Product Owner II

Liquidity Services, Inc.; United States; Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

401(k) plan

Paid time off (PTO) and holidays

Paid parental leave

Life and disability insurance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Professional development and tuition助

Job summary

Liquidity Services is seeking a Product Owner to drive value across software products through iterative discovery, definition, development, launch, and post-release support.

You will work with product managers, developers, designers, and stakeholders to ensure requirements meet client and internal needs, while balancing the hybrid role of PO, Scrum Master, and testing participation.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3-years digital product owner, business analysis, or development experience.
• Experience working in a multi-team Agile/Scrum environment as a product owner and/or scrum master.
• Experience with off-shore development teams.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize and maintain the product backlog with features, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Translate requirements into detailed user stories with acceptance criteria.
• Serve as the voice of the user to the delivery team throughout the product lifecycle.
• Elicit requirements from clients and internal stakeholders to drive successful launches.
• Break down epic stories into actionable user stories for the team to implement.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and execute the product roadmap.
• Communicate backlog status via demos, release notes, and plans.
• Facilitate scrum events: backlog refinement, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Act as SME for assigned products and coordinate with UX/UI for usability testing.
• Prioritize defect impact with Product Management, QA, and Development.
• Review feature requests with stakeholders and adjust priorities.
• Ensure releases meet quality and non-functional requirements.

Skills

Digital product ownership

Agile/Scrum

Requirements elicitation

Stakeholder collaboration

Voice of customer

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Visual Studio Online

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Teams

Job description

Liquidity Services (NASDAQ: LQDT) operates the world’s largest B2B e-commerce marketplace platform for surplus assets, with over $15 billion in completed transactions to more than 6 million qualified buyers worldwide and 15,000 corporate and government sellers. It supports its clients’ sustainability efforts by helping them extend the life of assets, prevent unnecessary waste and carbon emissions, and reduce the number of products headed to landfills.

Job Description

The Product Owner (PO) will help evolve software products through successive and iterative stages of discovery, definition, development, launch, and post-release support. The PO is responsible for driving the realization of high-value capabilities for specific products. The successful candidate will closely collaborate with product managers, developers, designers, and other stakeholders (such as business, legal/compliance, and operations) to ensure that the detailed designs and requirements meet the needs of external clients and consumers, and internal stakeholders. As this is a small team, the right person will embrace the hybrid role of Product Owner, Scrum Master, and participate in final validation testing.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize, and maintain the development team’s product backlog, including definition of features, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Translate technical information, workflows, and functional requirements into comprehensive user stories with appropriate acceptance criteria.
• Serve as the “voice of the user” with the delivery team by representing the user’s perspective throughout the product realization cycle.
• Work closely with clients and internal team members to elicit requirements, probe for hidden requirements, and remove ambiguities to help ensure a successful product launch.
• Break down epic-level user stories into detailed user stories that the development team can effectively interpret and build.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product managers, designers, business users, developers, testers, and others to develop and execute the product roadmap.
• Continuously and transparently communicate with internal stakeholders the status of the product backlog and of the development efforts via product demos, release notes/plans, and other means as needed.
• Facilitate scrum team events including backlog refinement/grooming, sprint planning, sprint reviews and retrospectives.
• Act as the subject matter expert for assigned products.
• Collaborate with user experience (UX/UI) professionals in usability testing and the development of the user interface.
• In partnership with other Product Management, QA and development, assess and prioritize the impact of defects, including providing key input on the decisions to fix or defer.
• In coordination with Product Management, review, and prioritize feature requests from stakeholders.
• Ensure that team deliverables meet agreed upon standards for quality and non-functional requirements, and that the product meets the stated business needs.
• Ensure appropriate user and technical documentation is created for each product release.
• Assist customer support teams to develop and implement training and communication materials that allow customers to understand the product and changes made to it.
• Daily management of Jira project space

Qualifications

Education/ Experience:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

• Experience driving projects that involve web technologies and concept including, API development, mobile first design, APP development and 3rd party integrations
• Experience with cloud-native/serverless application development is a plus
• An active certification in one or more of the following: CSPO, A-CSPO, CSP-PO, PSPO I, PSPO II, PSPO III, SAFe POPM, PMI-ACP is a plus

Skills and Ability:

• Minimum of 3-years digital product owner, business analysis, or development experience
• Experience working in a multi-team Agile/Scrum work environment as a product owner and/or scrum master
• Experience working with an off-shore development team
• Solid understanding and working knowledge of Internet technologies and web-based software development
• Base understanding and experience with functional testing and validation
• Proficiency with TEAMS, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, OneDrive, and SharePoint
• Experience with work items and defect tracking management systems (e.g., Visual Studio Online, Jira, Confluence, etc.)
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• High integrity and accountability
• Ability to work with a team to re-factor priorities based on business needs
• Strong attention to detail and track record of producing quality work
• Team player with strong work ethic, and a quick learner
• Diplomatic with strong negotiation and conflict resolution skills
• Comfortable pushing management and teams to decisions; willing to push back for information and answers
• Strongly believes in transparency and accountability as cornerstones of product delivery
• Self-motivated and able to perform without significant supervision.
• Desire and motivation to ‘dig into’ products and become a subject matter expert.

Work Conditions/ Physical Demands:

• This position is primarily performed in a home office or other approved remote work environment. The employee is expected to maintain a safe, secure, and distraction-free workspace with reliable internet access. Duties primarily involve prolonged periods of sitting, working on a computer, and communicating via phone and video conferencing.
• The employee must be able to frequently use a computer, keyboard, mouse, and other standard office equipment, as well as communicate effectively with colleagues, customers, and business partners. Occasional lifting of office materials or equipment up to 15 pounds may be required.

Travel:

• Occasional travel may be required for meetings, training, or business needs (up to 10%).

Compensation is determined by various factors such as location, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as internal and external equity and organizational needs. Additionally, this role is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus.

The salary range for this position is $85,400 to $96,050 annually. The posted range reflects our national average range for the job. We may ultimately pay more or less than the published range based on the factors mentioned above. This range may be modified in the future.

At Liquidity Services, we provide a comprehensive benefits package that supports our employees' well-being and provides growth opportunities and career development. Our offerings include:

• Competitive wages
• 401(k) plan
• Paid time off (PTO) and holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Life and disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Professional development and tuition assistance

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Liquidity Services Inc. reserves the right to modify position duties at any time due to business necessity.

Liquidity Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer.