IT Product Owner
Requirements Gathering & In-Progress Development Support
This role supports the development work stream by (a) leading requirements gathering to produce “shovel-ready” stories, enhancements, and bugs for the development team, (b) resolving development questions on in-progress stories by coordinating with subject matter experts for answers.
Requirements Gathering
- Based on the priority of strategic business goals, work with subject matter experts to define the specifications and acceptance criteria of stories, enhancements, and bugs
- Provide updated estimates for the IT roadmap
- Lead epic overview sessions with the assigned developer, IT project manager, and corporate trainer to transfer work to in-progress
- Develop and refine story, enhancement, and bug templates in Jira
- Build methodology to categorize development stories
- Research new products and solutions as needed
In-Progress Development Support
- Coordinate with subject matter experts to resolve questions related to specifications or acceptance criteria on in-progress development work
- Attend daily development huddles to answer questions
- Support twice weekly development reviews to present status of in-progress development
Role Requirements
- Intermediate understanding of Agile and Lean principles
- Experience working in or with a Kanban, continuous flow development team, or Scrum team
- Advanced communication skills, especially with the written word and using multiple mediums (writing, diagrams, workflows, drawings) to convey specifications
- Familiarity with Specification by Example
- Intermediate to advanced experience with requirements gathering and backlog refinement
- Exceptional task management skills
- Familiarity with a development management platform, like Jira or Azure DevOps
- Bachelor’s degree
- Must be a US citizen or green card holder
- You are energized by understanding all the small details!