Product Owner

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. ACIers – 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 (US-Remote with a preference for the Atlanta or Omaha areas), you will join a diverse, passionate team dedicated to powering the world’s payments ecosystem!

The Purpose of the Product Owner role is to take responsibility for the tactical, day-to-day execution of the product development process. They work closely with the development team, translating the Segment Leader and Product Manager’s vision into actionable user stories. They communicate the execution of demands that support the product vision and strategy to our stakeholders, customers, and scrum team(s). They are accountable for maximizing the value of our development team(s), focusing on backlog management, prioritization, and clearly defined acceptance criteria.

A typical day for a Product Owner at ACI Is:

• Clearly define and maintain the product backlog in alignment with the product strategy
• Ensure the backlog is transparent and understood by all stakeholders
• Prioritize backlog items to maximize the value of the development team
• Clarify epic and user story requirements and answer team questions
• Create clear and testable acceptance criteria for each epic and user story
• Participate in scrum team ceremonies (grooming, planning, review, retrospectives)
• Manage user story size to ensure they can be accomplished in a single sprint
• Ensure that all epics have quantifiable business value
• Maximize the business value of development to deliver high-quality, working software
• Facilitate the sprint review and demo to ensure sprint goals are accomplished
• Communicate team accomplishments and commitments to the segment leader, stakeholders, and customers
• Explore innovative methods to improve team processes and code quality
• Understand and adhere to all corporate policies, including the ACI Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience needed to succeed in this role:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience in software development
• Four years of related work experience

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Experience:

• Excellent facilitation, accountability, and organizational skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong collaborative, analytical, and problem-solving 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 United States on a full-time basis. 

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 and our Careers page at careers.aciworldwide.com (reference position #18028).

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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