Product Owner, Corporate Business Technology

Responsibilities

• Articulate the business vision, objectives, and goals; define the minimum viable product and establish a prioritized product backlog.
• Enable backlog delivery by presenting work to the team, creating, owning, and refining clear user stories and artifacts for new products and features, and establishing acceptance criteria with the team; accept stories as they are completed.
• Support the Agile team’s maturity, performance, and growth.
• Partner with scrum teams daily to refine, groom, and accept stories and bugs for implementation.
• Develop UAT test cases, coordinate and facilitate UAT, track results, and collaborate with the scrum master and team to resolve issues.
• Represent the team to external stakeholders, leaders, and other groups to maintain alignment and progress visibility.
• Support the Agile program and ensure adherence to enterprise Agile standards; provide feedback for process enhancements.
• Champion change and guide the implementation of new ideas.
• Align and motivate the team to achieve objectives.
• Identify opportunities to optimize and redesign processes to reach objectives more quickly and with higher probability of success.
• Provide one-on-one coaching to team members to foster growth and accountability.
• Communicate relevant information effectively across all levels of the organization.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build, prioritize, and define workflows and requirements.
• Foster a collaborative approach across client projects and internal initiatives.
• Encourage input from team members at all levels and contribute high-quality work and partnership to the broader team.
• Maintain clear communication with internal stakeholders to discern needs and evaluate alternative business solutions and strategies.
• Continuously identify ways to increase customer satisfaction and deepen business relationships.
• Carry out other related duties as required or assigned.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Product Owner in an Agile environment
• Proficiency with Office365 and SharePoint
• Demonstrated success directing developers as a project manager or product owner in a deadline-driven, fast-paced setting
• Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently with knowledge of project management concepts, preferably Agile/Scrum
• Hands-on leadership of process improvement initiatives
• Strong influencing and negotiation skills
• High School Diploma or GED
• Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited institution, preferably in technology, business, project management or related field

Technologies

• Office365
• SharePoint

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• Incentive and recognition programs
• Life insurance
• 401(k) contributions

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience in an Agile environment as a Product Owner
• Experience with Office365 and SharePoint
• Proven track record directing developers as a project manager or product owner in a deadline-driven, fast-paced environment
• Ability to juggle multiple projects and tasks with knowledge of project management concepts (preferably Agile/Scrum)
• Hands-on experience leading process improvement initiatives
• Excellent influencing and negotiation skills
• High School Diploma or GED

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited institution, with a focus in technology, business, project management or related field

Hiring Range

• Greater New York City Area (NY, NJ, CT residents): $116,800 - $168,810
• All Other Locations (within approved locations): $99,700 - $148,325

The hiring range reflects good faith pay for this role and varies by location.