Overview
On Site
BASED ON EXPERIENCE
Contract - W2
Contract - Independent
Contract - 6+ mo(s)
Skills
PSPO
CERITIFIED
CERTIFICATIONS
USER STORIES
USER-STORIES
HTML
DIGITAL MARKETING
Job Details
Digital Experience Product Owner
Duration: 6+ months - Possible Extension
Location: Remote
Pay Range: $45-$50/hr on W2 (As per experience)
Job Description:
Overall Description
- Agile Product Owner (APO) to support initiatives for the Digital Enablement portfolio. The APO is a critical role that sets the priorities for an agile team, represents the voice of the customer, and links execution to the business vision. This role requires a high performing individual who is a thought leader able to balance multiple responsibilities and collaborate with multiple stakeholders. The role will report to JaQu Singleton, Agile Product Manager.
Responsibilities
- Lead product execution for 1 or more agile team(s)
- Engage with business and technology stakeholders to identify product opportunities and implications
- Represent the voice of the customer to the agile team(s)
- Provide perspective on portfolio / value stream vision and roadmap
- Articulate the product vision and roadmap to the agile team(s)
- Guide the agile team(s) in determining sprint goals, linking execution activities to business intent
- Manage the product backlog, breaking down features into stories and prioritizing stories to maximize business value.
- Occasionally assist APM with feature road mapping
- Accountable for the health and readiness of the team backlog
- Ensure the agile team(s) understand the items in the backlog and their business value
- Write user stories, including defining acceptance criteria, with minimal coaching and oversight
- Accept completed stories that meet the "definition of done and quality expectations
- Validate that the solution and functionality meet the product vision
- Incorporate feedback from sprint demos
- Partner with the Scrum Master, agile teams, Architects, APM, Tech Leads, and business stakeholders to ensure solutions will deliver the business vision
- Drive business readiness and change management activities
- Monitor and share execution progress including risks and impediments
- Analyze delivery metrics to identify key trends and opportunities for continuous improvement within the agile team(s)
Qualifications
- 3-5 years of experience in product-related role, digital, technology, or related field
- Bachelor's degree required
- Experience in the insurance industry preferred
- Knowledge of agile methodologies and frameworks such as Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Scrum, Kanban, XP, etc.
- Experience with agile lifecycle management tools (e.g., Rally, JIRA)
- Experience with Excel, PowerPoint, and MS Teams preferred
- Strong collaboration and influence skills, including ability to manage multiple stakeholders
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability understand audiences, tailor messages and influence outcomes
- Experience with analyzing data to identify insights and create hypotheses for testing
- Familiarity with mentoring junior APOs and contributing to an Agile product management community of practice
- Self-motivated individual with demonstrated ability to handle multiple high-priority demands, manage expectations and achieve objectives
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