Product Owner
Thales · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
- On site
- Full-time
- $100,000 / year
- Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Job highlights
- Define and execute product roadmap for digital banking solutions.
- Manage product backlog and prioritize features for maximum value.
- Collaborate with teams on user stories and implementation quality.
- Ensure software security and performance requirements are met.
- Drive innovation in payment workflow and user experience.
About the role
About Thales
Thales is a global technology leader trusted by governments, institutions, and enterprises to tackle their most demanding challenges. From quantum applications and artificial intelligence to cybersecurity and 6G innovation, our solutions empower critical decisions rooted in human intelligence. Operating at the forefront of aerospace and space, cybersecurity and digital identity, we’re driven by a mission to build a future we can all trust.
Present in India since 1953, Thales is headquartered in Noida and has other operational offices and sites spread across Delhi, Gurugram, Bengaluru and Mumbai, among others. Over 2200 employees are working with Thales and its joint ventures in India. Since the beginning, Thales has been playing an essential role in India’s growth story by sharing its technologies and expertise in Defence, Aerospace and Cyber & Digital sectors. Thales has two engineering competence centres in India - one in Noida focused on Cyber & Digital business, while the one in Bengaluru focuses on hardware, software and systems engineering capabilities for both the civil and defence sectors, serving global needs. The Group has also established an MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul) facility in Gurugram to provide comprehensive avionics maintenance and repair services to Indian airlines and support the growth of the local aviation industry.
Summary
Thales DIS BPS Digital offers various innovative, secure and fully digital solutions for banks and financial institutions. Transaction Control product offers our banking clients new features and rapid developments in their payment workflow by complementing or replacing their authorization management system (accept or reject payments). It offers a control for transaction ranging from the protection against suspicious payments made abroad, to innovative dynamic CVV that changes between each card usage for payment to maximize user experience and security.
We seek a Product Owner / Product Owner responsible for the definition, strategy, and execution of our product roadmap for this solution.
Responsibilities
- Own product vision by taking into account industry trend and customer needs
- Close collaboration with the Solution Designer in the definition of solution/product feature
- Manage and prioritise product backlog to maximise the product value proposition for customer/end-user
- Provide well-defined user stories for the agile team's execution
- Accountable for the sizing of the user story with the team during grooming
- Ensure the quality of implementation of the story by emphasising DoD and acceptance of stories on sprint reviews
- Ensure that software security metrics are taken into account, including necessary follow-up to ensure no known high/critical security issue before the release
- Ensure performance requirements are taken into account and measurable
- Ensure UX/DX aspects are taken into account, liaise with UX designer whenever needed
- Accountable for detailed specification (internal) and external specification (developer portal)
- Track sprint progress and act proactively on impediments
- Provide iteration and release planning and collaborate with Release Manager to ensure proper deployment of the solution
- Build and maintain product roadmap with regular quarterly updates
- Work closely with other Product Owners to ensure dependencies/expectations of the other parts of the solutions are concise and tracked
Preferred Skills And Experiences
- Bachelor or master degree
- Proven track record of product management in SaaS with at least 5+ years of relevant experience
- Experience in card payment / transaction management system
- Comfortable in defining web services API as the primary interfaces of the solution
- Comfortable with applied cryptography and software security concept
- In-depth knowledge of agile processes and principles
- Outstanding communication, presentation and leadership skills
- Excellent organisational and time management skills
- Analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to details
- Organised and comfortable in managing planning with multiple dependencies
- Experience in UX design is a plus
Company Culture
At Thales, we’re committed to fostering a workplace where respect, trust, collaboration, and passion drive everything we do. Here, you’ll feel empowered to bring your best self, thrive in a supportive culture, and love the work you do. Join us, and be part of a team reimagining technology to create solutions that truly make a difference – for a safer, greener, and more inclusive world.
Key skills/competency
- Product Ownership
- SaaS Product Management
- Agile Methodologies
- Card Payment Systems
- API Definition
- Software Security
- Product Roadmap
- User Story Creation
- Stakeholder Management
- UX/DX Design
Skills & topics
- Product Owner
- SaaS
- Agile
- Product Management
- Card Payments
- Transaction Management
- API
- Software Security
- Noida
- India
How to get hired
- Tailor your resume: Highlight SaaS product management experience, card payment systems knowledge, and agile expertise, aligning keywords with the Product Owner role at Thales.
- Craft a compelling application: Emphasize your track record in defining product vision, managing backlogs, and collaborating with development teams.
- Prepare for interviews: Be ready to discuss your experience with APIs, software security, and UX design, demonstrating leadership and analytical skills.
- Understand Thales's mission: Show how your product ownership skills contribute to Thales's goal of building a trusted future through technology.
Technical preparation
Behavioral questions
Frequently asked questions
- What are the key responsibilities of a Product Owner at Thales?
- As a Product Owner at Thales, you will be responsible for defining the product vision, managing and prioritizing the product backlog, writing user stories, ensuring implementation quality, and collaborating with various teams to deliver innovative digital solutions for banking clients. You'll also ensure software security and performance requirements are met and contribute to the product roadmap.
- What experience is preferred for this Product Owner role at Thales?
- Thales prefers candidates with a Bachelor's or Master's degree and at least 5 years of product management experience in SaaS. Specific experience in card payment/transaction management systems, defining web services APIs, and understanding applied cryptography and software security concepts are highly valued. Strong communication, leadership, organizational, and analytical skills are also essential.
- How does Thales foster a positive work environment?
- Thales is committed to a workplace driven by respect, trust, collaboration, and passion. They aim to empower employees, foster a supportive culture, and encourage individuals to love their work while contributing to technology that creates a safer, greener, and more inclusive world.
- What kind of digital solutions does Thales DIS BPS Digital offer?
- Thales DIS BPS Digital provides innovative, secure, and fully digital solutions for banks and financial institutions. Their Transaction Control product enhances payment workflows by managing authorization systems and offering features like protection against suspicious foreign payments and dynamic CVV for improved user experience and security.
- What are the technical skills needed for the Product Owner position at Thales?
- Key technical skills for this Product Owner role include experience with defining web services APIs, understanding applied cryptography, and knowledge of software security concepts. Familiarity with SaaS product management, agile processes, and potentially UX design is also beneficial.