Product Owner
Large Banking Client
Richmond, VA - 3 days onsite, 2 Remote
Duration: 12+ months - potential to extend and/or convert
Top requirements:
- 5+ years’ Product Owner experience
- Oracle or SQL Database experience/understanding
- Agile experience
- Data analysis/profiling
- Excellent communication
Plusses:
- DATA DOMAIN GOVERNANCE WOULD BE HUGE PLUS
Product Owner – Technology Delivery
Responsible for maximizing the value for a product. Defines the vision and roadmap for the product, defining and prioritizing stories in the product backlog, and articulating this to both stakeholders and the development team. Works closely with stakeholders to understand their needs, and with the Product Manager in a scaled Agile model to ensure there is alignment. Possess a working knowledge of the product, and basic understanding of the business or technology domain. With some guidance, creates the vision and roadmap for the product to align with strategic direction for the business or technology domain. Communicates the product vision and roadmap to stakeholders and the team. Collaborates with stakeholders to understand their needs and problems. Creates and prioritizes work for one team. Learning to collaborate with cross-functional teams. With some guidance, creates and prioritizes stories in the product backlog. Refines stories with the team to ensure there are enough ready stories to load the next 1-2 sprints. Reviews and accepts stories and is empowered to make on-the-spot decisions on scope and requirements. Works in partnership with the team to ensure that optimum value is obtained through technology and through an advanced understanding of the business.
Required Skills
·5+ years as a Product Owner
·Experience managing the portfolio of a product team
·Data analysis/Profiling
·Ability to partner with other functional areas
·Ability to develop awareness of business function for which application is being designed to drive out detailed requirements and form effective partnerships
·Strong analytical ability, independent problem solving, and effective communication skills
·Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies and deliver in a fast-paced agile environment
·Expert knowledge and experience in software development methodologies and industry practices
·Expert understanding and experience with building and deploying enterprise applications
·Ability to work in a matrix environment with minimal supervision
·Excellent written, verbal, and diagramming skills. Expertise in using PowerPoint and clearly articulating findings/presenting solutions
Desired Skills
·Experience working with an enterprise data strategy
