Technical Product Owner

Job Description

Successful Candidates Are:
· Collaborators – strong partnering skills with others including  fellow team members, peers, key stake holders; builds relationships & connects ideas across silos including, high-grade diplomatic
skills to effectively negotiate for harmony
· Curious – willing to take calculated risks, challenges traditional approaches, inquisitive with a penchant for seeking new experiences, knowledge; asks questions; demonstrates an appetite to learn new things

· Adaptable – remains calm and optimistic under pressure and adapts well to unexpected situations; comfortable dealing with ambiguity and uncertainty; solicits & embraces feedback from others to make changes to improve impact and effectiveness
· Courageous/Bold – not afraid to make quick decisions with limited info, decisive; sets direction and priorities without fear; has the guts to make difficult business and people decisions; takes initiative and publicly tests limits; is not afraid to fail or go against popular opinion; acts with a real sense of urgency to move others to action; sets a high bar
· Determined – achievement oriented; optimistic about what can be; persistent, can persevere, resilient to setbacks; seeks high levels of activity, fast-paced environment; demonstrates a fierce commitment to challenging goals; a strong bias for action
· Authentic leaders and open, genuine communicators able to create an environment of excitement and positive motivation that leads to an emotional connection with the team, not just the task
· Well equipped to interface at any level of the organization in a context of major cultural change

What You’ll Do:
· Work closely with different stakeholders to understand their needs and priorities in defining product features
· Collect customer and stakeholder input for the development of technical requirements and product priorities
· Write product requirements, user stories and manage a product roadmap
· Leads user acceptance testing sessions to ensure product design meets requirements
· Collaborate closely with engineering teams to ensure requirements are prioritized, implemented and validated
· Analyze, manage, iterate and track the continued success of features in production
· Identify and perform gap analysis
· Assess cross-project impacts and take steps to resolve issues, particularly those standing in the way of progress, escalating when appropriate.

· Participate in process and quality improvement activities, and end of sprint and release retrospectives.

Qualifications

Experience:
· 2-5 years of experience in customer journey mapping, user research, and user stories.
· Experience in building and launching consumer digital products on web and mobile platforms – ideally in a regulated industry in which privacy and security are paramount
· Prior experience working as a product owner, product manager, designer or business analyst and known for rolling up your sleeves and getting the work done
· Strong ability to make trade-off decisions between possible and desirable, which requires a good sense of what is technically feasible
· Experience working in an Agile environment, ensuring user stories and acceptance criteria are captured correctly
· Understanding of how to use data and analytics to create a personalized experience and attract customers
· Knowledge of consumer products and passion around emerging technologies (e.g., Internet of Things, wearables, Beacons, NFC, big data) and how they will change consumer experiences
· Past experience in a role that required collaboration, influencing others and required building trust
· Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Marketing, Computer Science or Information Systems

Additional Information

This Job is with one of my banking client. Feel free to reach me on 732 243 0292.