Product Owner or Product Owner Senior

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Summary
Responsible for leading defining and driving the product roadmap managing priorities within cross-functional teams and making smart data driven decisions to have the biggest business impact. Supports the organization by developing and implementing product offerings and processes to scale the business. Develops product strategy drives operational plan and supports product enablement (marketing).

Essential responsibilities

• Works independently under minimal guidance to make sound decisions. No instructions are needed for routine work with only general instructions given for new activities or special assignments. May refer to established precedents and procedures but does not rely on them for decision making. Plans schedules and arranges own activities to accomplish objectives. Work is generally only reviewed for completeness.

• Provides product leadership role for multiple small or medium-scale business lines or teams.

• Drives the implementation of new product offerings through clear communication cross functional collaboration agile delivery and project management.

• Leads the delivery of features and products that align with business strategy and vision and maximizes customer value.

• Represents the voice of the customer in various contexts.

• Gathers requirements creates and refines epics features and/or user stories and maintains communicates and prioritizes the product backlog.

• Prioritizes delivery impediments product quality issues and addresses risks.

• Develop and maintain the product roadmap.

• Displays a deep understanding of product line and functionality within business where used.

• Develops a deep working knowledge of software and technologies that support the products.

• Follow standards for Agile processes and seek opportunities to improve existing processes and partner across teams to establish new processes.

• Evaluate priorities and resources to identify where gaps exist and elevate those for resolution.

• Proactively build relationships with stakeholders to better understand needs and identify new opportunities to provide value.

• Actively participate in PI Planning/Release activities.

• Represents product lines at internal Bank and external forums including System and non-FRB stakeholders with assistance from team members.

• Performs other duties as assigned or requested.

Education and Experience

Product Owner

• Associates degree and 5 years of related work experience OR

• Bachelors degree and 3 years of related work experience OR

• Masters degree and 0-1 year of related work experience

Product Owner Senior

• Associates degree and 7 years of related work experience OR

• Bachelors degree and 5 years of related work experience OR

• Masters degree and 3 years of related work experience

Knowledge Areas

• Certified Scrum Product Owner (Desired)

• Proficient knowledge of Agile Product practices

• Knowledge of Scrum and Agile Software Development Methodology

• Skills Areas

• Detail oriented

• Entrepreneurial approach to product line

• Critical thinking

• Presentation

• Effective Communication

• Excellent analytical abilities

• Ability to manage competing priorities

Skills Areas

• Detail oriented

• Entrepreneurial approach to product line

• Critical thinking

• Presentation

• Effective Communication

• Excellent analytical abilities

• Ability to manage competing priorities

Location: Cleveland OH Columbus OH Cincinnati OH or Pittsburgh PA

The expected starting salary range for the Product Owner is between $90500 and $124400 annually and for the Product Owner Senior it is between $100300 and $139400. Final salary and offer will be determined by the applicants background experience skills internal equity and market data.

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