McLeod Software · 1 month ago
Product Owner, Accounting and Back Office
Birmingham, AL
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
4+ years expMcLeod Software is a growing company that values its employees and their contributions to success. The Product Owner for the LoadMaster application represents the customer, sets product strategy, manages the product backlog, and collaborates closely with the development team to ensure that customer needs are met effectively.
Software
Responsibilities
Advocate for the product through defined customer needs and the associated features to meet those needs (what)
Clearly communicates priority and business value (why) to the development team
Advocates on behalf of the customer for the development team (who)
Ensures user stories are “ready” for development to start work
Ensures each story has the correct acceptance criteria
Gathers, manages, and prioritizes the product backlog
Ensures close collaboration with the development team
Works closely with engineering and quality assurance to ensure the right customer problem is solved. This can involve sharing market research and competitive analysis with the team to best focus their efforts
Has technical product knowledge or specific domain expertise
Contributes to the work of the Product Manager as they define a product differentiation strategy
Tracks progress towards the release of a product
Works with a cross-functional team in planning a product release
Develops personas either alone or in conjunction with a team including user experience experts
Participates in the prioritization of defect or bug resolution
Creates and maintains product documentation
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university, preferred, (an accounting, finance, or related degree is a plus)
Minimum of 4 years of experience in a related field and/or training experience, or combination of education and experience, required
Excellent detailed written and verbal communication skills, possibly including some user interface documentation skills
Demonstrate ability to be (become) a subject matter expert in their aligned product or market and how to develop solutions for this market. Subject matter expertise should include specific industry or technical knowledge
Excellent teamwork skills especially with people less skilled in communication
Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority. The ability to influence and work collaboratively with development teams is especially important
Preferred
Strong understanding of operational accounting functions is strongly preferred
Experience working in an accounting or financial related position is strongly preferred
Company
McLeod Software
McLeod Software is a provider of trucking software, transportation dispatch, accounting, operations & brokerage management software.
501-1000 employees
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Chief Financial Officer
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Vice President, Partner Alliances
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