Product Owner — Agile Leader for Retirement Savings

Ascensus; Elm (PA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Ascensus is seeking a Product Owner to lead the roadmap and execution for Retirement and Government Savings programs. You will work with an Agile team to define stories, prioritize the backlog, and ensure alignment with business value while maintaining architectural integrity.

You will engage with stakeholders, translate customer needs into actionable features, collaborate with BAs and Tech, and participate in sprint ceremonies to drive delivery and quality.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in business or technology related fields.
• Advanced with Microsoft Office applications and a strong working knowledge of Agile and SDLC methodologies.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in the assigned business domain: 401(k), IRA, 529, etc.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience as a Product Owner, or a Technology (Dev or QA) practice.
• Demonstrated experience implementing and executing Agile principles with strong technical skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment; high quality of work that adheres to all standards, regulatory and audit requirements.
• Strong consultative and well-articulated communication and writing skills with the ability to interact and influence at all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated experience implementing and executing Agile principles with strong technical skills.
• Naturally curious, detail oriented, with strong analytic, and research skills.
• Knowledge and/or experience with Confluence, JIRA, Azure DevOps, and Aha!. Experience in administering the aforementioned applications a plus.

Responsibilities

• Creates and maintains the Scrum Team Roadmap.
• Prioritizes and sequences the Backlog according to business value or ROI.
• Conveys the Vision and Goals at the beginning of every Release and Sprint.
• Represents the customer, interfaces and engages the customer.
• Collaborating with a Scrum team on new Feature development and building the Product backlog, reviewing user stories, sprint support, and UAT testing.
• Works with BAs and Technology to create Behaviors Driven Development (BDD) stories and elaborates Epics into actionable stories.
• Participates in daily Scrums, Sprint Planning, Release Planning, Sprint Reviews and Retrospectives.
• Inspects progress at Sprint end and has authority to accept or reject work.
• Maintains relationships with the business and client to understand needs.
• Actively involved in Organizational readiness activities.
• Primary point person for team updates and feedback.
• Identify and maintain KPIs for the team and product.
• Establish annual goals and monitor key performance indicators.

Skills

Agile

SDLC

Product Owner

Jira

Azure DevOps

Aha!

Confluence

Office suite

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or technology

Tools

Confluence

JIRA

Azure DevOps

Aha!

Job description

Ascensus is seeking a Product Owner to lead the roadmap and execution for Retirement and Government Savings programs. You will work with an Agile team to define stories, prioritize the backlog, and ensure alignment with business value while maintaining architectural integrity.

You will engage with stakeholders, translate customer needs into actionable features, collaborate with BAs and Tech, and participate in sprint ceremonies to drive delivery and quality.