Sr Product Owner

Genesis10 is currently seeking a Sr Product Owner with our client in the financial industry located in Jersey City, NJ and Addison, TX. This is a 12+ month contract position.

Responsibilities:

• Act as the bridge between business objectives and technical execution, ensuring products deliver maximum value to users and stakeholders
• Play a critical role in understanding user behaviors, needs, and motivations through both qualitative and quantitative research methods
• Collaborate closely with product owners, business stakeholders, engineering teams, and partner teams, you guide user-centered product and design decisions
• Create EPICs, user stories, wireframes, mockups, and diagrams to convey ideas clearly
• Convert business requirements into actionable technical specifications
• Work with development teams to manage interdependencies, set up test cases, debug, and maintain data quality
• Ensure software stability through documentation, code reviews, regression, unit, and user acceptance testing
• Apply UX research to uncover insights that enhance usability, accessibility, and overall user satisfaction
• Evaluate and restructure user segments based on ongoing analysis
• Conduct interviews and surveys to identify pain points, opportunities, and information hierarchy for relevant user groups
• Translate qualitative and quantitative data into visual representations that align stakeholders and reveal gaps
• Partner with Scrum Master, Delivery Lead, and Feature Lead to drive sprint and release planning
• Act as the primary point of contact for stakeholders, owning product vision, strategy, and roadmap
• Align product goals with long-term business objectives and dependent teams; maintain 1 2 sprints of planned stories
• Keep leadership informed of plans, progress, risks, and priorities; write concise executive release notes

Requirements:

• Jira
• Ability to clearly express ideas, concepts, and complex information through visual means (i.e. diagrams, wireframes, flowcharts, or data visualizations) to ensure shared understanding among diverse stakeholders, bridge gaps in interpretation, simplify complexity, and foster collaboration by making abstract ideas tangible and actionable
• Familiarity with site builders
• Strong experience in Agile methodology and deep understanding of all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and business partners, translating requirements betwen these constituencies
• Passion for defining solutions that advance user and business goals; curiosity about financial workflows

Desired skills:

• Proven ability to deliver results, innovate, and seize opportunities
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; exceptional organizational and communication abilities
• Experience gathering and analyzing functional, non-functional, and technical requirements
• Ability to assist with application testing, troubleshooting, and documentation
• Skilled in creating training materials and maintaining process workflows
• Proficient with JIRA and related infrastructure
• Some experience with UX research

Pay range: $70.13 - $78.13

Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position.

If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply!

About Genesis10:
Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals.

For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10:

Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
Behavioral Health Platform
Medical, Dental, Vision
Health Savings Account
Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
Voluntary Term Life Insurance
401K
Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF and Illinois)

For multiple years running, Genesis10 has been recognized as a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S., as a Best Company for Work-Life Balance, as a Best Company for Career Growth, for Diversity, and for Leadership, amongst others. To learn more and to view all our available career opportunities, please visit us at our website.

Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.