Product Owner

Job Title: Product Owner

Location: Atlanta GA(Hybrid)

Duration: Long Term

Job Description:

Qualifications:

Top Five Skills Sets:
Solid understanding of concept and principles of agile methodology; ability to apply appropriate agile approaches in the processes of software development and delivery Solid understanding of product features; ability to design, build, and develop a new product, technology, or service from feasibility through to production Solid understanding of tools, methods, and techniques of requirement analysis; ability to elicit, analyze and record required business functionality and non-functionality requirements to ensure the success of a system or software development project Willingness to become subject matter expert for your applications and take ownership for its development and performance

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of experience in a scrum master/TPO role

• Familiarity with software development

• Excellent knowledge of Scrum techniques and artifacts (such as definition of done, user stories, automated testing, backlog refinement)

• Good knowledge of other Agile frameworks

• Excellent communication and servant leadership skills

• Problem-solving and conflict-resolution ability

• Outstanding organizational skills

• Degree in Computer Science, Business or similar field

• Scrum master certification is a plus

Responsibilities:

• Manage each project’s scope and timeline

• Coordinate sprints, retrospective meetings and daily stand-ups

• Coach team members in Agile frameworks

• Facilitate internal communication and effective collaboration

• Be the point of contact for external communications (e.g. from customers or stakeholders)

• Work with product owners to handle backlogs and new requests

• Resolve conflicts and remove obstacles that occur

• Help teams implement changes effectively

• Ensure deliverables are up to quality standards at the end of each sprint

• Guide development teams to higher scrum maturity

• Help build a productive environment where team members ‘own’ the product and enjoy working on it

• Responsible for innovation and end-to-end launch of products

• Collaborate with Digital Business partners and Vendors to co-develop a roadmap and drive products and features from concept to launch in a fast-paced environment

• Work with cross-functional teams and various stakeholders, including analytics, design/user experience, engineering, and user enablement

• Turn data insights into products with actionable outcomes to the ultimate customer

• Work in an Agile environment and continuously reviews the business needs, refines priorities, outlines milestones and deliverables, and identifies opportunities and risks

• Partner with stakeholders and customers across the organization to inform the product vision, strategy, features, and prioritization

• Partner with Business to develop, own, and execute product roadmap.

• Translate product roadmap features into well-defined product requirements including features, user stories, and acceptance test criteria

• Prioritize and maintain the sprint backlog for assigned products, balancing the requirements of stakeholders

• Lead the product functional design process based on an intimate knowledge of the users and technology

• Define and execute go-to-market plan, working to ensure that product management, marketing, and sales have what they need to be successful

• Develop and maintain appropriate tracking and reporting of product performance post-launch to evaluate future investment