Plan A Technologies is looking for an experienced Product Owner. This individual engages with clients to implement technology solutions to drive customer value by determining the requirements of a product/technology, or program, and communicating them clearly to the delivery team and stakeholders. In addition to supporting the Product Management Team in eliciting and clarifying requirements, you will work alongside Architects and the Development Team to ensure requirements are clearly understood and feasible. The ideal candidate can break through complexity and ambiguity while creating a shared understanding.
The Product Owner will actively engage with clients and internal teams to facilitate discovery sessions to distill key needs and collaborate with strategy, design, engineering, and technology teams to translate those needs into project requirements. The Product Owner will have experience engaging with clients in requirements discovery, definition, and management. This is a fast-paced job with room for significant career growth.
Please note: you must have at least 8+ years of experience as a Product Owner to be considered for this role. Experience with payments and or mobile experience will be a plus.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIESElicit and organize requirements into a workable backlogTranslate, simplify, and manage business requirements with client/product owner and write independent user stories leveraging agile frameworksFacilitate estimation of user stories along with delivery teamFacilitate Scrum events while inspiring efficient teamwork and effective decision-makingStrong communication skills with the ability to ensure the backlog is clearly understood by the delivery/scrum teamExtensive experience handling requirement changes and negotiating prioritization amongst respective stakeholder(s)Partner with the delivery team to translate user stories and product requirements into QA testing frameworkCollaborate with product team to facilitate product vision definition sessions to determine stakeholder needsAssist with developing roadmaps and business case documentation with teammates and partnersExcellent Agile framework knowledge, able to work with product manager as his/her proxyWork with other disciplines across the organization to plan and track effective deliveryCollaborate with multiple business units on requirements and dependencies across all productsPartner with the Program Manager to ensure that key milestones are hit to drive on-time product deliveryEXPERIENCEBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. Master's degree is preferred8+ years of experience as Product OwnerExpertise with requirements, estimations, roadmaps, and documentationSolid understanding of the Scrum Framework and principles of AgilityDeep understanding of software lifecycle development disciplines - Project Management, Requirements Management, Analysis & Design, Quality Assurance & Testing, Implementation, Deployment, Configuration & Change ManagementExperience with a variety of facilitation techniquesUnderstanding of technical practices associated with Software Development (DevOps, CI/CD, test automation)Knowledge of product management/product thinkingExperience with payments and or mobile experience will be a plusExcellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary teamExcellent verbal and written English communication skillsInitiative and drive to do great thingsABOUT THE COMPANY/BENEFITSPlan A Technologies is an American software development and technology advisory firm that brings top-tier engineering talent to clients around the world. Our software engineers tackle custom product development projects, staff augmentation, major integrations and upgrades, and much more. The team is far more hands-on than the giant outsourcing shops, but still big enough to handle major enterprise clients.
Location: Work From Home 100% of the time, or come in to one of our global offices. Up to you.
Great colleagues and an upbeat work environment: You'll join an excellent team of supportive engineers and project managers who work hard but don't ever compete with each other.
Benefits: You'll get a generous vacation schedule, Brand New Laptop, and other goodies.
If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you!
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