Product Owner / Business Analyst

Role Description

The Senior Associate Product Owner is an individual who has 5+ years of relevant experience working in the capacity of a Business Analyst, Scrum team member, or other IT-related role. It is expected that an Associate Product Owner has a solid understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), and understands how to translate business wants and needs into technical specifications for development team members to understand (i.e. User Stories, Features, Acceptance Criteria, etc.). In addition, the Associate Product Owner should have good communication and collaboration skills to effectively manage teams and stakeholders. In their personal growth, the Associate Product Owner should have or be working towards their Product Owner certification within the first year of hire.

Responsibilities

• Working with stakeholders to identify features and/or enhancements that would add value to your product.
• Managing the product backlog, ensuring items are relevant, prioritized, and ordered.
• Ensuring your team’s backlog health meets the standards the team has agreed upon.
• Collaborating with your development team by articulating the business’s wants and needs, so that they, in turn, can create well thought out backlog items.
• Proactively communicating changes, tradeoffs, and updates to the roadmap with stakeholders.
• Conducting yourself in a professional manner, being an advocate for the development team, and protecting their time.
• Cultivating an inclusive work environment, allowing everyone to freely contribute to solutions and collaborate on the work to be done.
• Gathering feedback on completed work items and using that feedback to update and maintain the product backlog and negotiate when items are ready to be released.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, MIS, Information Systems or engineering fields, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of relevant experience working as a Business Analyst, Scrum Team Member, or other IT related role.
• In-depth understanding of Product Development and Software Development Life Cycles.
• Understanding how to translate business wants and needs into technical specifications (i.e. User Stories, Features, Acceptance Criteria, Etc.).
• Comfort level working with backlog management, collaboration, and visualization tools.
• Experience working on a project with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities or initiatives.
• Excellent organizational skills with a self-starter mentality and resourcefulness in solving problems to ensure teams have what they need to deliver.
• Product Owner certification or willingness to acquire one within first year (i.e. CSPO, PSPO).

Preferred Qualifications

• Product Owner certification or willingness to acquire one within first year (i.e. CSPO, PSPO).
• Familiarity with UX/UI best practices and experience incorporating user experience considerations into product backlog items, acceptance criteria, and feature prioritization.

Benefits

• Your exceptional people experience starts here. At Crowe, we know that great people are what makes a great firm.
• We care about our people and offer employees a comprehensive total rewards package.
• We will nurture your talent in an inclusive culture that values diversity.
• You will have the chance to meet on a consistent basis with your Career Coach that will guide you in your career goals and aspirations.