Product Owner

Unclassified - Hinsdale, IL

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Hinsdale, IL

About the position

At Inspira Financial, the Product Owner role is pivotal in driving the ideation, specification, prioritization, implementation, and acceptance of product features within an Agile environment. This position empowers the incumbent to deliver innovative products to the market while collaborating closely with leadership, clients, and technical teams to ensure that product development aligns with both business and technology outcomes. The ideal candidate will possess a strategic mindset, innovative thinking, and creativity, all grounded in a solid analytical foundation. The responsibilities of the Product Owner include executing product roadmaps with a focus on measurable outcomes, tracking and regularly sharing progress with stakeholders and team members, and authoring user stories that provide context for the product vision, strategy, and requirements. The role also involves grooming the backlog to ensure that stories are ready for development and monitoring and reporting key performance indicators (KPIs) on business and client metrics for the product. Collaboration is key, as the Product Owner will work with various business lines and technology teams to analyze needs, constraints, risks, and alignment with organizational strategy and priorities. In addition, the Product Owner will engage and collaborate with team members to create and manage Agile artifacts such as the Product Roadmap, Backlog, Release Plan, and Lessons Learned, which are essential for prioritization and decision-making. Regular assessment of features and costs will be necessary to determine priorities for the product roadmap, and the Product Owner will be responsible for accepting product deliverables and providing guidance to the implementation teams. Other duties may be assigned as needed, making this a dynamic and engaging role within the organization.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for ideation, specification, prioritization, implementation, and acceptance of product features in an Agile environment.
• Execute product roadmaps with a focus on measurable outcomes.
• Track and regularly share progress with stakeholders and team members.
• Author user stories and provide context for the product vision, strategy, and requirements.
• Groom backlog and ensure that stories are ready for development.
• Monitor and report KPIs on business and client metrics for the product.
• Collaborate with various business lines and Technology to analyze needs, constraints, risks, and alignment with organizational strategy and priorities.
• Employ Agile methods, processes, tools, and metrics to deliver value, including ongoing product backlog refinement, product roadmaps, and release planning.
• Create and manage Agile artifacts (e.g., Product Roadmap, Backlog, Release Plan, Lessons Learned) and information needed for prioritization and decision-making.
• Regularly assess features and costs to determine priorities for the product roadmap.
• Responsible for accepting product deliverables and providing guidance to the implementation teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Product Development or related field.
• Scrum Product Owner or Certified Product Manager credentials preferred.
• 4 - 7 years of applicable experience.
• Experience with various technology solutions including Salesforce and Service-Oriented Architecture.
• Background in Financial Services and Fintech strongly preferred.
• Experience with Cloud, APIs, DevOps, Agile methodologies (Scrum or Kanban).
• Strategic, innovative, and creative thinker with a solid analytic foundation.
• Demonstrated leadership skills to gain credibility, garner respect, and guide the creation of self-organizing teams.
• Working knowledge of Agile practices such as iterative development, incremental delivery, backlog management, burn down metrics, velocity and task definition.
• Ability to be professionally assertive with business priorities and address opposing viewpoints while adhering to Agile concepts and principles.
• Strong communication, facilitation and interpersonal skills to connect and engage with team members, facilitate discussions, mentor and advocate for team members, negotiate with the business, and resolve conflicts.
• Ability to work with minimal direction, and flexibility to adapt to shifting priorities and schedules.
• Ability to handle multiple issues simultaneously and manage stressful situations.
• Strong knowledge of technical concepts and architectural principles to drive scalable solutions.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Cloud technologies and APIs.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices.
• Experience in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage.
• Retirement savings plan options.
• Opportunities for professional development and career growth.
• Flexible work arrangements including remote work options.