The company is looking to execute comprehensive technology projects, drive departmental objectives, evaluate operational systems, and implement a data management strategy. The role of Product Owner is to maximize the value of products created by the scrum team and ensure alignment with company vision and customer needs.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in financial services, alternatives, private equity and/or real estate, with associated knowledge of emerging technologies and industry trends and the ability to apply this knowledge to executing on business outcomes and delivering of business value.
- Proven track record of success in operational process improvements, data management, and/or IT project execution.
- Deep understanding of agile methodologies, with the ability to manage conflicting stakeholder needs and make informed decisions.
- Background in business analysis, requirements gathering, and working with project teams, vendors, business stakeholders, and engineering to develop and design solutions.
- Experience documenting test scripts in support of system implementations, enhancements, and upgrades.
- Strong project management and presentation skills, including the ability to communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical team members.
- Experience with eFront, Yardi, Salesforce, HubSpot, Dealpath, SQL, Power BI, Jira, or ServiceNow is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Assist in developing and communicating the strategic product vision and roadmap for project stakeholders and business partners.
- Work with project stakeholders and business partners, to understand, analyze, and document detailed functional and technical requirements.
- Create, prioritize, and maintain the product backlog, ensuring it is visible, transparent, and understood by the team.
- Develop user stories and acceptance criteria and ensure that backlog items are well-defined and ready for implementation.
- Lead sprint planning sessions, set sprint goals, and ensure the team understands the objectives.
- Monitor progress during sprints and address any production issues that arise.
- Develop comprehensive end-to-end test cases at the application and multi-application levels. This includes performing quality assurance testing, test case creation, and defect logging and closure.
Other
- This position is primarily responsible for assisting in the execution of the company’s comprehensive technology projects.
- As a product owner, you will be responsible for maximizing the value of the products created by the scrum team and ensuring alignment with the company's vision and customer needs.
- The Manager, Product Owner will actively engage with business leaders and subject matter experts (SMEs) to build a strategic vision for technology and data usage.
- This position will work with project stakeholders to identify core business requirements, establish end-to-end business process workflows, and build a roadmap for improving accuracy and consistency.
- This role requires outstanding communications skills and the ability to establish working relationships with individuals at all levels of the firm.
