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ID #23793554
State Illinois
City Riverwoods
Job type Contract
Salary USD Depends on Experience Depends on Experience
Source Make Corporation
Showed 2021-12-03
Date 2021-12-02
Deadline 2022-01-31
Category Et cetera
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Product Owner- No third parties plz

Illinois, Riverwoods, 60015 Riverwoods USA

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Product OwnerMM-36291 Location: Riverwoods, IL (team may consider 100% remote)Duration: 6-month initial duration

Job Description: Data and Reporting Team is seeking a highly motivated candidate, who will be the Product Owner (PO) leading one of our agile team. This person will partner closely with technology and strategy teams to deliver a critical initiative in 2022. As PO, this person is responsible for writing user stories that align to the prioritized features and ensure the pipeline stays full and is prioritized. The PO should be internally focused on the agile team and implementation. The PO has a significant role in quality and is the only team member empowered to accept user stories as done. The PO will also work with the Product Manager to prepare for the Program Increment planning meeting and working with Business Initiative owners and SMEs on a daily basis.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Develops features in collaboration with Product Manager
  • Writes user stories and acceptance criteria
  • Ensures that user stories meet Definition of Ready (DoR)
  • Updates the user stories in JIRA (Agile Management Tool)
  • Manages and prioritizes the program and sprint backlogs continuously (prior to and during the backlog grooming sessions).
  • Protects the team from distractions like non-sprint work and minimizes changes committed user stories.
  • Empowered to make all critical decisions regarding functionality and priority in the sprint
  • Provide sign off to “Accept” each user story during sprint
  • Responsible for completing the Requirements during Release Planning stages and responsible for cross ART (Agile Release Train) Teams for review
  • Champions efforts to attain product vision and objectives
  • Collaborates with other Product Owners and/or Product Manager to uphold business priority and vision
  • Participates mandatory forums such as Sprint planning retro, daily stand up etc.
  • Provides periodic status updates to business stakeholders and upper management

Required Skills:
  • Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills
  • Rich knowledge and experience in Agile and Scrum
  • Prioritization skills in Agile environment
  • Being able to focus on vision and manage conflict
  • Capable to adapt to different personality types and work with both analytical and technical teams.
  • Desired Skills:
  • Experience working in financial systems, especially payment systems

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