Product Owner
Velera
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
Visit company websiteExplore more
Salary
💰 $95,800 - $124,500 per year
About the role
- Work in a fast-paced agile/scrum environment defining a clear product vision for the Agile team, refining well-defined epics and features with stakeholders.
- Understand MVP needs by assigning business value at the epic and feature level.
- Translate the “What” of the epics and features into stories defining the “How” for successful completion.
- Advanced ability in prioritizing, ordering, and managing one or more product backlogs in a way that is transparent, visible and maximizes business value and ROI.
- Work with other Product Owners to align and prioritize backlogs to align with project delivery goals.
- Define product and business requirements and, in collaboration with the Analyst, document user stories and acceptance criteria for the Agile Team; continuously refine, prioritize, and validate requirements to drive high-quality product delivery.
- Independently develop a Delivery Plan that identifies work by technical domain, work dependencies, and schedule, ensuring stakeholders are aligned with the overall plan.
- Partner with Technical Leads and Architecture to confirm that technical aspects of epics and features—along with the roadmap—are prioritized to optimize the team’s value and efficiency.
- Independently facilitate and showcase the product vision and capabilities to external clients or vendor partners.
- Proactive action to resolve impediments, anticipate and manage risk, and identify the right business partners to inform product direction decisions, ensuring timelines and budgets are met.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, related technology field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Seven years of professional work experience in a combination of technical roles and product owner required or combination of equivalent educational experience.
- Prior experience with loan origination or financial products in general would be a plus.
- Financial technology knowledge.
- Advanced familiarity and desired to learn more on architecture concepts, quality assurance, API’s, databases, development technologies, and/or Customer / User Experience.
- Demonstrate advanced knowledge of Agile methodologies and tools (Scrum/Kanban, ADO).
- Advanced familiarity with the Product Development Lifecycle and Software Development Lifecycle.
- Ability to maintain an effective agile backlog.
Benefits
- Competitive wages
- Medical with telemedicine
- Dental and Vision
- Basic and Optional Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Maternity, Parental, Family Care Community Volunteer Time Off
- 12 Paid Holidays
- Company Paid Disability Insurance
- 401k (with employer match)
- Health Savings Accounts (HSA) with company provided contributions
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Supplemental Insurance
- Mental Health and Well-being: Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Wellness program
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
Agile methodologiesScrumKanbanproduct backlog managementuser storiesacceptance criteriaDelivery Plan developmentrisk managementarchitecture conceptsquality assurance
Soft skills
prioritizationstakeholder managementcommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvingproactive actiontransparencybusiness value assessmentfacilitationalignment
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems