Product Owner III

Kforce - San Diego, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

San Diego, CA

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Product Owner III at Kforce Inc is responsible for developing business requirements and detailed user stories, defining and communicating the product vision and strategy, and collaborating with stakeholders to ensure alignment with business goals. This role involves prioritizing the product backlog, managing product development using Azure DevOps, and facilitating user acceptance testing, all while tracking metrics and performance indicators for new features.

Responsibilities

• Develop business requirement and detailed user stories
• Define and communicate the product vision, strategy, and roadmap in alignment with business goals
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into detailed user stories and acceptance criteria
• Recommend and facilitate cross-concept initiatives and features
• Prioritize the product backlog to ensure that the team is working on the most valuable features
• Gather, track and report metrics and key performance indicators for new features and functionality
• Evaluate alternative operational efficiencies and business process change
• Organize and facilitate User Acceptance Testing
• Utilize Azure DevOps to manage and track the progress of product development
• Track and report on issues and solutions and escalate when appropriate

Requirements

• 5+ years of related experience
• Experience with Jira & Confluence, specifically authoring effective JIRA stories for functional requirements, detailed acceptance criteria and prioritization with delivery teams
• Experience managing relationships with business stakeholders, gathering requirements and documenting those requirements in the form of user stories; plus, working with development teams
• Proven experience with Azure DevOps, including backlog management, sprint planning, and release management
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies
• Experience working on a variety of small to medium size projects simultaneously, comfortable flexing between priorities
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong presentation skills with demonstrated experience in making articulate and effective oral presentations to different audiences
• Excellent interpersonal skills including such areas as team spirit, negotiation, collaboration, pitching in where needed, valuing and respecting individuals irrespective of seniority levels
• Self-motivated and able to work independently
• Excellent organizational skills
• Ability to work collaboratively and influence others within a matrix environment

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401(k)
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Paid time off for salaried personnel
• Paid sick leave for hourly employees on Service Contract Act projects