[ref. f90209000] Product Owner
A Product Owner is Responsible for defining Team Product Backlog of User Stories including backlog prioritization, refinement, and creation of acceptance criteria along with agreed upon definition of done. Has a proficient knowledge of SAFe principles, Kanban, and Scrum including embracing agile principles and applying lean agile mindset.
Demonstrates critical thinking skills like Analytical, Problem Solving, Open-minded, creativity, etc. Product Owner is an expert in at least one Product/Domain area that guides, informs, and provides insight on product enhancements, maintenance, and efficiencies needed.
Product Owners at this level can support the delivery of assigned Product Increment (PI) objectives. They can be assigned to a maximum of two agile teams.
location: Framingham, Massachusettsjob type: Contract
salary: $43.38 - 53.38 per hour
work hours: 8am to 5pm
education: Bachelors
responsibilities:Major Responsibilities:
- Responsible for defining Team Product Backlog of User Stories including backlog prioritization, refinement and creation of acceptance criteria along with agreed upon definition of done. Has autonomy to make decisions around the team backlog
- Partner with the Product Manager to understand priorities and PI features and supports driving the Product Increment (PI) objective at the Team Level
- Drives Iteration Goals and content via prioritized user stories
- Product/Domain expert that guides, informs and provides insight on what product enhancements, maintenance and efficiencies/remediation are needed
- Ensures the technical integrity of the solution
- Product decision maker including Functional and NFRs; accepts User Stories and Iteration Increments
- Conducts impact analysis for optimal product delivery, industry trends etc.
- Contributor to the Vision, Roadmap and ROI; ensures the team's backlog aligns to the Roadmap
- Acts as the Customer for Teams including being the liaison between the business and team
- Ensures team risks and dependencies are identified and managed
- Collaborates with the System Architect to prioritize Enablers
- Stakeholder management; Accountable for identifying and manage risks, scope trade-offs, and timeline impacts
- Collaborator of dependencies with the team, Product Mgr and other teams for optimal delivery outcomes
- Skilled in SAFe principles, Kanban and Scrum framework including embracing of agile principles and a lean agile mindset
- Fully understands Roles & Responsibilities of the team, stakeholders, other teams
- Use of metrics to assess team progress and areas for improvement
- Leverage various Agile processes such as Story and Value Stream Mapping and Estimating using Fibonacci scale
- Leverage Agile planning tools
- Supports DevOps and Security best practices
- Instrumental role in the preparation of the system demo as well as producing the system demo
- Attends and actively participates in Release Train Ceremonies: PI Planning, System Demo, ART Sync, and Inspect & Adapt when part of an ART.
- Attends and actively participates in Team Agile Ceremonies
- Ensures feedback from System Demos Retrospectives and I&A workshops are taken back to teams for possible inclusion in future continuous improvement activities.
- Understand Rolling Wave plans and impact to budget
- Enable the team to be empowered and self-regulated
- Supporting role in third party vendor and solution evaluation, selection, and management
- May support a PO for optimal PI feature allocation approach
Required Qualifications:
- 7-10 years as Product Owner
- Min 5 years in an Agile environment (SAFe principles, Kanban, and Scrum framework) (required)
- Bachelor's Degree OR equivalent Degree (required)
- Hands on experience participating in SAFe events, such as sprint planning, release planning, feature refinement and PI planning
- Consultative partnership with customers, with the ability to translate functional needs into requirements that drive value
- Working a highly collaborative, matrix environment, with measurable business impact. Outstanding communication, facilitation, negotiation, and mentorship skills
skills: Desired/Preferred Skills:
- SAFe certification
- Product Owner / Product Manager (POPM) Certification
- Multiple domain expertise
- Experience handling third party and SAAS applications
- Experience with JIRA, Confluence, or similar
- Cloud experience (Azure, AWS)
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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, an incentive and recognition program, and 401K contribution (all benefits are based on eligibility).
This posting is open for thirty (30) days.
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