Product Owner

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in product ownership or a similar role
• High degree of organizational skills
• Proficient written and verbal communication skills with both clients and internal teammates
• Able to manage multiple projects at one time
• Able to inspire and influence members of the product and development team
• Willingness to take initiative and innovate on existing products and processes
• Enjoys collaboration and has a team mindset
• Agency experience and scrum certification a plus

Product Owner Responsibilities

• Amplify the voice of the client as well as offer interpretation of client needs
• Work with clients to analyze business needs and align product roadmap to strategic goals
• Research and analyze the client's market, product users, and the roadmap for the project
• Identify and write epics, features, and user stories
• Define backlog items that guide the agile development teams
• Continually learn with the team through collaboration
• Collaborate with stakeholders during the visioning and concept development of a product
• Participate in technical conversations surrounding application products with members of the development team
• Lead story workshop sessions
• Write acceptance criteria for user stories during sprint planning
• Be ready to make product-related decisions and be accountable for those decisions
• Assess value, develop cases, and prioritize stories, epics and themes to ensure work focuses on tasks that are aligned with product strategy
• Develop and maintain a prioritized backlog of user stories for implementation
• Determine timeframes for completion of backlog items, ensuring alignment with the product’s overall strategy
• Write and maintain user documentation for products
• The primary contact for questions related to the product
• Develop detailed specifications for the product features so they are clearly understood by the development team
• Work in alignment with agile practices as well as learn and grow in your understanding of agile project management

Our Benefits

• This is a full-time position
• Remote, up to 10% travel may be required
• Health, Dental and Vision insurance
• Disability insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(K)
• Paid holidays
• Unlimited paid time off
• Flexible schedules
• We offer competitive pay, a relaxed work environment, regular company paid functions, and an environment that fosters professional growth and collaboration.