Product Owner

Company
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

The St Louis Fed is one of 12 Reserve Banks serving all or parts of Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas with branches in Little Rock, Louisville and Memphis. The St. Louis Fed's most essential responsibilities include promoting stable prices and economic growth, fostering a sound financial system, providing payment services to financial institutions, supporting the U.S. Treasury's financial operations, and advancing economic education, community development and fair access to credit.

The Technology Division is looking for an experienced Product Owner to join our team. As a Product Owner, you will report to the Manager of Product Management and promote technology outcomes to meet the needs and expectations of our business partners. In your role, you will foster dialogue and communication between multiple partners and technical experts, encourage collaboration amongst Agile team members and lead Agile team planning. Additionally, you will oversee requirements gathering and capture of user stories, maintain a prioritized backlog, and guide sprint and release planning.


You will report directly to a manager and work with a team that values innovation, independence of views and a diverse and inclusive working environment.


Responsibilities

• Work with business and Technology partners to develop inspiring product visions, derived from business needs into product roadmaps that are in alignment with business and IT strategies.
  
  

• Interpret requirements, write user stories and work with technical teams, developers, business analysts, UX and internal constituents to determine the details.
  
  

• Be the voice of the business customer, identifying gaps and opportunities for new capabilities, manages backlog, and prioritizing work within sprints.
  
  

• Partner with scrum master and technical teams to participate in agile ceremonies (sprint demos, retrospectives, sprint planning).
  
  

• Make use of release reviews, user testing, user feedback, operational and performance metrics, and analysis to identify and understand customer needs for products.
  
  

• Maintain clear and consistent communication with relevant stakeholders.
  
  

• Exhibits expertise within products' feature areas and coordinates with interdependent teams to provide product support.
  
  

• Coordinate release activities and monitor product performance, adoption and operational health.
  
  

• Manage product documentation.
  
  

• Participate in testing as needed.
  
  

• Support overall activities and responsibilities of Product Management team.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or commensurate experience.
  
  

• 3+ years' relevant experience as a product owner within an agile team environment.
  
  

• Familiarity with Kanban or Scrum Agile methodologies.
  
  

• Must exhibit strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative style and can share technical ideas and approaches with others.
  
  

• Experience using Jira is a plus.
  
  

• Certified Scrum Product Owner certification is a plus.
  
  

• Travel (5%)
  
  

• Lesser experience can be considered for lower level role
  
  

Total Rewards


Bring your passion and expertise, and we'll provide the opportunities that will challenge you and propel your growth-along with a wide range of benefits and perks that support your health, wealth, and life.


Salary: $94,700-120,700


In addition to competitive compensation, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that all brought together in a flexible work environment where you can truly find balance:

• Generous paid time off
  
  

• Tuition & Training assistance/reimbursement
  
  

• 401(k) match & Annuity/Pension fund
  
  

• Top-notch health care benefits
  
  

• Child and family care leave
  
  

• Professional development opportunities
  
  

• And more...
  
  

At the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, we are committed to a strong and resilient economy for all. We prioritize inclusion and strive to be a workplace where all employees can thrive. Learn more about Bank's culture


The Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis is an Equal Opportunity Employer.


Full Time / Part Time
Full time

Regular / Temporary
Regular

Job Exempt (Yes / No)
Yes

Job Category
Project/Product Management Family Group

Work Shift
First (United States of America)

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