Product Owner

What will you do?

• Work with Agile Scrum team(s), including software developers and testers, to develop user stories and keep a product backlog.
• Ensure acceptance criteria are met with current release and conducting sprint reviews from a business/customer perspective.
• Develop a deep understanding of Customer Usage, Competitor Products, and Market Trends, and translate that intelligence into detailed product requirements for product enhancements and/or new product development.
• Collaborate with Product Managers to formulate our product vision, strategy, and roadmap.
• Organize and refine feature requests, prioritize enhancements with Product Managers, and help in managing the product roadmap.
• Own the product backlog, balancing conflicting priorities to determine prioritization.
• Own the release planning and sprint planning processes, including setting release and sprint goals, and successfully delivering on those goals.
• Play an active role in mitigating risks and issues affecting successful team completion of release and sprint goals.
• Produce documentation with Product Managers and Marketing to support development, launch, support, services, and sales and marketing initiatives.
• Perform detailed product demonstrations for external and internal audiences to communicate the benefits of the solution.
• Serve as a subject matter expert to help with sales and support as needed.

How will you do it?

Analytical Thinker – determine opportunities and threats through comprehensive analysis of Product Focus – Translate market and customer feedback into requirements, driving product delivery through an Agile release process

Client-driven – enthusiastic about creating value for our customers

current and future trends with the ability to see and communicate the big picture in an inspiring way

Cross-functional leadership – Lead and drive execution across Development, Product Management, Support, and Customer Success

Drive & Grit – Operate in a demanding environment with a focus and determination to achieve high-quality results

Job Description: Qualifications / Requirements*per JD Template (please see above link on SharePoint)

Requirements

Skills Required:

• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively communicate at all levels of the organization
• Experience with software development practices (e.g., Agile, Scrum, Lean) and tools
• Experience with financial reporting or accounting
• Bachelor's (or foreign equivalent) in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related degree or equivalent experience as a product manager or product owner in a software business or other related business
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority
• Ability to balance conflicting priorities and make critical decisions
• Experience with equity plan management software is preferred
• Beneficial Certifications: Pragmatic Marketing or CSPO
• Experience in partnering with UX teams to design usable, accessible solutions would be highly benefical