Product Owner Rural 1st

About Our Opportunity

Our Product Owner is primarily responsible for delivery, adoption and documentation of product features and system enhancements to key technology products. The product owner works closely with Product Manager(s), technology teams and vendors to provide direction, guidance, and support to deliver on products and services. The role requires in-depth product knowledge, an understanding of underlying business and technical relationships, and will require periodic visits to customer sites and attendance of relevant events to keep the pulse on business challenges, needs and industry best practices.

How You Will Spend Your Time

• Works with Product Managers to groom, prioritize and maintain the Product Backlog, with a focus on feature and user story level items and facilitating near term work with the delivery teams.
• Works closely with the Product Manager(s) to communicate the product vision, roadmap and priorities to the delivery team and related stakeholders
• Drives discussions and maintains regular touchpoints to understand the unique needs of different business units and external customers.
• Translates high level vision into well-defined product requirements, with a focus on features, user stories and acceptance test criteria
• Participates in agile ceremonies such as planning, discovery, and retrospectives to ensure the delivery team has a shared understanding of product work.
• Tracks and communicates progress, deadlines & constraints for product work.
• Evaluates trade-offs between competing priorities, based on input from business stakeholders and Product Manager(s), ensuring the delivery team has a clear alignment on approach and what to work on next.
• Works with Architects, UX Designers, developers, and other key technical roles to improve the product experience usability, and/or facilitate feature design and implementation.
• Works with IT BA’s, System Admins and other business and technical roles to assess association impact; and partners with the IT BA to develop testing plans for code validation, and to ensure release plans are successfully executed.
• Monitors and analyze product Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to evaluate the effectiveness of features and make data-driven decisions about the product backlog.
• Approves go-live and promotion to production schedules and testing sign-off.
• Collaborates with Lending Support, Organizational Development and Corporate Communications to implement release communications and change management strategies that reduce disruption and maximize adoption and ensure flawless rollout of product enhancements.

Minimum Education & Experience

The typical incumbent has a bachelor’s degree in computer science, finance, statistics, business administration, related field or equivalent related professional experience. Possesses a minimum two (2) years of successful, relevant experience working with Product Managers to groom, prioritize and maintain the Product Backlog, with a focus on feature and user story level items and facilitating near term work with the delivery teams. SCRUM Product Owner Certification preferred.

Mental & Physical Requirements

While engaged in this position, team members will routinely sit, use hands for tasks, and communicate orally. Standing or walking is frequently required, while occasional demands include reaching with hands and arms, and lifting or moving up to ten pounds. Vision requirements encompass close and distance vision. The work environment typically has a moderate noise level. This role may entail a blend of mental and physical capabilities, requiring strong mental acuity, problem-solving skills, and occasional physical tasks such as standing, lifting, or extended computer usage. Some roles may require physical or mental requirements related to driving, such as a valid driver's license, and the ability to drive a long-distance. Reasonable accommodations will be considered for individuals as requested.