Finacle Product Engineer – Agile Product Management & Core Banking
Job Summary
Synechron is seeking a Finacle Product Engineer with 7+ years of experience in product engineering, product management, software delivery, or related technology roles. The position will define and communicate product vision, manage the product backlog, engage stakeholders, and guide the development process for Finacle-related solutions and initiatives.The role will contribute to business objectives by prioritizing valuable product enhancements, aligning delivery with business needs, improving customer and user outcomes, and ensuring that product development progresses consistently within an Agile environment.
Software Requirements
Required
Minimum 7+ years of experience in product engineering, product management, software delivery, or a related technology role.
Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and software development lifecycle practices.
Experience managing product backlogs, product roadmaps, priorities, and delivery plans.
Experience using tools for:
Backlog tracking.
Sprint planning.
Burndown and velocity metrics.
Task definition and assignment.
Issue, risk, and dependency tracking.
Product documentation and stakeholder collaboration.
Experience writing clear user stories, acceptance criteria, functional requirements, and product specifications.
Ability to translate business needs, customer feedback, and technical considerations into prioritized product requirements.
Knowledge of customer-centric product development and user experience principles.
Familiarity with product lifecycle management in a fast-paced Agile environment.
Ability to work closely with engineering, design, data, testing, operations, and business teams.
Experience reviewing product performance, delivery progress, user feedback, and market information.
Preferred
Experience working with Finacle-related products, platforms, implementations, enhancements, or support initiatives.
Experience in banking, financial services, core banking, payments, lending, deposits, or related domains.
Familiarity with product analytics, user feedback platforms, market research tools, and reporting dashboards.
Experience with API-based products, system integrations, data-driven solutions, or enterprise software platforms.
Knowledge of release planning, product discovery, experimentation, and feature validation.
Experience with UX research, service design, accessibility, and customer journey mapping.
Familiarity with cloud-based product delivery, security controls, data privacy, and operational governance.
Overall Responsibilities
Define, communicate, and champion the product vision and strategy in alignment with Synechron’s business objectives.
Manage, prioritize, and maintain the product backlog based on business value, customer needs, technical dependencies, risks, and delivery capacity.
Engage stakeholders across the organization to gather requirements, validate priorities, and ensure the product addresses diverse business needs.
Guide the development team through each iteration and ensure that product enhancements evolve consistently with the approved vision.
Create clear user stories, acceptance criteria, functional requirements, and product documentation.
Collaborate with engineering, design, data, testing, operations, and business teams to support successful product delivery.
Conduct market research and monitor industry trends, customer needs, and competitive developments relevant to the product.
Review customer and user feedback to identify opportunities for product improvement.
Support roadmap development, release planning, feature prioritization, and product lifecycle management.
Make product decisions within established governance and escalate risks, conflicts, and dependencies when required.
Monitor delivery outcomes, product performance, adoption, quality, and stakeholder satisfaction.
Identify opportunities to improve product processes, delivery efficiency, user experience, and operational sustainability.
Ensure product requirements consider security, privacy, accessibility, maintainability, cost, and responsible use of technology.
Technical Skills (By Category)
Programming Languages
Essential
Ability to understand software development concepts, technical dependencies, system behavior, and integration requirements.
Ability to communicate effectively with engineering teams regarding technical feasibility, implementation considerations, and delivery risks.
Understanding of functional and non-functional requirements.
Ability to review technical documentation and translate business requirements into actionable product specifications.
Preferred
Basic knowledge of SQL for data analysis and product validation.
Familiarity with programming concepts and API-based integrations.
Understanding of scripting or automation concepts used in product delivery and operational support.
Databases/Data Management
Essential
Understanding of data requirements, data flows, data quality, data relationships, and data validation.
Ability to define data-related acceptance criteria and business rules.
Understanding of data privacy, integrity, access, and lifecycle considerations.
Ability to work with data and reporting teams to validate product outcomes.
Preferred
Working knowledge of SQL and database concepts.
Experience with data mapping, data migration, reconciliation, or reporting requirements.
Knowledge of banking, core banking, account, transaction, customer, product, or financial data.
Familiarity with product analytics, data governance, metadata, and data lineage.
Cloud Technologies
Essential
Understanding of cloud-based and on-premises software delivery concepts.
Awareness of cloud considerations related to scalability, availability, security, performance, cost, and operational support.
Ability to assess the business and delivery impact of cloud-based technology decisions.
Preferred
Experience managing requirements for cloud-based products, platforms, or integrations.
