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RESPONSIBILITIES:
Kforce has a client, a growing company in the Financial Services industry is seeking a Sr. Product Owner. We are working directly with the Hiring Manager in Phoenix, AZ.
Summary:
You will be responsible for maintenance and advancement of technology products and/or the department by facilitating continuous improvement through an understanding of stakeholder needs, prioritizing needs based on business value and communicating needs to the delivery team.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Articulate product requirements in collaboration with development team, sponsors and stakeholders utilizing an understanding of user and customer needs along with business goals
Work with development team to support daily planning, review and subject matter expertise
Support the selection of project and initiative resources
Document project requirements
Facilitate requirement visioning sessions, working with teams as required and prioritizing feature list; product road mapping to include feature maps, user stories, design sketches, etc.
Complete impact analysis (supporting cost/benefit analysis), focus on maximizing return on investment (ROI)
Own and prioritize the backlog to ensure the team is delivering optimal value
Provide timely information and reporting key decisions to technology management
Attend backlog grooming, sprint planning and retrospective meetings; working with Scrum Masters to select amount of work the team believes it can do in each sprint and how many sprints are required
Work with business stakeholders to define and track key product performance indicators (KPIs), as well as release-specific success metrics
Prepare and attending milestone reviews to key stakeholders
Release planning and coordinating product launch
REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university; or equivalent work experience
5+ years Product Management and/or Product Ownership experience
Strong with facilitation requirements-will be facilitating remotely and with 5-13 people at a time
Strong story mapping as storyboard sessions are also in groups and need to be extremely detailed
Aligns to 8 value streams with a mix of proprietary and third-party integrated technologies
Prefer product owner experience and in the financial sector is a plus but not required
Ability to follow verbal and written communications
Ability to communicate effectively with public and co-workers in a professional and courteous manner.
Ability to self-motivate and work independently
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization
Ability to conceptualize and analyze complex business processes
Ability to define and achieve business goals and meet deadlines while working both independently and collaboratively
Ability to successfully manage multiple, simultaneous initiatives and conflicting priorities
Ability to meet and manage customer expectations in a professional and timely manner
Strong demonstrated analytical thinking and problem solving ability
Professional or educational experience required in the following: project management; business process analysis; requirements analysis and documentations
Experience desired in agile software development methods; broker-dealer industry; knowledge in software development technologies
Experience with business rules analysis and documentation
Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
