Product Owner / Contract / Hybrid / Mettawa, IL

Kelly Services; Mettawa (IL); Hybride; USD 113 000 - 160 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Kelly Services is seeking a driven technology product leader in Mettawa, IL, to guide products from ideation to implementation. You will partner with business stakeholders and cross‑functional teams to define scope, budgets, and timelines, and to drive successful delivery of technology initiatives.

The role requires strong communication, cross‑functional leadership, and Agile experience, with 1–2 years coaching teams. This is a hybrid 8‑month W2 contract with benefits and potential extension.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years’ experience; master’s with 7 years; or PhD with 3 years’ experience.
• Experience developing and/or managing the development of technology applications, regardless of tech stack.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a keen ability to build trust, listen, and ask effective questions for scalable solutions.

Responsabilités

• Oversee a portfolio of technology products from ideation through implementation.
• Establish project scope, budgets, and timelines with business stakeholders.
• Lead technology initiatives, identify business needs, and evaluate solutions.
• Manage teams to ensure successful product delivery while overseeing business relationships, compliance, and IT investments.

Connaissances

Communication skills

Agile methodologies

Cross-functional leadership

Time management

Formation

Bachelor's degree with 8 years experience

Master's degree with 7 years experience

PhD with 3 years experience

Outils

JIRA

Confluence

ServiceNow

Smartsheet

Description du poste

$99.05 - $99.05

In this role, you’ll oversee a portfolio of technology products from ideation through implementation, working with business stakeholders and cross-functional teams to establish project scope, budgets, and timelines. You’ll lead technology initiatives, identify business needs, evaluate solutions, and manage teams to ensure successful product delivery while overseeing business relationships, compliance, and IT investments.

This is an 8-month W2 contract with benefits and a possibility of extension! It is a hybrid role in Mettawa, IL

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree with 8 years’ experience; master's degree with 7 years’ experience; or PhD with 3 years’ experience.
• Experience developing and/or managing the development of technology applications, regardless of tech stack.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a keen ability to build trust, listen, and ask effective questions with the goal of creating a scalable and reusable business solution along with forming effective partnerships.
• Ability to interact with business leaders to demystify complex concepts without relying on technical language.
• Thorough understanding of and hands‑on experience with SLC (Software Life Cycle) phases, including Build and Run aspects of a Technology Product.
• Demonstrable working knowledge of Agile methodology, process and ceremonies.
• 1-2 years of experience managing or coaching cross‑functional resources – employees or contract resources.
• Ability to self‑manage time and priorities.

Beneficial:

• Understanding of or experience within the life sciences and biopharmaceutical landscape, including role of manufacturers, providers, patients, payers, distributors and policy makers.
• Understanding of financial planning, forecasting and data management concepts and systems.
• Demonstrable interest in technology trends and application of technology to improve end user’s experience through innovation or disruption.
• Experience in leading and managing Agile teams and/or projects.
• Hands on experience with JIRA, Confluence, ServiceNOW and Smartsheet.

Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full‑time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre‑employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.