Data Product Owner

Job Description

Industry: Financial Services
Seniority for this role: Associate
Multitude is a listed European FinTech company, offering digital lending and online banking services to consumers, small and medium-sized businesses, and other FinTechs. The services are provided through three independent business units, which are served by our internal Banking-as-a-Service Growth Platform. Multitude’s business units are consumer banking (Ferratum), business banking (CapitalBox) and wholesale banking (Multitude Bank). Multitude Group employs over 700 people in 25 countries and offers services in 16 countries, achieving a combined turnover of 212 million euros in 2022. Multitude was founded in Finland in 2005 and is listed on the Prime Standard segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol ‘FRU’. We are looking for an experienced and dedicated Data Product Owner to join our data engineering team. The ideal candidate is skilled in agile methodologies, has a solid understanding of the data domain and ETL processes, and excels at managing product backlogs and prioritizing work to drive impactful results. The Data Product Owner will play a pivotal role in bridging the gap between stakeholders and the data engineering team, ensuring that the team’s output aligns with business goals. We need someone who is passionate about data products, demonstrates excellent communication and negotiation skills, and has the ability to translate business needs into actionable requirements. This role is focused on defining, prioritizing, and delivering data solutions with a team of nine engineers. Key Responsibilities Product Ownership: Define and manage the product backlog, ensuring alignment with business objectives and stakeholder needs. Prioritize work effectively to maximize value delivery, balancing short-term needs with long-term goals. Stakeholder Management: Act as the main point of contact for stakeholders, capturing and understanding their needs, clarifying requirements, and translating them into actionable items for the data engineering team. Maintain regular communication and ensure stakeholders are informed of progress and potential impacts. Sprint Activities: Collaborate with the team in sprint planning, grooming, and retrospective sessions. Ensure the team is aligned on sprint goals, and that work is estimated, planned, and executed efficiently. Continuous Improvement: Track key performance metrics, monitor team velocity, and ensure the team consistently improves in delivery predictability and quality. Use feedback from retrospectives and stakeholder input to drive enhancements in product delivery and processes. Required Skills And Experience Proven experience as a Product Owner, Delivery Manager, or Scrum Master within data engineering or similar domains. Solid understanding of data engineering concepts, including ETL processes and data pipeline management. Expertise in Scrum and agile methodologies. Experience managing delivery using Jira. Excellent organizational, communication, and negotiation skills. A structured approach to problem-solving and delivery management. We Offer Job opportunity in a fast-growing, international fintech company with a lot of new ideas Great working environment supporting technological innovation Access to LinkedIn learning with over 8000 courses Possibility to work from home and the office 4 sick days a year Gym in the office and additional sporting options via MultiSport card Healthy snacks and fresh fruits in the office as well as other office entertainment Your assigned business laptop available for your free personal use, after the 5th year equipment renewal policy Complimentary professional psychological counselling services dedicated to promoting the overall well-being and mental health of our valued employees Share purchase matching program up to 5% of your annual gross salary in each round (total of 10%of annual gross salary), currently offered bi-annually with matching 1:1 with a vesting period of 2 years from purchase Opportunities for growth, the realization of own ideas and further training We support trainings, certifications and development internally and externally with individual approach based on your needs and requests. The starting salary is 3600 EUR gross monthly but will be higher if you are a senior candidate. Our final offer to you will be set up fairly, considering your skills and experience. Kindly note that by proceeding you will make your personal data provided available to us for the purposes of recruitment activities. By proceeding, you confirm that you have read and accepted our Recruitment Privacy Policy. Show more Show less