Product Owner-Product Engineering

Habemco; United States; On-site; USD 108,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Habemco, a shared services company within the Habematolel Pomo tribe, seeks a Product Owner to bridge the gap between stakeholders and Agile teams. This role involves translating product vision into actionable user stories, managing the backlog, and ensuring successful product development in a competitive FinTech environment. Candidates must possess strong analytical skills and a robust understanding of Agile practices.

Benefits

Competitive pay and benefits

Quarterly performance bonuses

401(k) with a 4% match

Qualifications

• 7+ years of Business Analyst experience in a Product & Engineering organization.
• Experience in an Agile environment.
• Applicants must have work authorization without requiring visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Translate business and user requirements into user stories.
• Collaborate with stakeholders for product development.
• Oversee project budget adherence and timelines.

Skills

UX-focused digital products

Agile methodology

Product backlog management

Strong decision-making skills

Excellent communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Job description

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Habemco is a shared services company wholly owned and operated by the Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake, a federally recognized Native American tribe located in Northern California. Habemco’s support services such as product development and technology which are needed for business growth, ultimately power the Tribe’s economy, and enable the delivery of education, health care and elder support programs for the Tribal community. Our talented team provides cross-functional supportservices to various tribal business and government entities. The Habemco team plays a critical role in ensuring a successful future for our customers, our employees, and the Tribe.

Headquartered in a beautiful, yet remote part of California, the Tribe recognizes that to compete in highly competitive industries such as FinTech, the Tribe must access expertise throughout the nation. In addition to employees that work remotely, the Tribe has employees located at its headquarters in Upper Lake, California and at a campus in Lenexa, Kansas.

Employees receive competitive pay and benefits, quarterly performance bonuses and 401(k) with a 4% match. Our team is creative, forward-thinking, passionate and moves fast! Are you ready to grow with us?

Purpose of the Position

Translates and communicates the product visionto Agile development teams utilizing the Scrum framework. Collaborates with stakeholders to define product requirements into user stories and acceptance criteria and to produce a clearly defined backlog. Implements solutions and prioritizes requirements to deliver the best value tothe customer and the business. Acts as a bridge between stakeholders and development teams to understand roadblocks and specifications and recommend actionable solutions. Gathers, records, and organizes feedback to help improve processes, workflow, or product development. Oversees development to ensure requirements are implemented effectively within the required timelines. Responsible for project budget oversight and adherence. Work is highly independent. May assume a team lead role for the work group. Serves as a specialist on complex technical and business matters.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze and translate business and user requirements into high-level features and detailed user stories with Acceptance Criteria to be added to the product backlog, including design of new or changed processing, data requirements user interfaces, and/or database design.
• Collaborate and communicate closely with teams and other stakeholders to design solutions for approval and delivery.
• Facilitate product innovation and roadmap planning sessions as well as provide technical guidance and solutions on the product.
• Participate in the release and sprint planning sessions to select appropriate priorities from the product backlog for inclusion in release priorities.
• Perform acceptance testing for user stories and features.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience:

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university with major in Computer Science, Engineering, or other similar technical area or, in lieu of education, four or more years performing Business Analyst or Product Ownership duties in a Scrum environment. Plus:
• 7+ or more years of experience performing Business Analyst work in support of a Product & Engineering organization.
• 7 or more years of experience as a Product Owner, preferably in a Product & Engineering organization.
• 7 or more years of experience working in an Agile environment.
• Applicants for this position must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with Habemco (e.g., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (STEM/OPT), TN visa.)
• All offers are contingent upon signing a confidentiality agreement and satisfactory completion of drug screening and background checks. Employers observes federal standards for controlled substances.

Preferred:

• Master’s degree from an accredited university with major in Computer Science, Engineering, or other similar technical area.

Skills & Abilities:

• Strong experience working on UX-focused digital products.
• Knowledgeable in the FinTech domain.
• Proficient knowledge of the product innovation life cycle.
• End-to-end product life-cycle experience required.
• Extensive understanding of Agile methodology and the role the Product Owner holds within the agile SDLC.
• Experience in prioritizing and managing the product backlog, writing user stories, managing epics, and creating process flow diagrams is required.
• Proven knowledge of creating product roadmaps and strategies for mobile and web applications.
• Effectively prioritizes and executes tasks in a highly productive yet autonomous environment.
• Strong decision-making and problem-solving skills (i.e., design, debugging, and testing) and experience with software development projects.
• Ability to present technical ideas in concise, user-friendly, or layman's language.
• Strong interpersonal skills used in developing effective working relationships and listening skills.
• Result-driven and solutions-oriented with the ability to develop and implement the resolution in time-sensitive situations.
• Motivate and mentor team members to grow their skills and careers by creating a nurturing environment that encourages innovation and continual learning.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, time-sensitive, and confidential environment.
• Excellent communication skills, utilizing the ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with professionalism, excellent grammar, respect, and courteousness.
• Possess a balance of assertiveness and diplomacy along with adaptability to communicate on all levels.

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods in a stationary seated position, such as working on a computer.
• Verbal communication to exchange accurate ideas and information.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

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