Senior IT Product Owner
| Company | Clayton |
|---|---|
| Location | Maryville, TN, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent technical or business experience
- Minimum 2 years’ experience with Agile development methodologies or 2 years’ experience as a Product Owner
- Experience in Agile product ownership, software development, Scrum, and phases of the project life cycle.
- Standard industry certifications such as CSPO or PSPO, preferred.
- Experience in project management, group facilitation, data gathering, or phases of software life cycle (requirements gathering, design, development, deployment, training, or measuring effectiveness)
- Experience in JIRA and Agile methodology preferred, not required.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with prospective users and clients to understand their needs and translate them into product requirements.
- Define the product vision and strategy.
- Develop, own, and execute the product roadmap.
- Translates product roadmap features into well-defined product requirements that include user stories, features, and acceptance criteria.
- Work with cross-functional teams and various stakeholders.
- Manage the product backlog and prioritize it based on changing requirements.
- Participate in Scrum meetings and product sprints.
- Monitor and evaluate product progress throughout each stage of the process.
- Utilize optimization techniques to improve or refine the product based on feedback received after products or features are released to production.
- Risk Management – Identify, understand, and address risks.
- Translate stakeholder requirements into technical specifications that can be used for development and break down technical complexities so that they can be easily understood by business units and end users.
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong analytical, problem solving, and project management skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills and the ability to interact with a diverse group of team members, including Executives, Managers, IT professionals, and Subject Matter Experts.
- Knowledge of the assigned product or product line.
- Strong ability to work effectively within time constraints, changing priorities, and independently.
- Proactive, self-starter with excellent project management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple complex tasks effectively.
- Proficiency in web analytics tools like Google Analytics, Segment, and/or Google Data Studio
- Experience defining and building net new products in a startup-like environment