Product Owner III

What does it take to be successful in this role?

• Is knowledgeable about the product and product domain and able to transfer ideas into valuable features

• Passionate agile practitioner with advanced understanding of agile values and principles with demonstrated success in their application

• Demonstrated knowledge of product discovery practices including human-centered design, design thinking, brainstorming approaches, and advanced facilitation techniques

• Demonstrated leadership skills, ownership and commitment for deliverables

• Excellent communication and facilitation skills, enthusiastic and assertive

• Experience working with and understanding the needs of customers both internal and external

Education \& Experience Required

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Business Administration or related field
• 6\+ years of work experience in product development, business analysis or project management
• Product ownership of at least three end to end product deliveries
• Must have completed and received certification in the 2\.0 Product Owner Enablement Program offered by the Enterprise Agility Office
• Must have experience and knowledge about the product and product domain

Or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Education \& Experience Preferred

• Certification in Certified Product Owner (CSPO)

Principal Duties \& Responsibilities

• Represent customers and users primarily for creation of complex new products or product suites

• Works closely with the team being available for questions and clarifications on a daily basis

• Create the Vision and Release Roadmap for the product(s) or product suite and be able to articulate these across multiple teams and stakeholders

• Create Release Plan and Release Goals across multiple teams focusing on delivering the highest value to the customer

• Create Sprint Goals along with the team to be able to show working software to the customer at the end of each sprint

• Owns Product Backlog by creating portfolio level work items and user stories and prioritizing based on business value

• Facilitate requirements gathering and story refinement workshops

• Track the overall progress of the initiative towards goals and ROI (Return On Investment)

• Collaborate with other Product Owners in a Community of Practice to work toward continuous improvement in the role, help others improve with the goal of helping the organization deliver highest value, highest quality products to the customer faster

• Work and collaborate with other Product Owners to identify and address cross-team dependencies and impacts

• Helps key stakeholders to better understand the product by supporting the Product Owner

• May manage a team of Product Owners for large strategic initiatives

• Provide mentorship and guidance to Product Owners

• Able to understand and articulate the big picture to leadership levels as well as team members

• High level of business expertise needed to set priorities and understand business value impact

• Communicate with a diverse set of technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Strong influencing skills in interfacing with the business stakeholders

• Identify and address cross-initiative dependencies and impacts

• Focus on continuous improvement for the product suite