Product Owner

Overview:We are currently seeking a Product Owner for a hybrid opportunity that will be set for a multi year contract role.Description:

Facilitating communication between team members and stakeholders.

Analyzing incoming service requests from customers and determining the priority and complexity of the requests.

Reviewing the requests, clarifying any vague areas with the customers, and then deciding which Kanban board the request cards should be placed.

Monitoring the flow of requests through the Kanban boards and ensuring service level agreements are met.

Working to smooth workflow and removing any blockers.

Prioritizing the backlog based on business value, dependencies, and risk.

Ensuring that the team has a clear understanding of the work items and their respective priorities.

Maintains a ready feature backlog.

Provides oversight and acts as an escalation point.

Orchestrates work across Kanban team.

Full breakdown of project key activities and PBI assignment to delivery teams.

Understand and speak to the metrics for the service level and what they mean.

Understand how to make meaningful decisions based on service level metrics.

Manage service roadmap for 24 to 36 months.

Qualifications:

BS Degree.

5 years of relevant experience.

What are the top things the Hiring Manager is looking for?

Team player- ability to work across teams and with others.

Communications- Ability to clearly explain status of efforts.

Project management - These skills would be a plus for managing efforts.

Organizational skills – Needs to have strong organizational skills to juggle multiple efforts.

Kanban- Knowledge of Kanban or agile.

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