As a Truefit Product Owner you'll have the opportunity to help both early and growth stage companies bring great products to market.
You'll collaborate with our clients to help them build compelling product visions and then refine those visions into a rich backlog that our product team can execute.
all while helping to grow and nurture Truefit’s high-performing agile practice.
Become the champion for the client
Quickly absorb the client's business model and target market and relay them to the cross-functional product team
Advocate the product vision to the product team and represent the client at all Scrum meetings
Ensure that product roadmaps are created and clearly communicated internally and externally so that everyone is aligned around the direction of the product
Foster client engagement and encourage their participation throughout the process but be prepared to make prioritization or implementation decisions in their absence in the interest of preserving the team's forward momentum
Advise the client on best practices in agile Product Management and prepare them for effective stewardship of their product
Act as a primary point of contact for the client throughout the project, maintaining a strong relationship and addressing any questions or concerns in a timely and professional manner
Own the backlog
Guide the client in creating the initial backlog based on their product vision and lead repeated prioritization of that backlog as more is learned about the product and its market fit
Facilitate backlog grooming sessions to ensure the backlog always represents the most up to date learning about the product
Guide the team to creating actionable User Stories so the product team can hit the ground running each sprint
Collaborate with the Architect and QA analyst to define the Acceptance Criteria for each story to ensure the entire team has a clear understanding of each story’s done state
Understand when tradeoff decisions must be made and collaborate with team members and clients to work through challenging restraints related to scope, budget, or timelines
Immerse yourself with the product team
Lead or co-lead various product strategy efforts, as required by the project, to define the vision and approach for the build
Work alongside the Designer and Architect to identify key opportunities for the product roadmap that align with the client’s go-to-market strategy
Be an active participant in daily Standups, Sprint Planning sessions, and Retrospectives
Facilitate regular Sprint Reviews with the client to drive learning and adjust direction accordingly
Work directly with the product team to answer burning questions or provide clarification
Keep to the budget and timeline
Manage the scope and budget of each project and educate the client to the impact of proposed scope changes
Collaborate with the Scrum Master to forecast the capacity of each team and plan appropriately
Develop release plans to project completion dates for each phase of the product and communicate changes as learning opportunities unfold
Work with clients and the team to collect feedback that can be used to improve our working relationship with the client
Calculate the burn rate of each project, the resulting runway, and prioritize work accordingly
Requirements
Ability to guide clients to the most successful implementation of their vision and the confidence to say \"no\" when necessary
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to create clear and compelling written product strategies and vision documents
Comfortable explaining complex technical issues to our clients as well as explaining our clients' product strategy and business model to our product team
Ability to influence and guide peers for which you have no formal authority
Previous experience working with agile methodologies, preferably Scrum
Ability to create well defined User Stories and take responsibility for a well-maintained backlog
Comfortable with presenting to and working closely with our clients to provide both updates and guidance on the progression of their products
Comfortable discussing issues such as budgets, timeline, and scope management with our clients
Ability to quickly absorb and internalize our clients' product strategies, business models, and domains
Willingness to work in all kinds of industries with clients of various sized from startups to mature, global organizations