Product Owner :: Fulltime :: Denver, CO; Chicago; IL; Washington, DC (Onstie)

Role: Product Owner

Location: Denver, CO; Chicago; IL; Washington, DC (Onstie)

Fulltime – Permanent

Salary: $95K - $110K / Year

Job Descriptio

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  Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product management, software developers, designers, quality assurance, and stakeholders to define, prioritize, and communicate product vision, strategy, and roadma
• p.Own and maintain the product backlog, ensuring that it is well-organized, up-to-date, and aligned with the overall product vision and business goal
• s.Translate high-level business requirements into clear and actionable user stories, ensuring that they contain well-defined acceptance criteria and align with technical capabilitie
• s.Act as the primary point of contact between product management, technology lead and development team, ensuring that communication flows seamlessly and that stakeholder needs are effectively addresse
• d.Regularly engage with product management, stakeholders developers and qa team to gather feedback, capture user insights, and validate that the product is meeting their expectation
• s.With some guidance from technology lead, make informed decisions on scope, backlog priorities, and trade-offs while considering factors such as project timelines, technical constraints, dependencies, ris
• ksLead sprint planning, backlog refinement, and sprint review sessions, PI planning documentation, jira input, jira cleanliness / completeness, & collaboration with the development team to ensure a clear understanding of the work to be don
• e.Responsible for owning the creation and refinement of stories with the team to ensure there are enough ready stories to load the next 2-3 sprint
• s.Provide guidance and support to the development team, clarifying requirements, resolving queries, and ensuring a shared understanding of the user storie
• s.Continuously monitor project progress, track key performance indicators (KPIs), and ensure that the product is delivering the intended value to customer
• s.Actively participate in retrospectives to identify areas for improvement within the development process and take actions to enhance team efficiency and effectivenes
• s.Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices, leveraging this knowledge to identify opportunities for product enhancement and innovatio
• n.Manage stakeholder expectations, anticipating and addressing concerns, and ensuring a positive collaborative working environmen

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Required Qualificatio

• ns:10 years of experience as a Software Product Owner supporting a software development environme
• nt.Experience using the SAFe framework or having a PO/PM SAFe certificat
• ionExpert with translating high-level business requirements into clear and actionable user stories, ensuring that they contain well-defined acceptance criter
• ia.Must have expert ability to document detailed requirements, minutes, action items, manage incoming requests and outgoing communicati
• onsExpert ability to track, manage and resolve dependencies, blockers, issues, risks, clearly document and articulate action item owners and open items in need of attent
• ionStrong organization and facilitation skills, including the ability to prioritize work and drive out deadli
• nesMust work well with internal and external team members, have ability to manage and resolve conflicts collaboratively and with patie
• nceStrong analytical skills and drive to take initiative, be proactive to collect details needed to address blockers, drive out issues for the t
• eamDetail-oriented self starter with ability to deliver high-quality software products and exceptional user experienc
• es.Advanced experience in JIRA, Confluence, Release Management T
• oolExperience building dashboards and filtering / lookups in j
• iraExcellent written oral/ communication and presentation ski
• llsHands-on experience with managing large scale agile, technical projects and executive communicati
• onsAble to work independently with limited supervis
• ionExperience working in Agile development process, Agile methodologies, and deep understanding of various phases of Software Development Life Cy

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Preferred Qualificati

• ons:Certification(s) related to Agile methodologies (e.g., Certified Scrum Product Owner) is a p
• lus.Previous experience in cyber security, specifically vulnerability management or application security testing is advantag
• eousExperience with Jira, .NET and python development is a strong as
• set.Experience writing detailed technical requirem