Lead Product Owner

Alliant Credit Union; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 93,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual performance bonus

Work from home up to 3 days a week

Paid parental leave

Employee discount programs

Time off including paid personal and s

11 paid holidays

Job summary

Alliant Credit Union in Chicago offers a hybrid role focused on driving product vision and strategy across multiple teams. You will define high-level priorities, guide backlog management, and act as SME for other product owners to maximize business value and customer impact.

You will collaborate with senior leaders to translate strategic initiatives into actionable features, champion the voice of the customer, and continuously improve agile practices across teams while monitoring performance to

Qualifications

• Minimum - 4 Year Bachelors Degree in Marketing, Technology, Business or related
• Minimum - 5 Years of Agile/Scrum Methodologies or related
• Preferred - 3 Years of (specific domain)
• In lieu of Education: 8 Years of Agile/Scrum Methodologies or related in (specific domain)

Responsibilities

• Set and communicate product vision and roadmap aligned with goals
• Act as SME for backlog prioritization, user stories, and stakeholder engagement
• Own and manage multiple product backlogs reflecting enterprise objectives and customer needs
• Collaborate with senior leadership to translate strategic initiatives into features and epics
• Champion customer voice to enhance member experience and business outcomes
• Facilitate cross-team alignment on dependencies, risks, and opportunities
• Drive continuous agile improvement across teams
• Monitor product performance metrics and identify trends for enhancements
• Participate in full product lifecycle from ideation to optimization

Skills

Product ownership

Backlog management

Agile & Scrum

Stakeholder engagement

Cross-functional collaboration

Customer experience

Metrics monitoring

Education

Bachelor's degree

Alternative: 8 years Agile/Scrum experience

Job description

In this hybrid role based at our Chicago headquarters, you will drive product vision and strategy across multiple teams by defining high-level priorities, aligning business objectives, and ensuring delivery of customer-centric solutions. Lead and act as subject matter expert for other product owners to maximize business value through effective backlog management, cross-functional collaboration, and continuous improvement of agile practices.

• Set and communicate product vision and roadmap in alignment with organizational goals and market trends.
• Act as a subject matter expert for other product owners, provide guidance on backlog prioritization, user story refinement, and stakeholder engagement.
• Own and manage multiple product backlogs, ensure prioritization reflects enterprise-level objectives and customer needs.
• Collaborate with senior leadership and stakeholders to translate strategic initiatives into actionable features and epics.
• Champion the voice of the customer across teams and influence product decisions to enhance member experience and business outcomes.
• Facilitate cross-team alignment for dependencies, risks, and opportunities impacting delivery and product success.
• Drive continuous improvement in agile practices, ensure consistency and scalability across teams.
• Monitor and report on product performance metrics, identify trends and recommend enhancements.
• Participate in the full product lifecycle, including ideation, development, launch, growth, and optimization.

Education &Years of Experience

• Minimum - 4 Year Bachelors Degree in Marketing, Technology, Business or related
• Minimum - 5 Years of Agile/Scrum Methodologies or related
• Preferred - 3 Years of (specific domain)

In Lieu of Education

8 Years of Agile/Scrum Methodologies or related in (specific domain)

Typical hiring range:

$92,600.00 to $144,100.00 Annually. Actual compensation will be determined using factors such as experience, skills & knowledge.

Benefits:

Alliant provides a benefits package including health care, vision, dental, and 401k with employer match including:

• Annual performance bonus
• Work from home up to 3 days a week
• Paid parental leave
• Employee discount programs
• Time off including paid personal and sick days
• 11 paid holidays

*Note that eligibility and cost of benefits can vary depending on the number of regularly scheduled hours, and job status such as regular full-time, regular part-time, or temporary employment.

Adhere to and ensure compliance of all business transactions with policy and process of the Bank Secrecy Act. Ensures compliance with all applicable state and federal laws, company procedures and policies. Maintains integrity and ethics in all actions and conversations with or regarding credit union members and their accounts; complies with Privacy Act directives.

The responsibilities listed do not contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this position. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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