Product Owner

Overview:
We are seeking a Product Owner to join our growing team

About Us

Community Brands provides a connected network of solutions that enable mission-driven organizations to thrive. Our software powers non-profits, associations, and K-12 schools to engage the people they serve through programs and events, raise funds to enable their mission, and manage their financials and operations. Our family of brands are bound by a common purpose to serve the organizations that make our communities a better place to live. With over 1,600 employees in the US, Canada, UK, Australia, India, and the Philippines, we know that our success is driven entirely by the people of Community Brands. Through professional opportunity, we strive to give each person a clear path to success and personal growth. We embrace diversity and believe that our differences in experience and perspective are the key to our sustained success.

Responsibilities & Qualifications:
**Position Summary**

The Product Owner position is responsible development and success of a product and involves starting with a daily Scrum meeting to address blockers and ensure alignment. Prioritize the backlog, engage with stakeholders for feedback, and conduct market research. Collaborating on sprint planning, refining user stories, and participating in reviews and testing. Documentation updates and prepare for retrospectives, along with continuous learning to stay updated on industry trends and best practices.

**A Day in the Life**
- Develop requirements documents, functional specifications, and mock-ups to clearly illustrate product ideas and concepts.
- Groom Jira tickets and prioritize backlog items, ensuring alignment with product vision and customer needs.
- Participate in all phases of the product development lifecycle, including analysis, design, testing, and integration of products, as well as the introduction of products to the market.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate customer needs and technology directions into actionable product definitions.
- Assist in the creation of documentation and user guides for new products.
- Maintain Liquid Planner tasks related to development and ensure timely completion of deliverables.
- Facilitate Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
- Work closely with and take direction from the Product Manager to ensure alignment with strategic objectives and priorities.
- Utilize refinement, story splitting, estimation, velocity tracking, retrospection, and other Scrum techniques to optimize team performance.
- Assist with managing the product backlog, working with management and other appropriate stakeholders to prioritize requirements and clearly define deliverables.
- Prioritize business and project issues, escalating promptly and appropriately when necessary.
- Utilize Agile development processes and collaborate effectively using team collaboration tools such as Jira.
- Familiarity with other business-related systems and tools such as Liquid Planner, Confluence, Salesforce, MS Suite, and Zendesk is a plus.

**Competencies**:

- Must demonstrate good decision making and effective business acumen
- Must maintain confidentiality of work-related information and materials
- Must have a growth mindset and subscribe to a continuous learning philosophy
- Demonstrate expertise and mastery in your area of technology and industry
- Must establish and maintain effective working relationships

**We would love to chat if you have...**
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Business, or related field.
- Minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience in product ownership or related roles within the software development industry.
- Proven experience working with Scrum frameworks.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to effectively convey complex ideas to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a keen attention to detail.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
- Team player with a collaborative mindset and a proactive approach to problem-solving.

Total Rewards:
Why work here?

**Good People, Doing Good Things**: Employees at Community Brands are techies and volunteers who strive to make the Company a great place to work. We dream big and are motivated to help our customers use the technology we create to improve the world around us.
- Planned Paid Time Off
- Purpose-Driven Culture
- Work-Life Balance
- Passionate About Community Involvement
- Company Paid Parental Leave

All persons hired will be required to:

- Verify their identity,
- Verify they are eligible to work (without sponsorship) in the country they are to be employed in, and
- Complete any required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

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