Product Owner

OneSource Virtual is seeking a remote Product Owner for the TaxEx product. Join an experienced software team to gather requirements, craft user stories, and guide the full development lifecycle, delivering frequent high-quality releases through Agile practices.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with an established software team across the full software development lifecycle, contributing to design, development, and delivery of new features, enhancements, bug fixes, and technology upgrades.
• Operate within Agile frameworks (Scrum or Kanban) and can step in as Scrum Master to lead daily standups, backlog refinement, sprint planning, and retrospectives as needed.
• Own and prioritize the product backlog, refining user stories to provide clear direction for the development team.
• Conduct deep dives into payroll tax processes, including imports, schedules, impounds, remittances, and filing workflows.
• Apply payroll tax expertise to assess and advise on the development and deployment of OneSource Virtual's proprietary software solutions.
• Serve as the primary liaison among business owners, stakeholders, and the development team to translate business and technical requirements into scalable solutions.
• Contribute to solution design and support efforts related to QA, end user testing and training, change management, and process redesign for enhancements and new solutions.
• Document solutions using appropriate tools to clearly communicate requirements, roles, and responsibilities to business and technical users.

Requirements

• 5+ years of progressive experience in a payroll tax or similarly regulated industry, performing analysis, requirements gathering, design, and development for enterprise applications.
• 5+ years of experience with payroll tax filing and/or payroll tax filing software.
• 3+ years of experience in process discovery and documentation, including developing flow diagrams for business users and developers interfacing with web-based systems.
• 3+ years of experience in defining business roles and documenting technical system specifications.
• Demonstrable verbal and written communication skills.

Technologies

• C#, .NET Framework, WCF/REST, JSON, XML
• Azure DevOps, Jira, Rally

Competencies

• Excellent communication skills, able to convey technical and non-technical information clearly to varied audiences.
• Strong understanding of payroll tax, including data, forms (paper), and electronic file specifications.
• Deep knowledge of payroll tax and tax workflows to support analysis, requirements gathering, design, and development of the enterprise payroll tax application within an agile process.
• Strategic thinker who connects technical solutions to business outcomes and customer impact.
• Strong organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail.
• Capacity to multitask and prioritize in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Required: 5+ years of progressive experience in a payroll tax or other highly regulated industry, performing analysis, requirements gathering, design and development duties in support of enterprise application systems.
• Required: 5+ years of experience with payroll tax filing and/or payroll tax filing software.
• Required: 3+ years of experience in process discovery and documentation including developing flow diagrams for business users and developers interfacing with web-based systems.
• Required: 3+ years of experience in defining business roles and documenting technical system specifications.
• Required: Demonstrable verbal and written communication skills.
• Preferred: Master’s degree in accounting, finance, business or technology.
• Preferred: Prior experience with TaxEx software.
• Preferred: Prior experience working with cloud deployed web centric projects.
• Preferred: Prior experience with dynamic forms generation.
• Preferred: Prior experience in an Agile environment using tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira, or Rally.