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Job Location drjobs

Salt Lake, UT - USA

Monthly Salary drjobs

$ 97100 - 145600

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

If youre passionate about building a better future for individuals communities and our countryand youre committed to working hard to play your part in building that futureconsider WGU as the next step in your career.

Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online competency-based degree programs WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century one that has received praise from academic industry government and media leaders. Whatever your role working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families.

The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

At WGU it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is:

Grade: Professional 311

Pay Range: $97100.00 - $145600.00

Job Description

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

  • Work in an agile environment fulfilling the role of Product Owner and continuously refining and prioritizing the backlog; balancing stakeholder priorities with product health needs to maximize value and minimize risk.
  • Engage a cross-functional team of stakeholders end-users engineers UX designers and product and portfolio leaders to understand the problems to solve inform the product vision and define software product requirements.
  • Develop and communicate the software product roadmap based on the strategy problems to solve and stakeholder priorities.
  • Collaborate with the Scrum team to translate the product roadmap into well-defined features and a deep product backlog of sprint-ready user stories with clear acceptance criteria to deliver on the roadmap.
  • Participate and present in quarterly planning activities and bi-weekly portfolio steering committees.
  • Define and surface risks assumptions and trade-offs associated with product features to guide prioritization decisions.
  • Gather feedback about the product capabilities needed using interviews conducting focus groups instrumenting surveys partnering with UX on usability sessions reviewing online communities working with internal tech teams etc.
  • Knowledgeable on assigned product(s) including the technology used integrations and dependencies. Understand the latest relevant technologies vendors innovations and forward-thinking trends.
  • Participate in the RFI and RFP vendor selection process.
  • Demo working software and facilitate effective sprint demos to stakeholders.
  • Ensure product quality by testing software features to ensure they satisfy the acceptance criteria and work with stakeholders and end users to coordinate user acceptance testing activities.
  • Provide support to product release activities including documenting software release notes and coordinating change management to increase product adoption.
  • Actively participate in the urgent resolution of any high-impact production issues.
  • Understand and measure product health and use data to inform/defend prioritization decisions and to ensure product quality and product service levels meet defined goals and measures of success targets.
  • Maintain and build relationships with business owners stakeholders team members and key vendors.
  • Clearly communicates constraints conflicts requirements compatibility issues and items that could affect project outcome final performance level or product efficacy. Offers appropriate alternatives and contingency plans.
  • Performs other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge Skill and Abilities:

  • Must be a professional persuasive communicator able to gain the respect of the team external stakeholders and management.
  • Excellent written oral presentation and interpersonal skills.
  • Experience working in or with product management.
  • Experience working in the Agile Scrum framework and with project management methodologies.
  • Comfortable with ambiguity and prepared to act with incomplete information.
  • Thrives working collaboratively as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strong attention to detail while not losing site of the larger goal.
  • Leadership skills with the ability to effectively influence persuade and negotiate.
  • Understanding of technical concepts and ability to communicate them to non-technical audiences.
  • Analytical and quantitative skills to use data and metrics to back up assumptions surface recommendations and drive decisions. Ability to clearly communicate these data insights to others.
  • Agile Methodology experience.
  • Deep knowledge of web/software development and related technologies.
  • Exhibits excellent judgment.
  • Has relentlessly high standards (is never satisfied with the status quo).
  • Strong attention to detail and a feeling of pride and ownership over the quality of our products.

Competencies:

Organizational Impact:

  • Works to achieveoperational targetswithin job areas impactingdepartment function oroffice results.
  • Work is performedindependently onmoderately complexprojects and assignmentswith some guidancerequired for directionand complex tasks. Setsobjectives for oneself to meet the goalsof projects orassignments.

Problem Solving & Decision Making:

  • Responsible foremploying adjustmentsor recommendedenhancements tosystems and processes tosolve problems orimprove the job areas effectiveness while leveraginga systems-thinkingapproach.
  • Problems faced mayrequire an understanding ofa broader set of issuesand job areas.

Communication & Influence:

  • Collaborates with contacts typically within the job area to obtain or provide information requiring some explanation or interpretation.

Leadership & Talent Management

  • May provide guidanceand assistance to entry-level professionalsand or supportemployees.
  • Demonstrates the WGUleadership principles inall aspects of service tostudents employees andpartners of WGU.

Job Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelors degree and 2 years of related experience or an advanced degree without experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Masters degree or higher in a relevant field. MBA - Strongly Preferred.
  • Experience in higher education education technology custom eLearning development R&D or a relevant field.
  • Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or other equivalent certification (e.g. Pragmatic Marketing).
  • Certified in change management.

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Position & Application Details

Full-Time Regular Positions (classified as regular and working 40 standard weekly hours): This is a full-time regular position (classified for 40 standard weekly hours) that is eligible for bonuses; medical dental vision telehealth and mental healthcare; health savings account and flexible spending account; basic and voluntary life insurance; disability coverage; accident critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages; legal and identity theft coverage; retirement savings plan; wellbeing program; discounted WGU tuition; and flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual 11 paid holidays and other paid leaves including up to 12 weeks of parental leave.

How to Apply: If interested an application will need to be submitted online. Internal WGU employees will need to apply through the internal job board in Workday.

Additional Information

Disclaimer: The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. Its not all-inclusive.

Accommodations: Applicants with disabilities who require assistance or accommodation during the application or interview process should contact our Talent Acquisition team at

Equal Employment Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.


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