Product Owner

(This Is a Remote Role)

The Product Owner partners with Product Managers and stakeholders to translate product strategy and problem solving into a detailed, prioritized backlog of user stories. This role collaborates with an agile delivery team to implement, measure, and learn from the improvements they have made. The Product Owner manages execution of the portfolio’s product features and delivery roadmap for enterprise customers that are aligned to KPI's of both internal and external stakeholder requirements.

Additionally, the Product Owner serves as the scrum master for their delivery team by enabling the team to self-organize, remove impediments, and foster an environment for high-performing team dynamics, continuous flow, and continuous improvement.

**Role & Responsibilities**:

- Collaborates with Product Managers and technology stakeholders (e.g., Systems Architects) to define new and or enhanced product requirements and functionality.
- Collaborates with Product Managers to support the prioritization of feature enablers defined by architects within the product roadmap.
- Works continuously daily with teams to provide answers, feedback and direction on work items, enablers, user stories.
- Consults Product Managers for guidance and clarity on the product vision, roadmap, and requirements.
- Collaborates with Scrum Masters to ensure the work managed by teams achieves the highest value relative to needs priority of the business.
- Collaborates with Scrum Masters and teams to define the sprint plan based on the priority outlined within the overall product vision and roadmap.
- Prioritizes the sprint backlog (as part of the sprint planning ceremony) based on the sequencing and ranking of features defined in the product roadmap.
- Refines product requirements based on the input obtained through sprint showcases and demos.
- Creates and authors user stories with detailed acceptance criteria written in the customers’ voice.
- Collaborates with the team to prepare the estimates for the user stories within the product backlog.
- Conducts the formal review and acceptance of user stories implemented by a team within a sprint.
- Drives the execution of user acceptance testing (UAT) activities with support from business and technology team members.
- Supports and participates in program level ceremonies including product increment (PI) planning sessions with input and consultation from the Product Manager.
- Performs functional reviews as part of sprint demos and showcases along with the Product Manager and Delivery Manager.
- Supports business strategy by forming a backlog of features and user stories for use by the delivery team.
- Articulates requirements for each user story with detailed acceptance criteria.
- Uses data and insights from multiple sources that benefits the business and our members.
- Pursues incremental delivery by looking for ways to meet business goals and learns from members and end users through frequent, measurable enhancements.
- Works collaboratively and uses best practices with the delivery team to support backlog refinement, sprint planning, and long-term release planning.
- Monitors and improves product health.
- Ensures completed stories meet acceptance criteria by reviewing test plans, the output of automated testing or, where necessary, contributing to manual testing efforts.
- Prioritizes and collaborates in resolution of issues and defects.
- Seeks and improves processes across the entire product team.
- Seeks and improves processes across the delivery team by using retrospectives to inspect and adapt.
- Communicates with team members, stakeholders, and all levels of management.
- Provides direction, mentorship, and coaching to junior Product Owners.
- Stays current with product management and lean-agile best practices.

**Required Skills and Experience**:

- 6+ years’ current experience as a Product Owner or similar role.
- 6+ years’ current experience working on a Scrum and/or Agile team.
- 6+ years’ current experience working within a complex software development environment.
- 6+ years’ experience with creating documentation for communication with varied audiences.
- 4+ years’ experience working on complex development projects.
- Deep understanding of business requirements elicitation pursuant to specific programs/projects involved.
- Proficient in requirements gathering, business modeling, project scoping, and use case creation.
- Expertise in utilizing standard documentation and backlog management tools/utilities.
- Deadline oriented and capable of self-management.
- Strong work ethic; demonstrated attention to detail; excellent time management and organizational skills.
- Ability to work both independently and with a hybrid team environment.
- Ability to listen, understand and imbibe business needs.

**Shift Time**:
*** APAC Shift (7AM to 4 PM)

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