Sr. IT Product Owner (AI tools / APIs / SQL)
Exciting contract to hire opportunity with an enterprise industry-leader! As Sr. IT Product Owner, you will work with the Product Manager and business unit SMEs to elicit business requirements and translate into user stories and acceptance criteria.
This is a 6 month contract to hire opportunity.
Work a hybrid schedule in St. Louis, MO (3 days in-office / 2 days remote).
Visionaire Partners offers all full-time W2 contractors a comprehensive benefits package for the contractor, their spouses/domestic partners, and dependents. Options include 401k with up to 4% match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long term disability, critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident coverage, and both Medical and Dependent Care FSAs.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Own and manage the team s backlog(s).
- Participate actively in planning activities for the Program Increment.
- Lead the development team through all activities to support Sprint activities.
- Key stakeholder in product related decisions and release planning.
- Possess an in-depth knowledge of goals and desired objectives of the initiatives and features.
- Work to drive value as a function of cost, time, functionality and quality.
- Work with the Product Manager to evaluate the product roadmap to identify features for development.
- Produce work flows, completes data mapping and performs business process design
- Work with the Architect(s) and Tech Lead(s) to identify non-functional requirements such as infrastructure needs.
- Planning and coordination of releases.
- Work with Quality Assurance team member(s) to identify test cases for automated testing.
- Coordinates with business customers to conduct product integration testing.
- Preparation and Participation in PI Planning.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 7+ years as an IT Product Owner
- Strong soft power and negotiation skills to influence prioritization decisions
- Experience utilizing AI-driven productivity tools to drive more efficient product delivery
- Strong knowledge and experience with web services/APIs as well as SQL
- Experience in delivering products using SDLC / Agile, Scrum or Kanban
- Experience with Product & Technology Roadmap development
- Outstanding leadership and motivational skills
PREFERRED SKILLS:
- Experience as a Scrum Product Owner
- Familiarity with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
W2 ONLY; NO 3rd Parties / C2C / Visa Sponsorship
Pay range: $80-91/hour W2