Scrum Product Owner

5x week onsite in Charlotte, Atlanta, Raleigh $65/hr on W2 - we can not support C2C for this role Job#: 3037555 Job Description Scrum Product Owner Large Banking Client 18 month contract Requirements Product Owner background Experience leading cross-functional teams Jira/Rally experience Experience working in a SAFe environment Experience defining & delivering digital business initiatives to execute on a product roadmap Demonstrated technical acumen and an ability to work with the technology organization to align product and technology roadmap Ability to translate strategic plans into tactical daily actions for execution Comfortable managing concurrent projects in a fast-based, results‑driven environment Comfortable with ambiguity, leading work autonomously, and making independent decisions Strong analytical skills, ability to interpret data and trends, diagnose problems, and recommend action plans to resolve issues Excellent skills in presentation, facilitation, communication, and negotiation Bachelor's Degree Banking/Financial Services industry experience Desired Skills (not required) Scrum Master certifications Payments experience Position Responsibilities Lead the Agile delivery team’s priorities in PI planning, sprint planning, and other agile ceremonies; aligned to larger experience platform priorities and vision defined by product management. Align with product managers to clearly articulate product strategy to the delivery team. Deliver new experiences by working directly with delivery, experience design, business, and operations partners to design new products and improvements to existing capabilities. Author and maintain the team’s backlog of user stories and serve as a subject matter expert on features, user stories, and product capabilities. Perform triage on critical issues and communicate consistently and clearly with all concerned parties. Serve as key resource to development team to answer questions, provide clarifications, and conduct and coordinate business validation, focusing on fitness for use. Update leadership on the epic and feature delivery schedule, including dependencies impacting deliverables, along with recommended solutions. Partner with solution architects and other technical leads to ensure their solutions effectively address program priorities while balancing client experience and technical integrity. Facilitate sprint planning with stakeholder groups to drive alignment and visibility for which features will be built when, and to ensure overall adherence to the product roadmap and enterprise strategic themes. Facilitate sprint demos and provide final acceptance for completed user stories in sprint demos; ensuring that the story meets acceptance criteria and otherwise meets its definition of done. EEO Employer Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Employee Services Department at [email protected] or View phone number on click.appcast.io. #J-18808-Ljbffr Apex Systems