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Aditi Consulting

Product Owner

Aditi Consulting, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290

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Base pay range $84.00/hr - $85.00/hr

Payrate:

$84.00 - $85.00/hr.

Summary The Product Owner works as a member of a Scrum Team to help maximize the value of the product and the work of the Scrum Development Team. The Product Owner works intimately with the ScrumMaster and the Development Team. The Product Owner’s primary task is to create and manage the Product Backlog and to ensure everyone knows the priorities of the Product Backlog. The Product Owner is empowered to make all decisions regarding the Product Backlog. The Product Owner is typically the individual closest to the business side of the project.

Responsibilities

Responsible for maximizing the value of the product and the work of the Development Team

Responsible for acting as Product Owner for larger, more complex projects with high value to the organization

Responsible for creating, maintaining and prioritizing the Product Backlog according to business value for the life of the project

Communicate Product Backlog priorities to the team

Act as the key decision-maker regarding what features the product will have

Responsible for the vision of what is to be built, and conveying that vision to the team

Assist with the elaboration of epics, themes and features into user stories that are small enough, or granular enough, to be achieved in a single sprint

Responsible for conveying the vision and goals at the beginning of every sprint

Work closely with key stakeholders throughout the organization

Responsible for making decisions on release dates and content

Represent the customer, interfacing and engaging with the customer

Participate in Daily Scrum as needed

Participate in Sprint Planning meetings, Reveals and Retrospectives

Inspect the product progress at the end of every Sprint and accept or reject the work that has been done by the Development Team

Act as the voice of the team, communicating status externally

Be a good role model of Scrum values; understand the framework and the roles of each team member

Be a champion for the agile community and help to further the community within the organization

Qualifications

Four year Bachelor’s degree preferably in computer science, information systems, marketing, communications, engineering or related field

5+ years’ experience as a software developer or product owner

5+ years of experience leading a technical team while simultaneously managing multiple projects

3+ years of experience with the Agile methodology

Demonstrated ability to communicate appropriately to ensure a team’s success

Experience working with enterprise class software solutions, B-to-C a plus

Strong accountability planning/organization, and teamwork

Highly developed interpersonal skills to deal with sensitive, emotional or potentially controversial situations

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Desired Skills

Experience managing projects using Agile software tools such as Mingle, VSTS, JIRA, Team Services, Rally, ADO

Experience working with onshore/offshore team model

Demonstrated ability to empower teams

Strong accountability, teamwork, and interpersonal skills, and communication skills

Knowledge of SDLC and demonstrated experience employing SDLC in aspects of the project management process

Masters or hands on development experience 10+ years experience

Pay Transparency The typical base pay for this role across the U.S. is:

$84.00 - $85.00/hr . Final offer amounts, within the base pay set forth above, are determined by factors including your relevant skills, education and experience and the benefits package you select. Full-time employees are eligible to select from different benefits packages. Packages may include medical, dental, and vision benefits, 10 paid days off, 401(k) plan participation, commuter benefits and life and disability insurance.

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Seniority level: Entry level

Employment type: Contract

Job function: Product Management and Marketing

Industries: Machinery Manufacturing

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