Job#: 3037010

Job Description:

Role: Product Owner

Rate: 50/hr W2

Location: 4 days onsite, 1 Remote in San Antonio, TX (78288)

Contract Duration: 12+ Months 

Description:

·        Represents business stakeholders to elicit, understand, analyze, document, refine and communicate business needs, so that business and/or technical delivery teams can build effective solutions.

·        Utilizes a proficient understanding of customer needs, as well as business vision and strategy, to prioritize investment, business value and delivery.

·        Works within multiple evolving development methodologies including iterative Agile and sequential Waterfall programs and projects, and variations thereof.

·        Serves as the business requirements expert, engaging and managing the work of subject matter specialists from the business.

·        Serves as the day to day decision maker and provides continual business guidance for the execution team.

·        Prioritizes the execution team's work so that it aligns with the sponsor's/business executive's strategies.

·        Leads, manages or orchestrates activities for completion and proper documentation of business requirements and validating metrics as appropriate for methodology and Enterprise controls.

·        Works with the business and IT delivery teams to identify and mitigate risks to include business operational risks.

·        Escalates issues and develops and recommends appropriate solutions.

·        Works with different technologies (infrastructure, mobile, MSR-facing), and/or with vendor partnerships or software.

·        Serves as a subject matter resource in a particular business or system domain, as necessary.

·        Identifies, engages and influences business stakeholders and Subject Matter Experts.

·        Works with business and Enterprise stakeholders to understand and validate business strategy and vision, and customer needs.

·        Partners with sponsors, stakeholders, and IT to facilitate, define and document relevant business processes, gaining a proficient understanding of the needs, measures, and risks & controls for the improvement area.

·        Serves as direct representative of the business with delivery teams, representing/reinforcing the customers' perspective throughout the product realization cycle.

·        Works with the business process owners to develop metrics to manage and track benefits, adoption and risks to operations.

·        Assists with project level plans related to schedule, scope and resources.

·        Leads, collaborates with, and motivates a cross-functional team of user experience partners, designers, business analysts, developers, testers and others to develop, execute and release in alignment with program and/or product roadmaps.

·        Manages, prioritizes, and assesses the impact of all work items, such as new features, defects, etc., including providing the decision to create, fix or defer at the project level.

·        Reviews, and when appropriate, accepts and prioritizes feedback and new requirements from stakeholder.

·        Reviews and accepts or declines output of development to ensure specified acceptance criteria have been completed.

·        Prepares the business for the change and arms them with tactics and metrics for benefits, adoption, and risk.

·        Assists with coaching less experienced DPOs and team members

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

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Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

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