Product Owner

$106,059 - $117,853/Yr

Aquent - Cleveland, OH

Full-time - Mid Level

Cleveland, OH

1,001-5,000 employees

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Product Owner role at Aquent Talent is a hybrid position based in Richfield, OH, requiring on-site work three days a week. This pivotal role involves understanding industry trends and client needs to translate them into product requirements for Scrum teams. The Product Owner will focus on back-end automation of business processes while also addressing front-end elements as needed. The position demands strong leadership and collaboration skills to drive cross-functional initiatives and ensure alignment with business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Gather information from multiple sources to uncover trends and actionable conclusions.
• Conceptualize solutions leveraging current technologies based on industry trends and client needs.
• Apply management and collaboration skills to maximize deliverables of cross-functional teams.
• Maintain focus and drive results in various business cycles and environments.
• Demonstrate adaptability to changing project needs and priorities.
• Listen to client needs to understand underlying problems that need addressing.
• Exhibit servant leadership to garner respect from Scrum teams and demonstrate value-add principles.
• Foster transparency within the Scrum team to build trust between business and development.
• Facilitate discussions to resolve conflicts and issues promptly.
• Translate product vision and roadmaps into priorities for Scrum teams.
• Think creatively to identify out-of-the-box solutions.
• Write user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Split large stories into smaller stories and groom the backlog.
• Conduct release and sprint planning activities.
• Navigate sprint review activities.

Requirements

• Detailed understanding of the retirement industry to inform product roadmaps and user stories.
• Knowledge of business operations, processes, and procedures to inform trade-off decisions and troubleshooting.
• Fully educated on the Scrum process and able to apply it practically.
• Strong grasp of Agile values and principles.
• Experience in software development and technology.
• Prior retirement business and operational experience.
• Scrum Product Owner certification.
• Experience in a Scaled Agile framework.
• Familiarity with Jira and Rally.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in a hybrid work environment.
• Strong communication skills for cross-functional collaboration.

Benefits

• Subsidized health, vision, and dental plans (up to 85%).
• Access to Fidelity 401(k) with matching contributions.
• Flexible spending account (FSA) program.
• Weekly direct deposit.
• Resume and portfolio review plus interview preparation.
• Free continued learning opportunities.