Product Owner
Job Category: Product Management
Requisition Number: PRODU017648
Schedule: Full Time
SoftWriters - HQ
Pittsburgh, PA 15237, USA
Overview:
This Product Owner will be a pivotal figure in our agile scrum team, overseeing the product lifecycle from conception to delivery. Leveraging their healthcare technology background, they will work closely with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to develop products that fulfill our mission of Empowering LTC Pharmacy, Save Lives. Previous experience in software development will be highly regarded, aiding in translating business needs into functional requirements seamlessly.
Responsibilities:
The essential functions include, but are not limited to, the following:
Product management of new products and features within Agile development teams without direct supervision
Work with Scrum Master and technical leads to groom backlog and plan sprints
Serve as product owner for one or more products and participate in scrum events
Create manuals and product documentation
Serve as primary interface between product managers and development teams
Supports the development and implementation of the company-wide deployment and go-to-market plan, working with all departments to execute.
Analyzes product management processes and makes recommendations for improved processes.
Acts as facilitator and participates in quarterly and monthly strategic cross functional release planning sessions.
Work closely with engineers, other Product Managers, Sales and Customer Success reps, QA analysts and other cross functional team members to design, build and deliver cutting edge software solutions that exceed customer expectations.
Lead and oversee other product owners and associate product owners to verify and approve the work assigned to them is completed as expected.
Participates and provide feedback, support, coaching, in sprint-and release plans
Use performance analytics and user insights to develop and improve products and services
Create customer persona criteria for beta and limited production release candidates
Work with others on a day-to-day basis to help make decisions on what is in scope and provide input into functional decisions
Owning, prioritizing and facilitating the refinement of your product backlog to ensure that the agile product teams are delivering the right enhancements to drive consumer and business value
Playing a key part in continually improving the ways of working with the product team and wider team services team at an early stage in the team’s agile transformation
Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
BS or MS in a computer science, business, or technology-related field
Two (2) or more years of successful IT Project Management experience
Two (2) or more years of successful software development experience
Five (5) or more years of successful experience in software product management with a demonstrated set of experiences along the product management continuum
Experience with Agile-Scrum development methodologies and best practices
Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to research, quickly understand and synthesize complex, often technical problems and then articulate them into simple and clearly understood requirements.
Proven track record of building relationships and influencing important clients and internal stakeholders, setting, and managing expectations, and creating consensus across diverse groups. Your presentations are confident and polished, and you can deftly handle a group of people throwing tough questions at you
Adept at engaging with high-level business problems and understanding the strategic market position of a new product enhancement, looking at competitors in the space, and applying knowledge of best practices and solutions from other industries.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
Product Owner Scrum Certification (Scrum.org or Scrum Inc.); Scrum Master Certification
Excellent understanding of software design patterns and architecture paradigms
Experience in managing/creating web and mobile app (Android and iOS) products.
Good understanding of web service architecture, web technology stacks
Previous Product ownership of API projects
Knowledge of pharmacy management or similar health care technology solutions
Knowledge of Jira, Aha, and Azure DevOps helpful
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