Product Owner

Responsibilities

• Manage the complete product lifecycle, from strategic planning and ideation through implementation and launch
• Develop, plan, and strategize to enhance current products and introduce new products to generate additional revenue and/or realize operational efficiencies
• Work closely with the stake holders and scrum team to create use cases, define requirements and prioritize software features
• Maintain a well defined backlog of epics and stories to implement approved products by coordinating with both executive leadership and department heads
• Work with stakeholders to develop business requirements and translate the requirements into epics and stories for development teams
• Lead Backlog grooming sessions to prioritize all stories and epics for features, architectural and non-functional requirements
• Track and execute on product road-maps, development schedules and product/component designs
• Represent business stakeholders on the scrum team
• Partner with UX teams to ensure product design supports business workflow and Nitro development standards
• Monitor competition, identify, and analyze significant changes
• Manage overall project plan in an effort to meet product release timelines
• Spend time with users gathering feedback and then integrate that feedback into the design cycle
• Plan, develop, and coordinate on-going, in-house product training programs for multiple audiences
• Conduct special topic training in support of business needs and support projects when needed
• Generate a thorough understanding of goals and priorities, competitive differentiators, customer needs and industry trends to identify new software feature opportunities
• Confirm suitability of newly developed features by testing in all environments

Requirements

• Knowledge, talent, and technology experience reflecting leadership capability
• An excellent coaching personality and strong communication and presentation skills
• 4+ years experience in a medium or large scale enterprise environment
• Experience working with C-level executives and business leaders
• Experience working according to Agile principles, taking a prioritized, pragmatic approach to ensure the correct product gets built and delivered on time
• Prior experience working with remote and local development teams a plus

Benefits

• Full medical, dental, life and disability insurance plans that can be tailored to your specific needs and the needs of your family
• A competitive 401(k) retirement savings program matched by Power Salary commensurate with experience
• All the tech you need - We'll pay for whatever hardware and software you need to work and make sure you're regularly upgraded to the latest versions
• Personal development - We provide books, courses and conferences
• Paid parental leave - When the time comes to welcome a new member of the family, we offer paid parental leave
• Two events per year focused on internal development and improvement

Qualifications

• Equal opportunity employer