About the Role
Sonata One is seeking a Product Owner to balance regulations with user vision. This role involves acting as the voice of the user and key stakeholder within the development team, translating product vision and goals into actionable tasks. This is a rebuild-focused role, requiring proven experience in leading or contributing to significant product rebuilds, re-engineering, or transformation projects.
Responsibilities
- Research, develop and refine the product vision, with a focus on KYC.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for all areas related to product queries from internal teams, stakeholders and partners.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to define and prioritize the product roadmap.
- Create, refine, and prioritize the product backlog, ensuring alignment with customer requirements and business goals.
- Break down high-level requirements into user stories and acceptance criteria, ensuring they are clear and actionable for the development team.
- Work closely in collaboration with the development team and product designer.
- Facilitate communication between development teams and stakeholders, ensuring alignment and understanding of product goals.
- Act as a key participant in all Scrum ceremonies, from sprint planning to retrospectives.
- Stay updated on regulatory changes and industry trends in the fintech/regtech space to ensure product compliance and competitiveness.
Requirements
- 3+ years of professional experience as a Product Owner (mid–senior level).
- Demonstrated experience working on product rebuilds or large-scale enhancements.
- Private Equity/KYC experience.
- Familiarity with agile methodologies, particularly Scrum.
- Lean UX.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Analytical mindset with the ability to prioritize based on business value and customer needs.
- Proactive and solution-oriented approach in a fast-paced environment.
- Customer and data driven discovery experience.
- Experience bringing new products and features to market, preferable in the product driven growth area.
Skills
- KYC
- Agile methodologies
- Scrum
- Lean UX
- Communication
- Stakeholder management
- Analytical mindset
- Customer and data driven discovery
- Product driven growth
Location
- US
- UK
- Luxembourg
- Guernsey
- South Africa
- Mauritius
Work Type
- Hybrid Working
Experience Level
- Mid-senior level
Education Level
- Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or equivalent certification is beneficial.
Benefits
- Life Insurance
- Income Protection
- Hybrid Working
- Annual Leave
- Pension Scheme
- Employee Assistance Program
- Enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption Leave
- Career Training & Development
- Paid Volunteering Day
- Cycle to work Scheme
About the Company
- Sonata One is a rapidly scaling, regulated fund services and technology (fintech) business.
- We're The Private Funds Clearinghouse, connecting more than 53,000 investors with 6,500 funds and 180 fund managers around the globe.
- Our vision is to change the paradigm of private markets investing through harmonising the end-to-end investment process within one platform.
- Investors benefit from a seamless, one & done experience across the fund lifecycle (from fund selection and subscription through to settlement and reporting) underpinned by a globally compliant KYC passport and 24/7 support.
- Fund managers can raise capital faster at a lower cost from a wider pool of pre-approved investors.
- Founded in 2015, Sonata One has a presence in eight locations worldwide including the US, UK and Luxembourg, Guernsey, South Africa and Mauritius.
- Being part of the Sonata One provides a collaborative and inclusive work culture that values innovation and diversity.
- We believe in the power of our unique mission and we all work together towards that one single goal.
- We also believe in being real.
- We’re not a big corporate.
- Everyone has an important role to fulfil, and your contribution will be an integral part of our success story.
