Product Owner

Responsible for leading the system development effort by providing vision to the team, outlining work in the product backlog, and coordinating with the business owner to prioritize based on business value. Provides day-to-day direction for and answers the questions of the product team. Has overall responsibility for the product/system success in meeting the needs of the stakeholders.

Gathers, validates, translates, and prioritizes business and technical needs into a logically sequenced product and feature roadmap

Creates detailed product requirements and associated materials and ensures clear communication of those requirements to the business, design, usability, and development teams

Serve as the subject matter expert for the system features and act as a system advocate across the organization

Resolves complex problems or problems where precedent may not exist

Builds effective Product teams and inspires a shared vision, demonstrating leadership

Acts as liaison to Project Manager for corporate projects, and to the business for enhancement or run the business user stories

Coordinates and prioritizes product backlog

Manages impacts to multiple publics and business areas, adjusting deliverables as needed

Active participant in scrum ceremonies, including retrospective; works with the Scrum Master to develop and implement identified scrum process improvements

Accepts or rejects agile product teamwork results, coordinates work with other Product Owners

Creates and delivers information at appropriate level for audience at all levels of the organization, including presentations and status updates

Represents the scrum team and the work of the team to product/system stakeholders

Recognizes risk triggers and impediments, clearly communicates situation and mitigations to agile teams, sponsors, and stakeholders

Job Specifications

Typically has the following skills or abilities:

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or related field, or equivalent experience

4+ years of experience in leadership roles on business projects, demonstrating an understanding of project planning techniques and methodologies

4+ years of experience making business process recommendations and preparing business cases, including cost-benefit analysis

4+ years of experience with business process analytics using Excel, flowcharting, activity diagrams, and workflow models

Demonstrated ability to document, propose, negotiate, and present approaches and solutions

Ability to visualize and create plans for future business outcomes and changes

Thorough understanding of business implications, project interdependencies, and system interfaces

Strong conflict management skills

Proficient at facilitating meetings and negotiating across all levels of the organization

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to multitask and work in a team environment

Proven ability to effectively communicate information to a wide variety of technical and non-technical individuals or groups at all levels of the organization

Regularly exercise discretion and independent judgment in the performance of job duties

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Compensation range for the role is listed below. Applicable salary ranges may differ across markets. Actual pay will be determined based on experience and other job-related factors permitted by law. As a part of the compensation package, this role may include eligible bonuses and commissions. For more information regarding VSP Vision benefits, please click here. 

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