Technical Product Owner
Axos BankTarget Range:$70,000.00/Yr. - $115,000.00 /Yr,Actual starting pay will vary based on factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, experience, skills, specialty, and education.Eligible for an Annual Discretionary Cash Bonus Target: 10%Eligible for an Annual Discretionary Restricted Stock Units Bonus Target: 10%These discretionary target bonuses may be awarded semi-annually based upon your achievement of performance goals and targets.About This JobAxos Bank is seeking a technically fluent, high-impact Product Owner to lead product ownership for Axos Bank's Core Services platform—the engine powering all enterprise offerings across Bank, Borrow, Invest, and Plan. This is not a traditional business-facing PO role; it requires deep comfort with backend systems, APIs, data flows, and engineering trade-offs.You will serve as the connective tissue between engineering teams and business stakeholders, translating complex technical realities into prioritized, well-scoped work. You will partner closely with Engineering, Architecture, QA, and Business to drive delivery discipline, backlog clarity, and measurable outcomes for mission-critical financial services infrastructure.Responsibilities: Own the product backlog for Core Services platforms including Identity, Rules Manager, Document Service, Notifications, and core banking APIsDeep-dive into technical architecture, API contracts, data schemas, and system dependencies to write precise, engineer-ready epics, features, and user storiesDrive prioritization decisions grounded in technical debt, system risk, regulatory impact, and business value—not just feature requestsPartner with Engineering leadership (SDMs, Architects) to evaluate feasibility, identify constraints, and ensure scalable, maintainable solutionsAct as the single point of accountability for backlog clarity, readiness, acceptance criteria, and definition of doneLead sprint planning, backlog grooming, and release planning in close collaboration with delivery teamsEnforce strict release governance—features are well-defined, tested, and aligned with SLA expectations before shippingMonitor production incidents and system health metrics; translate operational data into actionable backlog prioritiesDrive cross-team alignment across Clearing, AAS, OLB, Commercial, QA, and Infrastructure teamsProvide executive-ready reporting on roadmap progress, risks, blockers, and delivery outcomesEvaluate technical proposals and tradeoffs with engineering teams, including service isolation strategies, caching layers, and API versioning approachesRequirements: Bachelor's degree5+ years as a Product Owner / Product Manager with demonstrated ownership of backend or platform engineering teamsStrong working knowledge of REST/GraphQL APIs, microservices architecture, distributed systems, and event-driven designAbility to read and interpret technical documentation, API specs, ERDs, and architecture diagramsProven ability to write detailed, unambig...