Product Owner

Contract Product Owner

Randstad is partnering with a retail firm that is looking for a contract Product Owner. The role 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.

They are looking for someone who has 5+ years of experience as a Product Owner and has a proficient knowledge of SAFe principles, Kanban, and Scrum including embracing agile principles and applying lean agile mindset.

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
• 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.