Senior Product Owner

Summary:

The Senior Product Owner is responsible for the tactical implementation of a product vision and strategy that contributes to the success of the business with measurable impact. This role requires Product Ownership expertise, technical/domain expertise, and mentorship experience. The individual in this role will have extensive experience creating, grooming, and prioritizing a product backlog leveraging the Agile methodology and in alignment with the Product roadmap. The individual in this role will also have a track record of launching successful products and expertly collaborating with a cross-functional team to enable efficient product delivery. This role requires proven communication, organization, and prioritization skills. This role builds relationships with stakeholders. This role will drive execution on key products that deliver business value to improve the overall customer and team member experience.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Expertly creates, maintains, and prioritizes a Product backlog in alignment with a Product strategy and Agile principles.

• Expertly creates and validates Acceptance Criteria for Product backlog work items with little direction.

• Challenges the status quo to find new solutions and drives out of the box ideas.

• Expertly guides other Product Owners and departments to manage dependencies and drive initiatives to on-time completion.

• Possesses an extensive track record of launching impactful Products.

• Displays leadership in guiding a cross-functional team of design and engineering to ensure execution to plan.

• Displays strong leadership skills when roadblocks or challenges arise, leveraging skills and experiences to resolve issues.

• Expertise in effectively communicating with both technical and business stakeholders.

• Challenges the status quo to find new solutions and drives out of the box ideas.

• Provides stakeholders with proactive and relevant updates.

• Shares best practices and Mentors teammates on Product Ownership principals.

• Partners with Product Leadership to improve Product Ownership processes.

• Comply with all company policies and procedures.

• Maintain regular and punctual attendance.

Other Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Performs other related duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position is an individual contributor with no direct reports but may provide guidance, leadership, or training to others.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Ability to work independently and be a self-starter.

• Excellent organizational and time management skills.

• Has advanced working knowledge of the customer and product.

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business-related field and 5-6 years of experience in a Product Owner or equivalent role or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Minimum of 2-4 years of experience leveraging the Agile methodology.

• Minimum of 2-4 years of experience in Technical Domain expertise.

• Minimum of 2-4 years of experience in UX design principles and best practices

Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in Mortgage, Banking, Real Estate, or Financial Services

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

None Required

Work Complexity:

Problems and issues faced are difficult and complex, and may require understanding of broader set of issues. Problems typically involve consideration of multiple issues and understanding of the financial/mortgage industry. Problems are typically solved through drawing from prior experience and analysis of issues.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Work is normally performed in a typical interior office work environment which does not subject the employee to any hazardous or unpleasant elements. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

The company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Americans with Disabilities Act:

Applicants as well as employees who are or become disabled must be able to satisfactorily perform the essential job functions of the position either with or without reasonable accommodation. Applicants as well as employees are encouraged to meet with Human Resources as the organization shall review reasonable accommodations on a case-by-case basis in accordance with applicable law.

Job Responsibilities:

The statements reflect the general duties and responsibilities considered necessary to perform the essential functions of the job and should not be considered as an all-inclusive list of all the work requirements of the position. The company may change the specific job duties with or without prior notice based on the needs of the organization.

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