Technical Product Owner

ALTEN; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology services company is looking for a Scrum Master to oversee project scope and timelines. Responsibilities include coaching teams on Agile frameworks, managing sprints, and facilitating collaboration among stakeholders. Candidates should have a minimum of 3 years in a Scrum Master or TPO role, strong knowledge of Scrum techniques, and a degree in Computer Science or a related field. The role offers opportunities to work in a fast-paced environment driving product innovations.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in a Scrum Master/TPO role.
• Excellent knowledge of Scrum techniques and artifacts.
• Good knowledge of other Agile frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Manage each project’s scope and timeline.
• Coordinate sprints and daily stand-ups.
• Facilitate internal communication and collaboration.

Skills

Scrum techniques

Agile frameworks

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Organizational skills

Education

Degree in Computer Science or Business

Job description

Responsibilities

• Manage each project’s scope and timeline
• Coordinate sprints, retrospective meetings and daily stand-ups
• Coach team members in Agile frameworks
• Facilitate internal communication and effective collaboration
• Be the point of contact for external communications (e.g. from customers or stakeholders)
• Work with product owners to handle backlogs and new requests
• Resolve conflicts and remove obstacles that occur
• Help teams implement changes effectively
• Ensure deliverables are up to quality standards at the end of each sprint
• Guide development teams to higher scrum maturity
• Help build a productive environment where team members ‘own’ the product and enjoy working on it
• Responsible for innovation and end-to-end launch of products
• Collaborate with Digital Business partners and Vendors to co-develop a roadmap and drive products and features from concept to launch in a fast-paced environment
• Work with cross-functional teams and various stakeholders, including analytics, design/user experience, engineering, and user enablement
• Turn data insights into products with actionable outcomes to the ultimate customer
• Work in an Agile environment and continuously review the business needs, refine priorities, outline milestones and deliverables, and identify opportunities and risks
• Partner with stakeholders and customers across the organization to inform the product vision, strategy, features, and prioritization
• Partner with Business to develop, own, and execute product roadmap
• Translate product roadmap features into well-defined product requirements including features, user stories, and acceptance test criteria
• Prioritize and maintain the sprint backlog for assigned products, balancing the requirements of stakeholders
• Lead the product functional design process based on an intimate knowledge of the users and technology
• Define and execute go-to-market plan, working to ensure that product management, marketing, and sales have what they need to be successful
• Develop and maintain appropriate tracking and reporting of product performance post-launch to evaluate future investment

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of experience in a scrum master/TPO role
• Familiarity with software development
• Excellent knowledge of Scrum techniques and artifacts (such as definition of done, user stories, automated testing, backlog refinement)
• Good knowledge of other Agile frameworks
• Excellent communication and servant leadership skills
• Problem-solving and conflict-resolution ability
• Outstanding organizational skills
• Degree in Computer Science, Business or similar field
• Scrum master certification is a plus

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