Product Owner

About the position

The Agile Software Product Owner operates as a strategic leader and influential manager within the product development domain, significantly impacting business outcomes. This individual upholds and advances Agile methodologies, ensuring the product backlog aligns with business strategies and contributes to departmental and organizational results. By prioritizing and refining the product backlog, the Product Owner ensures that development efforts are focused on delivering the highest value features and enhancements. This role involves a blend of tactical oversight, such as sprint planning and user story development, and strategic foresight, such as market analysis and stakeholder engagement. With the autonomy to make critical decisions, the Agile Software Product Owner drives substantial business impacts by increasing product efficiency, enhancing customer satisfaction, and ultimately contributing to the company's competitive advantage and long-term growth.

Responsibilities

• Curate and prioritize a product backlog that reflects the organization's strategic objectives, ensuring that the development team's work directly contributes to divisional goals.
• Engage and communicate effectively with stakeholders across all leadership levels, both within and outside the organization, including external clients or partners, to gain buy-in and influence outcomes.
• Manage a multifaceted team of skilled professionals, guiding their efforts with a focus on policy and strategic implementation, including significant input into the hiring, development, and performance management processes.
• Formulate and implement key elements of operational, tactical, and strategic plans, providing measurable inputs that affect immediate function results and long-term strategic planning.
• Spearhead Agile practices and continuous improvement initiatives, solving complex and undefined problems through detailed analysis, leveraging in-depth knowledge of organizational objectives and industry best practices.
• Oversee the budget within their purview, making decisions that affect cost management and can cause significant variances in operational efficiency and scheduling.
• Take ownership of complex challenges, utilizing prior experience and strategic analysis to develop and execute solutions that align with the complex cultural and operational facets of the organization.
• Direct relationships with third-party suppliers and partners.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent combination of education and experience, preferred.
• Certified Scrum Product Owner credentials preferred.
• 3 - 4 years related work experience.

Benefits

• medical, dental and vision insurance coverage
• 100% company-paid life and disability coverage
• 401k options with company match
• three weeks PTO by the end of the first year
• career growth opportunities
• broad career options within the same organization