Mortgage Agile Product Owner

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You may review, modify, or update your information by visiting and logging into the careers section of the system. Job Description: At Regions, the Agile Product Owner represents business stakeholders to elicit, understand, analyze, document, refine and communicate business needs, so that business and/or technical delivery teams can build effective solutions. Primary Responsibilities Partners with sponsors, stakeholders, and Information Technology to facilitate, define and document relevant business processes, gaining an understanding of the needs, measures, and risks and controls for the improvement area Works with management and other stakeholders to understand and validate business strategy and vision and customer needs Assists with project level plans related to schedule, scope and resources Works independently on small to medium complexity efforts, or in support of a Senior or Lead on larger efforts Identifies, assesses, tracks and mitigates issues and risks at multiple levels. Participates in validation and testing of features prior to end user acceptance Provides just-in-time story elaboration to designers, business analysts, developers, testers and others to develop, execute and release in alignment with program and/or product roadmaps Serves as the content authority on an Agile team by maintaining a prioritized backlog of stories and providing continual business guidance for the execution team Reviews, and when appropriate, accepts and prioritizes feedback and new requirements from stakeholders Reviews and accepts or declines output of development to ensure specified acceptance criteria have been completed Works with the business process owners to manage and track benefits, adoption and risks to operations This position is exempt from timekeeping requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act and is not eligible for overtime pay. Requirements Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business or a related field and five (5) years of relevant experience in process improvement, project delivery, business/requirements analysis or business operations/product line Preferences SAFe Practitioner (SP), SAFe Agilist, or SAFe Product Owner/Manager certification Skills and Competencies Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks under pressure Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills Excellent listening, interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills Experience in Process Engineering methodologies and Change Management practices Familiarity or working knowledge with multiple technical software delivery methodologies (i.e., Agile, Waterfall) Proven ability to utilize data and analytics to formulate recommendations, solve business problems, and drive business improvements Strong customer service orientation Additional Job Description Drive transformational initiatives to modernize platforms, enhance experiences, and advance digital capabilities. Partner across business and tech to optimize POS & LOS platforms (e.g., Empower), delivering prioritized backlogs, streamlined workflows, and integrations. Lead mortgage product ownership, applying Agile practices and expertise across the lending lifecycle to deliver value to associates. This position may be filled at a higher level depending on the candidate’s qualifications and relevant experience. Position Type Full time Compensation Details Pay ranges are job specific and are provided as a point-of-market reference for compensation decisions. Other factors which directly impact pay for individual associates include: experience, skills, knowledge, contribution, job location and, most importantly, performance in the job role. As these factors vary by individuals, pay will also vary among individual associates within the same job. The target information listed below is based on the Metropolitan Statistical Area Market Range for where the position is located and level of the position. Job Range Target: Minimum: $100,634.05 USD Median: $128,130.00 USD Incentive Pay Plans: This job may participate in an annual discretionary bonus plan. Benefits Information Regions offers a benefits package that is flexible, comprehensive and recognizes that "one size does not fit all" for benefits-eligible associates. Listed below is a synopsis of the benefits offered by Regions for informational purposes, which is not intended to be a complete summary of plan terms and conditions. Paid Vacation/Sick Time 401K with Company Match Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits Disability Benefits Health Savings Account Flexible Spending Account Life Insurance Parental Leave Employee Assistance Program Associate Volunteer Program Please note, benefits and plans may be changed, amended, or terminated with respect to all or any class of associate at any time. To learn more about Regions’ benefits, please click or copy the link below to your browser. Location Details Riverchase Operations Center Location: Hoover, Alabama Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans Job applications at Regions are accepted electronically through our career site for a minimum of five business days from the date of posting. Job postings for higher-volume positions may remain active for longer than the minimum period due to business need and may be closed at any time thereafter at the discretion of the company. About Regions At Regions, our culture focuses on five core values that are a commitment to how we will do business: Put people first Do what is right Focus on your customer Reach higher Enjoy life Through these values, our mission to make life better drives our desire to improve and make a positive difference in the communities where we work and live through financial investments and volunteering.