Product Owner, Technology

Job Description:

• Manage development and delivery of initiatives supporting the IT roadmap for the Enterprise Reporting team
• Define product vision, business and technology roadmaps, features, and user stories
• Oversee and prioritize the product backlog according to business value and customer feedback
• Ensure products meet quality standards, compliance requirements, business objectives, and stakeholder needs within resource and budget constraints
• Support enterprise reporting, analytics, dashboards, and data delivery solutions
• Partner with Enterprise Reporting leadership and internal business stakeholders to define and prioritize initiatives
• Ensure reporting solutions are accurate, timely, compliant, usable, and scalable
• Define and validate product requirements, features/epics, and user stories
• Plan and execute product development sprints and releases with product teams and business owners
• Review and accept product deliverables against acceptance criteria and quality standards
• Manage the product lifecycle
• Execute current sprints and prepare upcoming sprints
• Establish team velocity and forecast future efforts
• Coordinate BA, development, and QA leads to meet sprint goals
• Manage sprint priorities in accordance with the product roadmap
• Support new feature rollouts and conduct stakeholder demos
• Identify dependencies, manage sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives
• Communicate when sprint goals are at risk and remove blockers
• Create metrics-driven project dashboards for technology workstreams
• Partner with the EPMO reporting team to improve JIRA as the source of truth
• Mentor/guide less experienced professional contributors
• Perform other assigned duties

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in computer science, business, logistics, or related field preferred
• A combination of education and experience may be considered in lieu of the Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum five years' experience as a product owner, product manager, business analyst, or similar role in a digital product development environment
• PMI, PMP, PMI ACP, or CSM certification or equivalent preferred
• ITIL knowledge preferred
• Experience supporting enterprise reporting, business intelligence, analytics platforms, or data-focused technology teams
• Strong knowledge of agile methodologies, tools, and best practices, including Scrum, Kanban, Jira, and Trello
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and conflicting expectations and priorities
• Strategic, creative, and analytical thinking
• Ability to translate customer needs into product requirements, features, and user stories
• Understanding of software development life cycle models and expert knowledge of Agile and traditional Waterfall project management principles and practices
• Extensive experience working with vendors and offshore resources
• Technical background sufficient to lead development teams and evaluate complex product risks and issues
• Experience with Release Management and business engagement for new feature releases
• Strong Jira knowledge preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required
• Highly organized and detail-oriented; able to work in a fast-paced, metrics-driven environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Word, Excel, Wiki, collaborative cloud-based programs, and third-party software applications required
• Commitment to company values
• Ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards
• Ability to work Monday–Friday during the business week

Benefits:

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• AD&D insurance
• LTD insurance
• 401(k) with employer match
• Competitive compensation
• Pleasant work environment
• Monday–Friday business-week schedule