Product Owner

Job#: 2024116

Job Description:

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand the desired business outcome and shepherd the features through the development lifecycle to achieve the desired outcomes.
• Convert features into user stories, driving alignment and documenting user stories with comprehensive requirements and acceptance criteria
• Collaborate with team and stakeholder to build and manage delivery team backlog to ensure alignment on vision, goals and priorities of the product, and streamline the execution of priorities.
• Partner with UI/UX team usability studies to bring voice of the customer on a feature to the team ?
• Manage scope within sprint, escalating as needed
• Ensure on-time delivery within each sprint
• Act as the Product’s Subject Matter Expert, providing input into translating business ideas into solutions and features.
• Provide input on functional solution. architecture and design. Must have general functional understanding of the platforms utilized by the product.  Technical understanding of the platform is a plus.
• Be a core contributor in Agile ceremonies including driving backlog refinement activities, user story grooming and sizing efforts.
• Work with QA and other IT members to ensure that code is adequately reviewed and tested for functionality and security. Ensure completed Stories meet the definition of DONE.
• Work with other Product Owners to ensure there is a coordinated approach across the entire Ecosystem.
• Anticipate issues and risks (such as security and regulatory) and escalate appropriately.
• Facilitate risk assessment with business stakeholders and ensure completion of validation activities.  Experience with GxP validation a plus

• Bachelors degree and demonstrable work experience.
• Experience with SFDC CRM, SFDC Communities and Marketing Cloud preferred
• 3+ years of experience using Agile methodologies related to Product Owner role
• Familiar with Software Development technologies and platforms such as Jira, Confluence, Miro, etc.
• Experience in global cross-functional groups that include QA, marketing, development and various stakeholders

• Demonstrates strong communication skills in audiences with various levels of technical background.
• Self-sufficient, flexible, and ability to manage several activities simultaneously
• Strong organization skills and demonstrated ability to plan immediate work along with multi-year roadmaps
• Positive, results driven, rational, logical, team player
• Passion to continuously improve processes and practices
• Ability to adapt to fast-paced organization and changing priorities
• Track record of influencing behaviors
• Desire to support and empower teams to succeed
• Courage to challenge and advise various stakeholders, including senior leaders

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