World Wide Technology · 10 hours ago
Senior Product Owner
Maryland Heights, MO
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$108K/yr - $135K/yr
3+ years expWorld Wide Technology is a global technology solutions provider leading the AI and Digital Revolution. They are seeking a Senior Product Owner to develop and execute a delivery roadmap that enhances data visibility and quality to support performance reporting and AI-driven initiatives.
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Responsibilities
Understand the existing product vision of the business partner and assist in defining a new product vision that ensures the right product is built
Ensures the product vision is clearly communicated to the delivery team and understood by the team. Works with the delivery team daily to answer questions and review/approve stories
Builds and maintains relationships with Product Manager, peers, stakeholders, business partners, and development teams. Influences direction and fosters a team environment
Manages emerging priorities and escalations addressing internal or external customer needs/requests and helps adjust the existing work of the delivery team where necessary
Partners closely with Product Manager, Business Partners, and Stakeholders to understand how their product contributes to the success of business goals and determine how to implement capabilities within their product to support these initiatives
Initiates and drives process improvements, AI and automation opportunities, and service improvements
Partner with the Product Manager to manage 3rd party licenses, contract negotiations, and vendor relationships
Partner with the Product Manager to manage the budget for a portfolio of products
Develops an understanding of the product user base - including other systems that rely on the product and likewise other systems the product relies on - to support and guide product decisions with stakeholders
Negotiates with the Product Manager, business partners, stakeholders, and delivery team to prioritize work in the backlog and help maximize the value the team delivers
Works with other product owners to ensure dependencies are prioritized appropriately across other product development teams
Works with the delivery team to write and refine user stories
Ensures the team understands the context of the stories in the backlog and has adequate information to deliver the stories
Keeps track of trends in the industry and of competition
Partners with the Product Manager to develop, maintain, and communicate the product roadmap (including short-term/long-term goals) to the delivery team, business partners, and stakeholders
Ensures frequent demos occur to business partners and stakeholders to confirm the product being delivered meets the needs of the business partners
Confident communicator that can explain technology to non-technical audiences
Understands business rules and logic in order to support story development
Qualification
Required
3+ years' experience as a member of an Agile software development team
3+ years' experience working as a Product Owner or Product Manager
3+ years' experience working directly with business stakeholders
Practical experience creating and communicating product visions
Proven ability to translate a product vision into actionable deliveries
Proven ability to oversee product implementation
Demonstrates techniques for quickly and effectively understanding a business partner's needs
Demonstrates experience in helping stakeholders identify business value/objectives and uses this to prioritize work
Demonstrates ability to effectively negotiate between competing stakeholders to ensure the highest value objectives are met
Demonstrates knowledge of product analytics by creating and using delivery metrics, predictability, and forecasting; given appropriate data, can create (and draw conclusions from) a forecast and communicate that information to stakeholders with progress updates and metrics
Proficient at researching, analyzing, and identifying requirements
Demonstrates ability to clearly identify and explain what business value is
Proficient at breaking down and organizing requirements and the relationship between business goals, product vision, and Epics/Capabilities/Features/Stories; must be clearly visible and aligned
Can explain both agile and lean software development values and principles
Can explain various ways to create features and user stories with documented acceptance criteria
Has effectively led meetings of 20 or more people
Can illustrate examples of how to prepare for and run effective meetings
Demonstrates excellent communication skills and has a customer focused mindset
Bachelor's degree
Preferred
Experience as a Product Owner/Manager
Ability to conduct and document gap analysis
Experience creating user story maps
Experience collaborating with other product owners and teams to prioritize and align dependencies
Experience with data management / data warehouse and reporting concepts are a plus
Experience with Salesforce, Oracle EBS, Empower, Bullhorn, or Beeline Talent Management software packages are a plus
Benefits
Health and Wellbeing: Health, Dental, and Vision Care, Onsite Health Centers, Employee Assistance Program, Wellness program
Financial Benefits: Competitive pay, Profit Sharing, 401k Plan with Company Matching, Life and Disability Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement
Paid Time Off: PTO and Sick Leave (starting at 20 days per year) & Holidays (10 per year), Parental Leave, Military Leave, Bereavement
Additional Perks: Nursing Mothers Benefits, Voluntary Legal, Pet Insurance, Employee Discount Program
Company
World Wide Technology
World Wide Technology provides technology and supply chain solutions for large public and private organizations.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$25M2000-02-13Series Unknown· $25M
Leadership Team
Michael Taylor
Chief Technology Officer
Thomas Strunk
CFO at WWT
Recent News
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