Product Owner
Latham & Watkins
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Los Angeles • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $140,000 - $170,000 per year
About the role
- Defining, documenting, and communicating the product vision guiding the development team and stakeholders in alignment with customer feedback, market research, performance metrics, and firm goals; delivering compelling product presentations and reports, securing stakeholder support
- Coordinating with other Product Owners to ensure alignment and integration of product strategies across the firm
- Collecting business and stakeholder requirements, translating them into user stories and acceptance criteria, and managing a clear and transparent product backlog, creating, prioritizing, and refining user stories
- Developing roadmaps to demonstrate long-term product vision, making decisions regarding product features, scope, and priorities, and communicating product releases
- Planning work in collaboration with the scrum master and development team, providing clear direction and leadership, and holding retrospective sessions to review and assess progress
- Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains
Requirements
- A high school diploma or an equivalent
- A bachelor’s degree or an equivalent in Information Systems, Computer Science, Accounting, Engineering, Management, or a related field, preferably
- Technical certifications in relevant areas, such as Agile Certification, Scrum Master, and SAFe, preferably
- A minimum of five (5) years of experience as a product owner for Agile software development teams or related areas
- Experience in the legal industry or a similar regulated environment, preferably
Benefits
- Healthcare, life and disability insurance
- A generous 401k plan
- At least 11 paid holidays per year, and a PTO program that accrues 23 days during the first year of employment and grows with tenure
- Well-being programs (e.g. mental health services, mindfulness and resiliency, medical resources, well-being events, and more)
- Professional development programs
- Employee discounts
- Affinity groups, networks, and coalitions for lawyers and staff
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
Agile software developmentuser storiesacceptance criteriaproduct backlog managementproduct roadmapsstakeholder requirements gatheringproduct feature prioritizationperformance metrics analysisproduct presentationsmarket research
Soft Skills
communicationleadershipcollaborationdirectiontransparencydecision-makingplanningassessmentstakeholder engagementretrospective facilitation
Certifications
Agile CertificationScrum MasterSAFe