Product Owner

Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines; Iowa (LA); Hybrid; USD 102,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

11 paid holidays

5 weeks PTO

401(k) matching

Job summary

Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines is seeking a Product Owner to support multiple groups, bridging business needs and technology capabilities. You will refine the product backlog, collaborate with stakeholders, and develop roadmaps with IT Architecture to drive delivery.

The role emphasizes agile practices, data analytics, and strong communication. You will lead backlog refinement, coordinate with vendors, and ensure backlog visibility while supporting user acceptance testing and continuous

Qualifications

• BS or MS degree in Computer Science or Business or equivalent job experience required.
• 1-3 years of experience managing product backlogs, overseeing product and technology roadmaps.
• 2+ years data analytics experience preferred.
• Experience delivering products using agile methodology.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).
• Effective in a culture of teamwork, collaboration and accountability.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Highly organized with the ability to plan and prioritize multiple tasks.
• Results-oriented and self-motivated.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business leaders, subject matter experts, and users to translate needs into a vision, strategy, features, and backlog.
• Understand and apply the agile development methodology.
• Create and deliver reporting and analytics to support project work and delivery.
• Serve as the conduit between user needs, technical capabilities, and product requirements, and develop roadmaps with IT Architecture.
• Lead backlog refinement with delivery teams for ongoing and future initiatives.
• Work with vendor partners to plan work and meet deliverables.
• Ensure the product backlog is visible, transparent, and clear to all stakeholders.
• Participate in team meetings related to product sprints.
• Remove product impediments and implement process changes to improve delivery quality.
• Negotiate trade-offs between features, quality, and dates to provide the best solution.
• Keep business leadership informed with accurate information and recommendations.
• Identify non-functional requirements with Architects, Tech Leads, and Developers.
• Work with QA and delivery teams to identify test cases and coordinate regression testing.
• Coordinate with business users to conduct product UAT.

Skills

Backlog management

Agile methodology

Stakeholder communication

Data analytics

Teamwork & collaboration

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science or Business

Job description

At FHLB Des Moines, we work each day to develop an inclusive culture that supports and leverages the complexity of a diverse workforce. This enables us to effectively serve the needs of our members and help them succeed.

This position will provide support for multiple groups within the Bank. The Product Owner is responsible for supporting work related to the functional areas supported by assigned platforms. In addition, the role helps bridge the desires of the business and the capabilities of the technology, removing barriers to software delivery.

Accountabilities

Responsibilities/Duties/Function/Tasks

• Collaborate with business leaders, subject matter experts, and users to understand and anticipate their needs and translate them into a vision, strategy, features, and prioritized backlog.
• Understand and apply the agile development methodology.
• Create and deliver reporting and analytics to support project work and delivery.
• Serve as the conduit between user needs, technical capabilities, and product requirements, along with developing product roadmaps with IT Architecture.
• Lead backlog refinement with delivery teams in relation to ongoing and future initiatives, projects and enhancements.
• Work with vendor partners as necessary to plan work and ensure they are prepared to meet Bank requested deliverables.
• Ensure that the product backlog is visible, transparent, and clear to all, and shows what the delivery team will work on next.
• Participate in team meetings related to the product sprints.
• Remove product level impediments and implement process changes to enable higher quality software delivery.
• Negotiate, and build consensus on trade-offs between features, quality, and dates in order to provide the best solution for the Bank.
• Ensure business leadership is aware of key issues and changes and provide them with the correct information and recommendations to resolve issues.
• Work with Architects, Tech Leads and Developers to identify non-functional requirements.
• Work with Quality Assurance and delivery team members to identify test cases for manual and automated testing, along with helping coordinate the review/updates to the regression test suite.
• Coordinate with business users to conduct product user acceptance testing (UAT).

Qualifications

• BS or MS degree in Computer Science or Business or equivalent job experience required.
• 1-3 years of experience managing product backlogs, overseeing product and technology roadmaps or creating product & technology roadmaps.
• 2+ years data analytics experience preferred.
• Experience delivering products using agile methodology.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) as well as interpersonal skills.
• Effective in a culture of teamwork, collaboration and accountability.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Highly organized with the ability to plan and prioritize multiple tasks.
• Results-oriented and self-motivated.

Compensation Range

Annual Salary: $102,210.00 - $121,374.00

This salary range represents the Bank’s good faith and reasonable estimate of possible compensation at the time of hire. Offer to be determined by selected applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills & abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. This role is also eligible to participate in the Bank’s annual incentive plan.

As part of our competitive Total Rewards package, the Bank offers 11 paid holidays, 5 weeks of PTO and a work culture that values work/life balance. Most roles are eligible for our hybrid work schedule. We match 100% of the first 6% you contribute to your 401(k) and provide an additional 4% non-discretionary contribution to your 401(k) at the end of year. More information on our Total Rewards program can be found here.

At FHLB Des Moines, we work to create an inclusive culture. This enables us to effectively serve the needs of our members and help them succeed. FHLB Des Moines is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information (including family medical history), status as a parent or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.