Product Owner

Summary/Objective

The Product Owner position is the liaison between business stakeholders and IT to coordinate and complete development projects; providing oversight related to business requirements, setting priorities and deadlines, and regularly communicating updates regarding overall project status.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities

• Engage with business stakeholders to understand the needs of priority projects to effectively coordinate and complete.
• Understand cross functional dependencies surrounding company initiatives and systems to effectively deliver projects.
• Create and prioritize requirements for projects to provide direction to the IT team for development.
• Plan and prioritize project backlog requirements to ensure maximum valued features are aligned with business needs.
• Provide project support to IT team regarding backlog grooming, planning meetings, and testing and release requirements.
• Aid in performing root cause analysis of system issues and providing a solution.
• Communicate project aspects, including but not limited to, roadmaps, deliverable timelines, impediments, and overall performance.
• Support users and stakeholders with system-related questions and system configuration needs.

Required Experience

• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Knowledge of SharePoint, AzureDevOps, and database technologies a plus.
• Understanding of Agile processes.
• Scrum Product Owner Certification.
• Outstanding communication, presentation, and leadership skills.
• Excellent organizational and follow up skills with attention to detail.
• Effective time management skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work well as a team.
• Sharp analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to think creatively.
• Demonstration of flexibility, innovation, customer service, and ability to create win/win solutions.
• Must be able to sit/stand for at least 90 consecutive minutes, and not suffer from any sensory deprivation and/or paralysis of the limbs.
• Multinational organization experience managing operations within software development or specific departmental operations related to the systems of ownership.
• Global high tech industry experience a plus.

Education

• BS in Business, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or relevant field.

Training Required

• On the job training as appropriate.

Languages

• English

Samtec, Inc.

Equal Opportunity Employer