Product Owner responsible for translating business needs into user stories, managing the backlog, and driving the agile process for a SaaS customer in the eDiscovery market.
Position Summary
Product Owner reports to the Director of Product Management and is responsible for acting as the voice of the product’s customers and translating these needs to the development team to prioritize and drive the agile process. Our customer is a high growth Company and the Product Owner will ensure the agile development process continues to accelerate the product ahead of the market and stand as the industry leader.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Vision, strategy and business objectives will be understood providing the why behind the roadmap priorities and articulated to the development team.
Partnering with Product Management and key stakeholders to foster innovation by translating business requirements into tangible, easy to understand user stories.
Capture/define clear acceptance criteria for user stories to ensure features meet the business needs.
Inspire and motivate the development teams to deliver innovative and exciting solutions with an appropriate sense of urgency.
Sign off on each story to ensuring they meet the definition of done.
Able to identify and understand risk and clearly articulate such risk to key stakeholders.
Manages the delivery of business value by owning the team backlog, defining stories, establishing story acceptance criteria and leading story refinement.
Champion Agile principles throughout the requirements and software lifecycle.
Works with other Product Owners and the Product Manager to determine impacts and interdependencies with other teams, programs or value streams.
Collaborates with Product Manager, Release Management, stakeholders, and team to define and plan for releases.
Special Knowledge, Skills, Ability & Training
A strong understanding of agile software development
Excellent communication skills, especially with development teams and leadership
Continuous problem-solving ability
Ability to translate business requirements to tangible, actionable items
Development cost savvy – ability to contain and control scope creep
Should be motivated, self-starter with a sound judgment
Must be a team player
Should have an ability to work effectively with a diverse level of business personnel
Should possess excellent analytical ability
Able to work independently
Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
Ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
Experience in software/ SAAS companies and/or eDiscovery market is a strong plus
Education & Experience
Minimum Bachelors Degree
5+ years experience working in a PO/PM or business Analyst role