Agile Product Owner

Job Description

Benefits:

The company offers medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, the ability to participate in 401K and paid time off as applicable.

Summary of Position:

The Agile Product Owner is responsible for prioritizing and maintaining the Product Backlog, including the definition of user stories and acceptance criteria. In this position, you will be responsible for the scrum framework, who is responsible for the success of product deliverables and maximizing the value of that product.

Essential Functions:

Prioritize and maintain the Product Backlog, including the definition of user stories and acceptance criteria

Serve as the "voice of the customer" for the delivery teams, representing/reinforcing the customer's and business’s perspective throughout the product realization cycle

Collaborate with a cross-functional team of designers, business analysts, developers, system architects, quality engineers, and others to develop and execute against SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) Product Increment (PI) objectives

Continuously and transparently communicate with internal stakeholders the prioritization of the Product Backlog and the status of development efforts via System Demos, team- and program-level activities

Define, prioritize, and drive the realization of specific product vision

Work with Scrum Masters to help direct, motivate, and guide the delivery teams

Act as the subject-matter expert for assigned products

Attend all the Scrum seminar

Collaborate with the team to break down program-level Features into detail-level user stories consumable and testable by the Scrum team

Collaborate with User Experience partners in usability testing and the development of the user design

Promote and drive Agile development methodology throughout the work and teams

Manage, prioritize, and assess the impact of defects, and promote built-in quality throughout the development process

Review, accept and prioritize feedback and new requirements from stakeholders

Ensure that Scrum Team deliverables meet agreed-upon standards for quality and non-functional requirements and that the products meet the stated business need

Review completed development work to ensure specified acceptance criteria have been met and that features and stories meet the definition of done

Lead product community – uphold the principles of agile (e.g., seek collaboration, not consensus, influence, negotiate, integrate

Empowered to make all critical decisions regarding functionality and priority

Develops the acceptance criteria for the project - i.e. a succinct statement that defines when the project is done

Accountable for success including measurement, timeline, scope

Competencies:

Ensures Accountability

Tech Savvy

Communicates Effectively

Values Differences

Customer Focus

Resourcefulness

Drives Results

Plans and Prioritizes

Decision Quality

Self-Development

Work Environment:

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee in this position frequently communicates with other co-workers/clients who have inquiries about the various projects and other needs. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations. The employee must be able to remain in a stationary position 75% of the time. The employee in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc. Constantly operate a computer and office machinery such as a calculator, keyboard, copy machine, and printer. Frequently moves boxes with equipment weighing up to 25lbs across the building and/or to other offsite buildings for various project needs.

Required Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s Degree

3-5 years of experience

Qualifications:

3-5 years in product/project management or related role, 1+ year in an Agile development environment. Experience as an Agile Product Owner strongly preferred

Familiarity with common lean/agile development practices and service-oriented environments

Outstanding technical, analytical, and problem-solving abilities, along with an ability to collaborate cross-functionally

Proven ability to manage conflicting product priorities

A passion for data, with very strong quantitative skills

Highly organized and adept at prioritization - you can recognize and keep track of all the moving pieces in projects, adjusting to new information and goals

First-class influencing skills, including experience working within a large matrix organization

Excellent communication skills (written and verbal); proven ability to work with cross-functional teams to drive execution against deliverables

Bachelor degree required in Business, Computer Science or related field

AAP/EEO Statement:

3MD Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on gender, sex, age, race and color, religion, marital status, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other category that is protected by applicable law.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.