Product Owner Lead – Director
Guggenheim Partners
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: New York City • Illinois, New York • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $180,000 - $205,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Champion efforts to attain product vision and objectives
- Develop and document business requirements with input from the business and other key stakeholders
- Facilitate and drive alignment among key stakeholders
- Understand how the business strategy relates to product strategy and execution
- Develop and market a product vision and strategy
- Possess a strong business background and technical savvy in order to interpret requirements from business stakeholders to technical teams
- Empowered to make critical decisions regarding functionality and priority in sprint cycles.
- Signs off to "accept" each user story during sprint.
- Responsible for collecting a wide range of important data points required to conceive and deliver products
- Establish and maintain relationships with key business and technology stakeholders
- Work with key stakeholders to make frequent and dynamic prioritization decisions in an agile environment
- Continually monitor and refine the product by regularly collaborating with product delivery teams
- Create and manage product roadmaps based on business outcomes.
- Communicate the product vision and how it will be realized over time.
- Continuously verify that the product fulfills that vision as measured by business value and outcomes.
- Maintain a full product life cycle perspective and manage product backlogs to balance short-term achievements with long-term goals.
- Plan iterations for development teams to deliver in a regular agile sprint cycle
- Foster an environment of constant learning and continuous improvement
- Adapt to an agile framework that is best suited for the business and delivery teams
- Constantly evaluate development team throughput and velocity
- Mentor other product owners and provide direction on more complex features.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field
- 10+ years of experience in data management, data governance, or product ownership within asset management, private markets, or financial services
- Minimum 4 Years experience in technology role (i.e. Business Analyst, Developer, Product Owner) in an IT environment
- Minimum 2 years of experience of business writing which includes business requirements documents, system requirements documents, use case specifications, and functional specifications
- Experience in supporting or coordinating multiple projects or programs
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Willingness to take on tasks as needed to support the team and business.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible working hours
- Paid time off
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
data managementdata governanceproduct ownershipbusiness requirements documentssystem requirements documentsuse case specificationsfunctional specificationsagile methodologyproduct roadmapsproduct life cycle management
Soft skills
analytical skillsproblem-solving skillscommunication skillsinterpersonal skillsstakeholder managementdecision-makingmentoringcollaborationadaptabilitycontinuous improvement