Senior Technical Product Owner, Azure

$126,600 - $126,600/Yr

Federal Reserve Bank - Richmond, VA

Full-time - Senior

Richmond, VA

Monetary Authorities-Central Bank

About the position

The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond is seeking a Senior Technical Product Owner for its Cloud Foundations Team within the Cloud Solutions and Services Organization. This role is pivotal in driving the migration of customer application portfolios from on-premises to the Azure cloud platform. As a Senior Technical Product Owner, you will be responsible for defining and prioritizing the team's backlog, translating customer requirements into actionable stories and features, and ensuring that the team delivers value in alignment with the organization's goals. You will collaborate closely with partners, product managers, and technical teams to fully understand product scope, goals, and requirements, ensuring that all stakeholders are aligned and informed throughout the development process. In this individual contributor role, you will act as the primary liaison between partners and teams, establishing and refining workflow processes for building and enhancing the Azure platform. You will articulate customer requirements to product teams, prioritize the product and services backlog, and work with the Scrum Master and Release Train Engineer to lead sprint and release planning. Your responsibilities will also include developing relationships with partners, overseeing all stages of development, and creating a cohesive Azure strategy that specifies use cases for Cloud Foundations. Additionally, you will be involved in developing an Azure roadmap for iterative development and collaborating with AWS-specific Product Owners to share knowledge and uplift across Cloud Service Provider (CSP) platform teams. This position requires a strong understanding of Azure and its related tools, as well as experience with Agile methodologies. You will be expected to participate in retrospectives to continuously improve team processes and ensure adherence to policy and compliance requirements. The role offers a hybrid work environment, allowing for flexibility while maintaining a strong connection with the team and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary liaison between partners and teams to ensure full understanding of product scope, goals, requirements, and dependencies specific to Azure workloads.
• Establish and refine Cloud Foundations workflow processes for building and enhancing platforms to ensure portfolio migration planning, architecture review, and production readiness.
• Articulate customer requirements to product teams, outlining and prioritizing work based on value; prioritize product and services backlog based on overall strategy and goals.
• Develop relationships with partners by assessing technical, business, and product requirements.
• Oversee all stages of development, including planning, refining, reviewing, and PI and sprint planning.
• In partnership with Architecture, develop a cohesive Azure strategy to specify Azure-specific use cases for Cloud Foundations.
• Develop an Azure roadmap for iterative development and usage.
• Collaborate with AWS-specific Product Owners to develop plans and opportunities for knowledge sharing across CSP platform teams.
• Drive and establish cohesive cross-CSP processes that allow a unified customer experience and ensure adherence to all policy and compliance requirements.
• Participate in retrospectives to improve team processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
• Minimum 5 years of Product Owner, Product Manager, Scrum Master, or Program Manager experience
• Product Owner certification
• Azure Cloud Fundamentals certification
• Familiarity with the larger Microsoft Cloud offering and Azure's place within it
• Experience using common Azure-related tools such as PowerShell, Azure Resource Manager, and Visual Studio Code
• Knowledge of Azure Resource concepts
• Knowledge of Entra ID tenants and capabilities
• Experience with the SAFe Agile methodology
• Experience working with Agile software tools such as Jira and Rally
• Experience working with geographically dispersed teams
• Matrixed team management experience

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with cloud migration projects
• Familiarity with DevOps practices
• Knowledge of security best practices in cloud environments

Benefits

• Great medical benefits
• Pension and 401(k) with employer match
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee resource networks
• Paid volunteer leave
• Flexible work options
• Onsite amenities that make working here fun!