Senior Product Owner

Job Description

The Senior Product Owner will be responsible for the product planning and execution throughout the product lifecycle, including gathering and prioritizing product and customer requirements, and managing client expectations. You will be the primary Product Owner for multiple scrum teams in a product line to deliver broad product roadmap functionality with required configurable flexibility to meet the variable needs of our diverse customer base. The Senior Product Owner is responsible for owning the release backlog for multiple scrum teams, and develop stories, use cases and functional specifications for our Enterprise product portfolio. Coach teams to apply the Scrum framework to plan deliverables, monitor progress and resolve issues that hinder the team to make progress. Coach team members on Agile methodologies and nurture self-organizing and flexible mindset to be highly productive and outcome driven. Youll work in conjunction with Product Management teams to help define and document the detailed requirements needed to enhance and build new feature in Enterpriser product portfolio. As a Product Owner, youre expected to understand Financial Close, Reconciliation and our target market. The Product Owner will use that knowledge to facilitate the growth of our product suite with new capabilities to improve automation. WHAT YOU WILL DO Gather business requirements, accurately document functional requirements, create backlog backlog and communicate those to the broader product management team and your scrum teams Responsible for the quality and accuracy of product stories, use cases and functional specifications to deliver ready epics Manage the communication and impact of changes to the requirements by making key product decisions within a given sprint cycle. Understand velocity of the team to assist with prioritizing the backlogs, assist the team in determining how much can be taken into a given sprint cycle, determine when work is considered done. Manage multiple Scrum Teams, interface with senior management to report project/program milestone progress Work with product marketing and technical writers to assist with marketing, training, and end user documentation. WHO YOU ARE Overall 8+ years of progressive experience as a Product owner and Scrum masters in a Product development setup 2+ years of experience in handling Business Analyst/Product owner role in B2B Enterprise product setup 3+ years Demonstrable knowledge of leading and executing in an Agile methodology using scrum. Training in analytical processes such as story creation, use case definitions or interview techniques. Ability to capture use requirements for an application to drive user story creation Strong written communication skills. (MS Office skills, specifically MS Excel Word) Knowledge and experience in the use of JIRA/Azure DevOps Strong problem-solving skills with familiarity on web-based software and relational database Understanding of most concepts, practices, and procedures of financial close and reconciliation Preferred Skills: Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority Ability to demonstrate product in front of large groups Testing and validation experience is desired Education and Certifications Bachelors degree in engineering, Information Technology, business, or related field Certified Scrum Product Owner (Must) Certified Scrum Master (nice to have) Cultural Fit: Excellent interpersonal skills Must work in a team oriented, collaborative environment. Strong writing and communication skills. Continuous improvement mindset and quality focus Loves change, growth and evolution.