Senior Program Manager

Product OwnerDrives value to the business by building, managing, and maintaining Product Backlogs in collaboration with IT teams, based on magnitude, scope, and complexity. Represents the business to the team and defines business value for them. Defines the details of what is being done and the overall scope of the project that builds the product offering. Ensures that acceptance criteria is well-defined. Plays a key role in shaping the direction of the product in feature creation, user story writing, and collaboratively innovating through Joint Application Development and other brainstorming sessions.Essential Functions:Lead the efforts of defining the Product Backlogs by working closely with the team of Business Analysts, Architects, Technologists, SMEs, and business owners.Define the Product Roadmap and use it along with the Product Vision to develop epics and features, and work with Business Analysts to create user stories that accurately reflect the desired product capabilities.Build a Product Backlog and review it with business owners to determine business value and to assign priority.Determine the acceptance criteria and have the authority to accept or reject development team deliverables.Is accountable for the success of the product or component under their purview.Guides Business Analysts on how to break down the Minimal Viable Product into the user stories and shares expertise in writing effective user stories.Provides inputs to the Scrum Master on improvement opportunities with grooming sessions.Engages with clients, internal and external business partners and key stakeholders, and/or customers on an as-needed basis to educate, and provide relevant information about the product.Support culture change to improve delivery agility. Provide coaching to team members who are new to Scrum and Agile practices. Supports team building and team development by utilizing the abilities and skills of individuals, and fostering a feedback culture. Mentors Product Owners to ensure their success.Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.Education Level: Bachelor's DegreeEducation Details: Product Management, Engineering, Information Technology or related fieldExperience: 6 years IT and business analysis, business development, solutions development, systems analysis, technical design/development, implementation OR 4 years product owner experienceIn Lieu of Education: In lieu of a Bachelor's degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required in addition to the required work experience.Preferred Qualifications: Previous healthcare experience Advanced degreeKnowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): Knowledge of business and management principles, Advanced Microsoft Office Suite ability, Advanced Knowledge of project planning and life cycle development, Advanced Excellent communication skills both written and verbal, Advanced Ability to recognize, analyze and solve a variety of problems, Advanced Licenses/Certifications Certified Scrum Product Owner PrefTalteam Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.