Lead Product Owner

This role is responsible for developing and maintaining the processes, standards, and oversight required to effectively manage the credit union’s application portfolio from intake through retirement. The position works closely with IT, Information Security, Risk, Audit, Procurement, and Business Owners to ensure applications are tracked, maintained and supported throughout the lifecycle.

The role will demonstrated experience managing full application lifecycles within enterprise environments, with extensive hands‑on use of ServiceNow as a central platform for workflow automation and service delivery.

Application Lifecycle Oversight

• Establish and maintain lifecycle management processes governing application intake, onboarding, maintenance, optimization, and retirement.
• Maintain an authoritative inventory of all applications, capturing ownership, risk levels, lifecycle status, integrations, and technology details.
• Define lifecycle standards and ensure consistency across teams and application owners.

Risk, Security, & Compliance

• Coordinate periodic application reviews with business and IT owners to validate business criticality, data sensitivity, vendor risk, and operational impact.
• Support audit activities and ensure applications meet documentation, access control, and compliance expectations.
• Proactively identify lifecycle-related risks and identify remediation actions.

Stakeholder Engagement & Governance Support

• Serve as a central point of contact for lifecycle processes, decisions, and escalations
• Facilitate application review boards, lifecycle steering committees, and cross-functional alignment meetings
• Deliver training and communication on lifecycle management standards, expectations, and best practices

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, or related field—or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience in application management, IT governance, IT service management, or related fields
• Strong understanding of SDLC, ITIL practices, application portfolio management, and vendor management
• Experience working in regulated industries such as banking or credit union
• Excellent analytical, communication, and organizational skills
• Ability to influence stakeholders and manage competing priorities

In Lieu of Education

• 8 Years of Agile/Scrum Methodologies or related in (specific domain)

Compensation & Benefits:

Typical hiring range:‏‏‎ ‎ $92,600.00 to $144,100.00‎ Annually. Actual compensation will be determined using factors such as experience, skills & knowledge. 

‎Benefits: Alliant provides a benefits package including health care, vision, dental, and 401k with employer match including:

• Annual performance bonus
• Work from home up to 3 days a week
• Paid parental leave
• Employee discount programs
• Time off including paid personal and sick days
• 11 paid holidays 
• Education reimbursement

*Note that eligibility and cost of benefits can vary depending on the number of regularly scheduled hours, and job status such as regular full-time, regular part-time, or temporary employment.

Adhere to and ensure compliance of all business transactions with policy and process of the Bank Secrecy Act. Ensures compliance with all applicable state and federal laws, company procedures and policies. Maintains integrity and ethics in all actions and conversations with or regarding credit union members and their accounts; complies with Privacy Act directives. 

The responsibilities listed do not contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this position. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.