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Are you a visionary Product Owner with a knack for transforming ideas into exceptional digital experiences? Do you thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment where your strategic thinking directly impacts customer satisfaction and business growth? If so, we want you to lead the charge!
We're seeking a passionate and results-oriented Product Owner to drive the development and execution of our product strategies. You'll be at the forefront of innovation, ensuring the delivery of high-quality products that not only meet customer needs but also exceed business goals. This is your chance to champion product excellence and make a tangible impact on our success.
location: Columbia, Maryland
job type: Permanent
salary: $100,000 - 125,000 per year
work hours: 8am to 5pm
education: Bachelors
responsibilities:
As a key player, you'll orchestrate the entire product development lifecycle, from initial concept to successful launch and beyond. Your responsibilities will include:
- Leading the product development process from ideation to delivery, ensuring seamless alignment with strategic goals, market trends, and evolving customer needs.
- Defining and prioritizing product features and enhancements based on a deep understanding of customer feedback, thorough market research, and core business priorities.
- Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers, talented engineers, and creative designers, to translate product requirements into actionable epics, user stories, specifications, and detailed development tasks.
- Serving as the primary point of contact for all stakeholders, providing clear, regular updates on project status, progress, and key milestones.
- Conducting insightful market analysis, competitive research, and user testing to inform crucial product decisions and identify exciting opportunities for innovation and differentiation.
- Developing and maintaining a comprehensive product roadmap that clearly outlines the vision, strategy, and timeline for all product development initiatives.
- Facilitating sprint planning, backlog grooming, and other agile ceremonies to ensure the efficient and effective execution of product development projects.
- Working hand-in-hand with UX/UI designers to craft intuitive and user-friendly product experiences that delight customers and drive strong engagement.
- Defining and meticulously tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success of product initiatives and fuel continuous improvement.
- Mentoring and coaching junior product team members, offering invaluable guidance on best practices, methodologies, and professional development opportunities.
- Delivering compelling product demos to key stakeholders both inside and outside the organization.
- Gathering crucial product feedback through a variety of channels for the products you own.
- Collaborating with our Accounting team on ROI metrics for products and following up with reporting at key intervals of product adoption.
- Analyzing key prioritization criteria with stakeholders and translating them into actionable metrics.
- Reviewing API platforms (such as Postman, Swagger, etc.) and API documentation to translate technical details into clear, working user stories.
- Querying SQL databases to pinpoint essential data points needed for business requirements.
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qualifications:
We're looking for an individual who embodies leadership, strategic thinking, and a passion for product excellence. Your qualifications should include:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, business administration, or a related field. A Master's degree is preferred.
- Proven experience as a Product Owner or Product Manager, with a strong track record of successfully delivering complex software products or digital solutions.
- A strong understanding of agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban, and extensive experience working effectively in an agile environment.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to articulate product vision, priorities, and trade-offs clearly to diverse stakeholders.
- A strategic mindset with the ability to analyze market trends, customer feedback, and business metrics to inform robust product strategies and decision-making.
- Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to inspire and motivate cross-functional teams to achieve common goals and deliver exceptional results.
- Solid technical acumen and familiarity with software development processes, technologies, and tools.
- Hands-on experience utilizing Jira to manage all aspects of the product process, including ceremonies and reporting.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to navigate ambiguity and drive clarity in complex and fast-paced environments.
- Experience utilizing Postman, Swagger, and other API platforms.
- Comfortable querying SQL databases to assist in translating complex business requirements into clear solutions.
- A customer-centric mindset with a genuine passion for understanding user needs and delivering solutions that truly delight customers.
- Experience determining different types of value within a prioritization framework (Tactical, Cross, Business, etc.).
- Certification in product management (e.g., Certified Scrum Product Owner, Agile Product Owner) is a plus.
skills:
- API Platforms (Postman, Swagger, or other)
- SQL Queries
- Product Owner of digital solutions or SaaS
- Familiarity with Software development processes, technologies, and tools
- Roadmapping
- Working with cross functional teams
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At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact
Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).
This posting is open for thirty (30) days.