Target Range:
Actual starting pay will vary based on factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, experience, skills, specialty, and education.
These discretionary target bonuses may be awarded semi-annually based upon your achievement of performance goals and targets.
About This Job
Responsibilities:
- Own the product backlog for Core Services platforms including Identity, Rules Manager, Document Service, Notifications, and core banking APIs
- Deep-dive into technical architecture, API contracts, data schemas, and system dependencies to write precise, engineer-ready epics, features, and user stories
- Drive prioritization decisions grounded in technical debt, system risk, regulatory impact, and business value—not just feature requests
- Partner with Engineering leadership (SDMs, Architects) to evaluate feasibility, identify constraints, and ensure scalable, maintainable solutions
- Act as the single point of accountability for backlog clarity, readiness, acceptance criteria, and definition of done
- Lead sprint planning, backlog grooming, and release planning in close collaboration with delivery teams
- Enforce strict release governance—features are well-defined, tested, and aligned with SLA expectations before shipping
- Monitor production incidents and system health metrics; translate operational data into actionable backlog priorities
- Drive cross-team alignment across Clearing, AAS, OLB, Commercial, QA, and Infrastructure teams
- Provide executive-ready reporting on roadmap progress, risks, blockers, and delivery outcomes
- Evaluate technical proposals and tradeoffs with engineering teams, including service isolation strategies, caching layers, and API versioning approaches
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree
5+ years as a Product Owner / Product Manager with demonstrated ownership of backend or platform engineering teams
- Strong working knowledge of REST/GraphQL APIs, microservices architecture, distributed systems, and event-driven design
- Ability to read and interpret technical documentation, API specs, ERDs, and architecture diagrams
- Proven ability to write detailed, unambiguous user stories and acceptance criteria for backend systems—not just UI features
- Experience managing complex cross-system dependencies, integration risk, and competing engineering priorities
- Comfortable working in Agile/Scrum environments alongside senior engineers, architects, and QA teams
- Experience in regulated environments—banking, fintech, or financial services strongly preferred
- Strong communication skills; able to bridge technical and executive audiences with equal fluency
Axos Employee Benefits May Include:
Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
Paid Sick Leave, 3 weeks’ Vacation, and Holidays (about 11 a year)