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Product Owner/Product Manager - HYBRID (LOCAL to Evanston, IL area or willing to relocate / in office as needed) -contract-to-hireCan be remote during contract period, but candidate will have to relocate once Fulltime offer is accepted
NOT SPONSORINGThis client is not sponsoring visas at this time and so or and those not requiring sponsorship are encouraged to applyThe Product Owner works closely with the Product Manager, Business Owner and/or Key Stakeholder, and UX Designer to manage the product backlog, understand priorities, and is able to provide all necessary details for the development team to achieve their sprint goals effectively and efficiently. Product Owners works closely with Key Stakeholders to understand priorities, goals, and develop the product roadmap. The Product Owner will manage the product backlog, understand priorities, and is able to provide all necessary details for the development team to achieve their sprint goals effectively and efficiently. You Will Have· Industry certifications preferred· 5-7 years of professional experience as a product owner of software products and/or services, business analyst or similar role· Experience with product management lifecycle· Comfortable working in an Agile environment· Demonstrated learning agility. You Will Be Responsible For· Owning the product backlog and priority of backlog items; ensure it is transparent, visible, and understood; · Owning the product roadmap - for SaaS and internal products; · Creating and communicating backlog items (i.e., user stories); · Closely collaborating with the Product Manager to gain product understanding and prioritize backlog items efficiently; · Processing and analyzing product feedback from stakeholders; · Reviewing and reprioritizing the backlog as part of preparation for iteration planning; · Accepting user stories; · Collaborating with IT to assist decision-making and sequencing of critical technology enablers; · Analyzing functional and non-functional product requirements, dependencies, and constraints and decompose them into tasks for the development team; · Supporting the development team; · Ensuring ongoing collaboration with other product development teams to align work and proactively manage cross-team dependencies; · Act as mediator between the Product Manager and the development teams; · Conduct demo for all required stakeholders; · Run UAT.