Sr. Product Owner

Job Description $80,000 - $100,000 / year + Bonus A senior product owner’s main objective is to translate business problems and requirements into user stories that enable a development team to create the best solution to solve customer problems. A senior product owner at Vertafore owns their backlog and prioritizes it to align with product strategy, business goals, and achieve project goals and objectives. The senior product owner will provide clarity in complex projects, collaborating with internal, and at-times external stakeholders. You’ll work closely with Product Managers to understand roadmap goals/strategy and distill high-level requirements user stories that enable development teams to understand what problems need to be solved to create the best solution. As a Senior Product Owner you will also prioritize the development backlog and work with Product Managers to plan and sequence the work appropriately. As features or user stories are delivered you’ll work closely with QA to ensure the problems are solved and requirements are met. Core Requirements and Responsibilities Translate business problems and requirements into prioritized backlog of user stories for the development teams to implement Facilitate and lead cross-functional teams, primarily internal and, at times external, to get the clarity needed to document user stories to appropriate level of detail Translate project goals/objectives/strategy to actionable work, prioritizing and sequencing the development work to achieve project goals and timelines Partner with QA to define acceptance criteria and verify acceptance criteria are met Research and respond to questions from designers, developers, and QA When needed, work directly with customers, and conduct market research to clarify requirements and ensure solution will deliver value to end users Clarify user stories to the appropriate level of detail where needed Collaborate with product management, development, and user experience design staff to lead on time, successful scope definition and feature deployment When applicable, lead other product owners to deliver on overall product roadmap Partner with product manager to consolidate market requirements, align to corporate objectives, and prioritize what is essential to define market strategy Partner with product manager to define product vision and roadmap Other duties as assigned Vertafore is a Flexible First working environment which allows team members to work from home as often as you’d like, while using our offices as a place for collaboration, community, and teambuilding. There are times you may be asked to come into an office and/or travel for specific meetings for a specific business purpose and this varies by job responsibilities. #J-18808-Ljbffr Hirebridge