What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Product Owner position at Open Opportunities?
In this hybrid role based at our Chicago headquarters, you will drive product vision and strategy across multiple teams by defining high-level priorities, aligning business objectives, and ensuring delivery of customer-centric solutions. Lead and act as subject matter expert for other product owners to maximize business value through effective backlog management, cross-functional collaboration, and continuous improvement of agile practices.
Essential Responsibilities
- Set and communicate product vision and roadmap in alignment with organizational goals and market trends.
- Act as a subject matter expert for other product owners, provide guidance on backlog prioritization, user story refinement, and stakeholder engagement.
- Own and manage multiple product backlogs, ensure prioritization reflects enterprise-level objectives and customer needs.
- Collaborate with senior leadership and stakeholders to translate strategic initiatives into actionable features and epics.
- Champion the voice of the customer across teams and influence product decisions to enhance member experience and business outcomes.
- Facilitate cross-team alignment for dependencies, risks, and opportunities impacting delivery and product success.
- Drive continuous improvement in agile practices, ensure consistency and scalability across teams.
- Monitor and report on product performance metrics, identify trends and recommend enhancements.
- Participate in the full product lifecycle, including ideation, development, launch, growth, and optimization.
Education & Years of Experience
- Minimum - 4 Year Bachelors Degree in Marketing, Technology, Business or related
- Minimum - 5 Years of Agile/Scrum Methodologies or related
- Preferred - 3 Years of (specific domain)
In Lieu of Education
8 Years of Agile/Scrum Methodologies or related in (specific domain)
Compensation & Benefits:
Typical hiring range: $92,600.00 to $144,100.00 Annually. Actual compensation will be determined using factors such as experience, skills & knowledge.
Benefits: Alliant provides a benefits package including health care, vision, dental, and 401k with employer match including:
- Annual performance bonus
- Work from home up to 3 days a week
- Paid parental leave
- Employee discount programs
- Time off including paid personal and sick days
- 11 paid holidays
- Education reimbursement
*Note that eligibility and cost of benefits can vary depending on the number of regularly scheduled hours, and job status such as regular full-time, regular part-time, or temporary employment.
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The responsibilities listed do not contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this position. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Salary : $92,600 - $144,100