Senior Product Owner

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Summary:

In this role, you will lead the development and enhancement of a suite of interconnected products, translating complex client and business needs into clear product requirements and actionable development priorities. You will manage product backlogs, guide Agile delivery activities, partner with cross-functional development teams, and evaluate the impact of new data, methodologies, and product enhancements. You will collaborate with product management, technology, quality engineering, sales, service, and business teams to deliver solutions aligned with product roadmaps and evolving client needs.

Responsibilities:

• Lead Agile product delivery activities for a suite of interconnected products with minimal guidance.
• Manage and prioritize product backlogs based on product roadmaps, client needs, business value, technical considerations, and delivery capacity.
• Develop clear product requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, use cases, user personas, and user journeys.
• Facilitate backlog refinement, sprint planning, story prioritization, and other product delivery discussions with multidisciplinary Scrum teams.
• Guide product enhancements through the Agile development lifecycle from requirements through release.
• Develop release plans and provide product acceptance and sign-off for new capabilities and enhancements.
• Analyze the impact of new data, methodologies, functionality, and product changes across interconnected products.
• Translate complex analyses into actionable recommendations for product teams, business leaders, and clients.
• Develop and evolve methodologies that transform data and business requirements into meaningful analytics and product capabilities.
• Partner with quality engineering teams to establish testing strategies, acceptance criteria, and release-readiness expectations.
• Conduct client and business interviews to identify needs, gather requirements, and inform product priorities and enhancements.
• Present product capabilities, enhancements, and strategic direction to internal and external clients in support of product, sales, service, and development activities.
• Collaborate with product leadership to balance client demand, business priorities, technical limitations, development capacity, and time to market.
• Support internal clients and end users by addressing product questions, clarifying functionality, and escalating complex issues when appropriate.

Qualifications:

• Relevant degree preferred.
• 5 or more years of relevant experience required.
• Experience serving as a Product Owner, Product Analyst, Business Analyst, or similar role supporting software, analytics, or data-driven products.
• Experience managing and prioritizing product backlogs within Agile or Scrum development environments.
• Experience developing user stories, acceptance criteria, requirements, use cases, user personas, or user journeys.
• Experience partnering with multidisciplinary software development, quality engineering, analytics, or data teams.
• Experience translating complex business and client needs into clear product requirements and development priorities.
• Experience performing product, data, or impact analysis and communicating findings to technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Experience planning releases and supporting products throughout the Agile development lifecycle.
• Experience gathering requirements through client interviews, discovery sessions, or other structured methods.
• Ability to balance competing priorities, client needs, technical constraints, and delivery timelines.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, facilitation, and decision-making skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex information clearly to diverse audiences.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across Product, Engineering, Quality, Sales, Service, and business teams.

Estimated Hiring Range:

At Vizient, we consider skills, experience, and organizational needs in our compensation approach. Geographic factors may adjust the range estimate and hires typically fall below the top range. Compensation decisions are tailored to individual circumstances. The current salary range for this role is $88,900.00 to $155,500.00.

This position is also incentive eligible.

Vizient has a comprehensive benefits plan! Please view our benefits here:

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