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U.S. Department of Justice · 3 hours ago

Product Owner (Operations & Policy Analyst 3) - Legal Tools Program Team

Salem, OR

Full-time

Remote

Mid Level

$6,257/mo - $9,226/mo

4+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Review business operations issues to ensure they are aligned with the strategic initiatives of the Agency.

Make recommendations and participate in discussion with the Executive Steering Committee on policy issues that arise in projects related to computer systems and applications and divisional/agency process improvements.

Recommend enterprise-wide program changes or projects to the Executive Steering Committee.

Lead requirement prioritization and refinement through delivery that results in product change.

Develop, own, and execute the product road map.

Partner with stakeholders and customers across the organization to inform the product vision, strategy, features, and prioritization.

Report progress & results periodically to the Executive Steering Committee, Chief Information Officer, Program and Project managers for review and approval.

Represent and serve as a communication point for Product Administration planning efforts and gather the appropriate resources and expertise to make a recommendation.

Communicate and receive feedback from discussions concerning questions/answers to ensure division concerns or issues are captured and addressed related to Product Administration and integration.

Communicate progress and milestones of the Product Administration efforts to staff, management, executives, and other stakeholders.

Develop Processes for systematic organizational improvement.

Connect product roadmap features to well-defined product requirements including features, user stories, and acceptance test criteria.

Ensure user stories are ready for development to start work and that each story has the correct acceptance criteria. Facilitate close collaboration with the development team. Track and report on progress or product upgrades/changes/releases.

Ensure successful implementation of the related implementation projects by overseeing and coordinating project activities related to the specific focus area of this position.

Ensure stakeholder needs associated with processes are explicitly understood, documented, tracked, and completed.

Develop the relationships and information sources necessary to understand the assigned specific product administration and associated processes.

Identify, plan, and implement, with various divisions/sections, the necessary changes required to implement new products.

Effectively and rigorously analyze product processes currently in place and use modeling, mapping, flow chart and fishbone techniques as a method to assess, plan and mitigate the impact of change.

Obtain appropriate signature approvals for all project deliverable artifacts within the processes; including getting the appropriate reviews involved as needed.

Make recommendations to management on program implementation and/or staff resource needs.

Identify Product Backlog by gathering and prioritizing data as well as assist in developing the strategies to correct.

Qualification

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ScrumAgile MethodologyProject ManagementProfessional Scrum Product OwnerAzure DevOpsJiraMiroSharePointPower PlatformMicrosoft TeamsIT ModernizationProactive Communication

Required

I have a bachelor's degree in Business or Public Administration, Behavioral or Social Sciences, Finance, Political Science or any degree demonstrating the capacity for the knowledge and skills; AND four years professional-level evaluative, analytical and planning work.

Any combination of experience and education equivalent to seven years of experience that typically supports the knowledge and skills for the classification.

Finalists must pass a comprehensive employment reference check and fingerprint-based criminal background check.

Agree to comply with specific security and confidentiality requirements of the department and its business units.

Preferred

Enterprise level technology support processes and procedures.

In-depth knowledge of Scrum and/or Agile Software Development Methodology.

Professional Scrum Product Owner or equivalent Project Management certification.

Ability to make effective presentations to, and speak in front, of small to large sized groups, comprised of Department managers and staff, as well as staff from other agencies or organizations.

Desire and ability to learn and master new technical and business skills.

Keen understanding of technology and project management.

Proactive communication style, troubleshooting, listening, and problem solving.

Ability to plan and perform assignments with minimal or no supervision.

Ability to make decisions in the face of ambiguity.

A team-oriented individual who promotes the positive aspects of even the most difficult tasks.

Experience working on large scale IT modernization project.

Experience with Azure DevOps, Jira, Miro, SharePoint, Power Platform and Teams.

Experience leading and collaborating with a diverse group of cross functional professionals.

Preference may be given to candidates internal to the legal tool project team.