Samaritan's Purse is looking for a Product Owner to discover and deliver technology products that solve real user problems in ways that are valuable, usable, feasible, and aligned with ministry objectives.
Requirements
- Thorough knowledge of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), including Agile methodologies
- Comprehensive knowledge of customer-facing and data-centric digital products
- Strong knowledge of relational databases and enterprise systems, with the ability to analyze data structures and support data-driven decision-making
- Thorough knowledge of software testing practices and techniques, including acceptance criteria, defect triage, and quality assurance processes
- Comprehensive knowledge of customer-facing and data-centric digital products
Responsibilities
- Own and refine the product backlog by creating, sequencing, and prioritizing user stories based on ministry value, user insights, and strategic objectives.
- Ensure all backlog items are well-defined, include clear acceptance criteria, and deliver maximum business and user value.
- Conduct discovery to deeply understand user needs and ensure feedback is continuously integrated into the product roadmap and backlog.
- Partner with UI/UX, QA, and development teams throughout sprints to provide ongoing feedback, clarification, and strategic direction.
- Accept or reject work based on alignment with user needs and quality standards, and redirect sprints when product goals or strategy shift.
- Articulate and maintain a clear, compelling product vision that guides sprint goals and keeps the team aligned with ministry and organizational goals.
- Lead and participate in planning activities such as sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, demos, and release planning to ensure consistent alignment between team execution and product vision.
Other
- Maintain your personal relationship with Jesus Christ and be an effective witness for Him.
- Evangelize the product internally and externally by building strong relationships with business users and stakeholders.
- Mentor and guide the Product Business Analyst to ensure high-quality requirements gathering, user story development, and stakeholder analysis, aligning the analysts work with product vision and backlog priorities.
- Provide regular progress updates to IT leadership and clearly communicate status to stakeholders for transparency and shared understanding.
- Bachelor's degree in a related field and 5 or more years of related experience
- Proven ability to work independently and thrive as a collaborative team member
- 12 credit hours of college-level Biblical Studies (strongly preferred)
