Powering the world’s payments ecosystem

ACI powers the payments ecosystem – globally, and you power ACI. You’ll innovate, collaborate, and grow – in an energetic technology culture with decades of proven success. ACI’ers – in all roles and levels – are truly your colleagues and many are your friends. Our size and reach allow you to see the global impact of your work. You are visible, your talents are valued, and you are empowered to shape the future of payments.

As a Product Owner, you will join a diverse, passionate team, dedicated to powering the world’s payments ecosystem!

The purpose of the Product Owner role is:

Accountable for managing and communicating the Merchant Fraud Management product requirements and strategy to their stakeholders, customers, and scrum team(s). Responsible for prioritizing the product backlog, defining acceptance criteria, and vertically slicing user stories and epics to maximize the value of their teams’ development efforts. Participates in all Agile activities including backlog grooming, sprint planning, retrospectives, and sprint review. Make decisions about product features and is available to assist the scrum team, stakeholders, and customers with product questions.  

A typical day at ACI for a Product Owner is:

Communicates the product requirements to all stakeholders, customers, and agile team(s)
Prioritizes the backlog to maximize the value of the team’s development 
Performs backlog maintenance regularly and consistently
Clarifies user story requirements and answers team(s) questions
Creates clear and testable acceptance criteria for user stories and epics
Participates in Scrum team meetings (grooming, planning, review, retrospectives, etc.) 
Ensures user stories are small enough to be completed in a single sprint
Ensures that all epics have quantifiable business value 
Experiments with the team to constantly improve processes and quality 
Shares product expertise with the agile team(s), stakeholders, and customers. 
Maximizes the business value with a focus on high-quality working software 
Understand and adhere to all corporate policies including but not limited to the ACI Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience required for the job:

Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience in software development
Four years of related work experience
Strong verbal and written communication skills 
Strong collaborative, analytical, and problem-solving skills 
Ability to understand and communicate business value to their team(s), stakeholders, and customers

 Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Experience needed for the job:

Excellent facilitation, accountability, leadership, and organizational skills 
Ability to operate as a change agent, influences and drives improvements at all levels

Core Capabilities:

We seek colleagues who embody our core capabilities — these shape our culture and enable us to make a meaningful impact together:

Ensure Accountability: holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
Drives Results: consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
Customer Focus: building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
Cultivate Innovation: creating new and better ways for the organization to be successful.
Collaborates: building partnerships and working collaboratively with others.
Courage: stepping up to address difficult issues, saying what needs to be said.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the Ireland on a full-time basis. This position does not offer sponsorship for employment visa status or work permit now or in the future.

In return for your expertise, we offer opportunities for growth, career development, and a competitive compensation and benefits package—all within an innovative and collaborative work environment.

Are you ready to help us transform the payments ecosystem? To learn more about ACI Worldwide, visit our web site at www.aciworldwide.com

ACI Worldwide is an AA/EEO employer in the United States, which includes providing equal opportunity for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities, and an EEO employer globally.

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