlog in collaboration with Neighborhood Leads to deliver the most valuable work first, while ensuring technical integrity of all features or components. Frequently review and analyze metrics and OKRs to update to key stakeholders on progress against product roadmap.
- Serve as key leader on agile team(s).
- Lead large scale product demo or reviews. Develop UI prototypes, assist with data provisioning, and perform analytics around usage, behavioral/transactional and technical data.
- 2+ years of experience in product development, marketing, strategy, digital, process/user interface design.
- Proven experience implementing strategies by setting realistic OKRs.
- Ability to facilitate collaboration with team members to develop new ideas & solve problems within Neighborhood/Town domain.
- Knowledge of agile approaches (e.g., XP, Kanban, Crystal, FDD) as well as design thinking and front –to-back process reengineering and automation.
- Experience providing technical solutions to functional challenges.
- Consistently applies current procedures and technologies to resolve business issues.
- Knowledgebase of relevant products/services which is broad, current and technology focused.
- Ability to link and synthesize data and research across the business and external market to drive product development and enable digitization.
- Producing detailed functional and information requirements models and documentation, including strong story telling expertise to ensure impact and buy in.
- Training teams’ requirements analyses and quality reviews.
- Focus on the Customer (customer orientation)
- Unlock Potential (management development)
- Drive Outcomes (execution)
- Innovation
- Technical Excellence / Products & Services (extensive and current knowledge of relevant product(s))
- Agile Methodologies
- Requirements Analysis (e.g., design thinking)
- Strategic Thinking
- Collaboration
Hours & Work Schedule
- Hours per Week: Monday-Friday
- Work Schedule: 40
- Hybrid: 4 days per week onsite, 1 day remote