Product Owner

Who we are CAI is a global services firm with over 9,000 associates worldwide and a yearly revenue of $1.3 billion+. We have over 40 years of excellence in uniting talent and technology to power the possible for our clients, colleagues, and communities. As a privately held company, we have the freedom and focus to do what is right-whatever it takes. Our tailor-made solutions create lasting results across the public and commercial sectors, and we are trailblazers in bringing neurodiversity to the enterprise. Job Summary We are looking for a motivated Product Owner ready to take us to the next level! If you have experience with product ownership, strategic consulting, or design thinking, and are looking for your next career move, Job Description We are looking for a Product Owner to drive alignment between product vision and development execution, ensuring delivery of user-focused outcomes and business value. This position will be Full-Time, 3 month contract, and Remote. What You’ll Do Contribute to streamlining the execution of program priorities while maintaining conceptual and technical integrity for features or components Collaborate with Solution Architect, Business Architect, Product Manager, and others to break down features into user stories Act as a bridge between product and development teams by translating the product manager's vision into business and functional requirements, focusing on user outcomes Maintain a well-groomed and prioritized backlog to support optimal team allocation for multiple (3+) sprints, ensuring backlog health and enforcing definition of ready and done Recommend resolution paths to domain leadership if backlog health becomes insufficient Accept stories as "Done" from the team, ensuring they meet defined acceptance criteria Collaborate with stakeholders to create, maintain, and communicate product vision, strategy, and roadmap. Represent the product in team or minor governance meetings and track status for leadership Work with product managers to understand problems they aim to solve with the product Manage relationships with external vendors and align roadmaps for delivery execution and scope Serve as a Servant-Leader for cross-functional teams, leveraging agile program and team metrics Communicate product release contents and expected capabilities/behavior to stakeholders Contribute to high-level release plans and continually reprioritize team tasks based on new information and discussions with stakeholders Write clearly defined user stories for new product features, issues, and enhancements. Work with the team to implement improvement stories that enhance program quality Review, update, and sign off test scripts for both in-track and regression testing to ensure full coverage of user stories What You’ll Need Required Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Healthcare Discipline, Information Management, or closely related field 3+ years of experience in Product Ownership, Strategic Consulting, Design Thinking, Product Development & Management, or Project/Program Management 3+ years of experience working with external clients and fostering positive relationships and outcomes Preferred Agile certification from a recognized vendor (Scrum.org, SAFe, Scrum Alliance, etc.) Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to distill research and apply it to reach beneficial solutions Physical Demands Ability to safely and successfully perform essential job functions consistent with ADA and other federal, state, and local standards Ability to conduct repetitive tasks on a computer, utilizing a mouse, keyboard, and monitor Sedentary work that involves sitting or remaining stationary most of the time, with occasional need to move around the office to attend meetings Reasonable accommodation statement If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employment selection process, please direct your inquiries to View email address on click.appcast.io or View phone number on click.appcast.io. EEO Statement It is the policy of Computer Aid, Inc.(CAI) not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or because he or she is a protected veteran. It is also the policy of CAI to take affirmative action to employ and to advance in employment, all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, dem #J-18808-Ljbffr