Familiarity with cloud migration, modernization, and application integration initiatives.
Understanding of cloud security, identity management, monitoring, and operational controls.
Awareness of efficient and sustainable cloud resource utilization.
Frameworks and Libraries
Essential
Understanding of product development frameworks, Agile practices, requirements management, and software delivery processes.
Ability to use structured techniques for product discovery, stakeholder interviews, feature definition, prioritization, and acceptance validation.
Knowledge of user experience principles and customer-centric product development.
Preferred
Experience with Finacle-related product features, modules, workflows, or integrations.
Familiarity with API, microservices, integration, or enterprise application concepts.
Knowledge of user story mapping, customer journey mapping, service design, or design-thinking practices.
Experience with product analytics, experimentation, or feature validation frameworks.
Development Tools and Methodologies
Essential
Strong knowledge of Agile software development methodologies.
Experience with backlog management, sprint planning, refinement, reviews, retrospectives, and release planning.
Experience using tools for backlog tracking, burndown metrics, velocity measurement, task management, issue tracking, and documentation.
Ability to define user stories, acceptance criteria, functional requirements, product roadmaps, and delivery priorities.
Understanding of software development lifecycle activities, including discovery, analysis, design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
Preferred
Experience with Scrum, Kanban, or hybrid Agile delivery models.
Familiarity with product analytics, reporting, user feedback, and market research tools.
Experience with test management, defect tracking, user acceptance testing, and release governance.
Knowledge of continuous delivery, DevOps, automation, and product monitoring practices.
Security Protocols
Essential
Understanding of data privacy, secure data handling, access controls, and confidentiality requirements.
Ability to identify security, audit, regulatory, and operational control requirements during product planning.
Ability to include security and privacy considerations in user stories and acceptance criteria.
Awareness of authentication, authorization, audit logging, and data protection concepts.
Preferred
Experience defining security requirements for banking, financial services, or enterprise software products.
Familiarity with role-based access control, encryption, identity management, and segregation of duties.
Knowledge of regulatory, compliance, and risk considerations relevant to product development.
Experience supporting security reviews, control assessments, and operational readiness activities.
Experience Requirements
Minimum 7+ years of experience in product engineering, product management, business analysis, software delivery, or a related technology role.
Proven experience managing product lifecycles in an Agile environment.
Experience defining product vision, strategy, roadmaps, backlogs, priorities, and release plans.
Experience writing user stories, acceptance criteria, functional requirements, and product specifications.
Experience working closely with engineering, design, data science, testing, operations, and business teams.
Experience gathering stakeholder requirements, analyzing user feedback, and translating needs into product enhancements.
Experience coordinating development teams through planning, delivery, review, and improvement cycles.
Experience making product decisions based on business value, customer needs, technical feasibility, delivery capacity, and risk.
Experience with Finacle-related products or initiatives is preferred.
Experience in banking, financial services, core banking, payments, lending, deposits, or related domains is preferred.
Candidates may also qualify through equivalent practical experience, relevant certifications, professional training, or demonstrated ownership of complex product initiatives.
Day-to-Day Activities
Review and update the product backlog, roadmap, priorities, user stories, acceptance criteria, dependencies, and release plans.
Conduct stakeholder meetings, product discussions, requirement workshops, sprint planning, reviews, demonstrations, and refinement sessions.
Collaborate with development, design, data, testing, operations, and business teams to deliver product features and resolve requirements-related issues.
Analyze user feedback, market information, delivery progress, and product outcomes to make prioritization decisions and recommend product improvements.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field; equivalent professional experience may be considered.
Master’s degree in Business Administration, Technology, Engineering, or a related field is preferred.
Minimum of 7+ years of experience managing products, product lifecycles, software delivery, or related technology initiatives.
Certifications in Product Management, Agile, Scrum, Business Analysis, or project management are preferred.
Complete Synechron-required training and maintain continuous professional development in product management, Agile delivery, Finacle-related capabilities, customer experience, financial services, security, and technology practices.
Professional Competencies
Critical thinking, structured analysis, product judgment, and effective problem-solving.
Product ownership, cross-functional teamwork, mentoring, and collaborative decision-making.
Clear communication, stakeholder engagement, facilitation, negotiation, and expectation management.
Adaptability, continuous learning, and effective response to changing customer and market needs.
Innovation focused on practical, customer-centered, measurable, secure, and sustainable product improvements.
Effective organization, prioritization, time management, backlog management, and delivery focus.
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