Team Lead / Product Owner(Baltic Payments)

A leading Nordic bank is building a dedicated task force in its Baltic Payments area to deliver its Payment Services Regulation (PSR) obligations and other priority payments initiatives. You lead that task force: you own its planning, priorities, and delivery, and you are accountable for it hitting its objectives on scope, quality, and time. You are the primary interface between the task-force and Baltic Payments management, and you also act as the team’s Scrum Master and delivery manager. You lead a cross-functional team of analysts, developers, QA specialists and a Tech Lead, and work closely with architecture teams, platform teams and other delivery units across the bank. Key Responsibilities: Lead day-to-day task-force execution and ensure delivery within agreed scope, quality and timeline Coordinate analysts, developers, QA specialists and the Tech Lead, keeping objectives aligned with Baltic Payments priorities and roadmap Facilitate Scrum and/or Kanban ceremonies; support backlog management, prioritisation, estimation and release planning Establish ways of working and team governance; drive continuous improvement, capacity planning and delivery predictability Drive transparency on progress, risks, dependencies and impediments; escalate issues that need management attention Act as the primary contact for business and technology stakeholders, coordinating with architecture, platform and other delivery teams Oversee testing, deployment and integration of delivered solutions into the Baltic Payments landscape, ensuring quality standards, documentation and governance are met Manage delivery risks and resource constraints; support onboarding, forecasting and resource planning What We Expect Must-have: Proven experience leading Agile software delivery teams in enterprise environments Strong Scrum Master and Agile delivery management capabilities Experience coordinating cross-functional teams of analysts, developers, QA specialists, and architects Experience managing delivery risks, dependencies, and complex implementation initiatives Understanding of the software development lifecycle, testing and deployment practices Strong stakeholder management and communication skills Comfortable in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities and timelines Based in Estonia, Latvia or Lithuania, able to work on-site three days a week Nice-to-have: Experience in banking, payments, financial services or another regulated environment Mentoring experience What’s in it for you: Lead a regulatory payments programme with direct access to Baltic Payments management B2B contract with competitive senior hourly rate Location: Estonia, Latvia or Lithuania, hybrid(three days a week in the office Interview Process: 1. Teamence - HR Screening 2. Consultancy interview - Fit & Technical assessment 3. Client interview - Fit & Technical assessment