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Work History
Education
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Hobbies: DIY and Woodworking
Languages
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Jarek Bochra

Złotoryja,Poland

Summary

An experienced Senior Product Owner/Product Manager with 10 years tracked record of delivering both customer and regulatory features on business online banking platform in Ireland. Constantly focused on adding product value and making sure that customer voice is heard in every aspect of the product.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Product Manager/Senior Product Owner

Allied Irish Banks
05.2021 - 09.2023
  • Responsible for leading 2 squads delivering first Irish buisness mobile app on both Android and iOS platforms
  • Set up strategy and vision for the app
  • Prioritised features for MVP and beyond
  • Conducted customer research to support the planned delivery roadmap
  • Designed user journeys for both Android and iOS
  • Conducted internal and external demos of the new product
  • Managed delivery, test and deployment to production
  • Gathered customers feedback to support future developments
  • Maintained strong customer focus throughout the development cycle

Product Manager/Senior Product Owner

Allied Irish Banks
04.2015 - 05.2021
  • Leading 4 squads responsible for iBB (internet Business Banking) platform.
  • Participated in setting product vision and strategy
  • Set and maintain product roadmap
  • Owned implementation of the product roadmap across 4 squads
  • Responsible for prioritising backlogs for 4 teams
  • Managed migration of all clients (70K companies over 120 K users) from old system to new - ensuring Entitlements and acess rights are correctly transferred
  • Delivered regulatory compliance for PSD 2, GDPR, Open Banking )AISP and PISP) and SCA
  • Continuously gathered feedback through customer visits, interviews and online to build up future backlog
  • Liaised with internal and external stakeholders to make sure product vision and roadmap is clearly understood
  • Conducted internal and external demos of the product

Business Analyst /Agile Product Owner

Allied Irish Banks
02.2012 - 04.2015
  • Attended Agile ceremonies, demos and production proving activities.
  • Broke project into epics and implementable user stories using BDD methodology.
  • Interacted with internal stakeholders as voice of customer.
  • Liaised with product team and development team to help break down requirements.
  • Owned and prioritized product backlog.
  • Oversaw entire product deployments from vision and creation to rollout and delivery.
  • Communicated project updates to stakeholders at all levels.

Bank Official

Allied Irish Banks
12.2007 - 02.2012
  • Responsible for
  • Interbank settlements
  • Accounts reconciliations
  • Activity Based Costing model
  • Team leader for Standing Orders department

Catering Manager

Arnotts Ltd
09.2004 - 12.2008
  • Responsible for:
  • Central purchasing system for 5 restaurants
  • Working on profit and loss reports
  • Placing orders and paying invoices through Oracle system
  • Lisaisng with suppliers nd buyers on daily queries and discrepancies

Education

Master of Science - Strategic Management

Dublin Institute of Technology
Dublin, Ireland
11.2012

Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration

Polish Open Univeristy
Legnica, Poland
06.2010

Economy Technician -

Technical Secondary School of Economy
Zlotoryja, Poland
05.2004

Skills

  • Product strategy & roadmap
  • Product development using Agile methodologies
  • Product management
  • Team management
  • Critical thinking and problem solving
  • User Experience Optimization
  • Business process mapping

Hobbies: DIY and Woodworking

I enjoy building things around my house - from tree house and sheds to tables and decks

Languages

Polish
Native language
English
Proficient
C2

Timeline

Product Manager/Senior Product Owner

Allied Irish Banks
05.2021 - 09.2023

Product Manager/Senior Product Owner

Allied Irish Banks
04.2015 - 05.2021

Business Analyst /Agile Product Owner

Allied Irish Banks
02.2012 - 04.2015

Bank Official

Allied Irish Banks
12.2007 - 02.2012

Catering Manager

Arnotts Ltd
09.2004 - 12.2008

Master of Science - Strategic Management

Dublin Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration

Polish Open Univeristy

Economy Technician -

Technical Secondary School of Economy
Jarek Bochra