Technical Product Owner
Horizontal Talent

Job Info

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Our client is seeking a seasoned Technical Product Owner to join their dynamic team. This role is ideal for a professional with a strong background in Information Technology and expertise in the product owner role.

Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with the Product Owner to ensure Release and Sprint backlogs are consistently prioritized for the Scrum Team's delivery.
- Translate visions from the Product Owner/Product Manager into meaningful Epics and Stories for incremental delivery by the scrum team.
- Assist the Product Owner with backlog management, iteration planning, and grooming of user stories.
- Write necessary stories to deliver functionality, such as user interaction stories, system integration stories, or API level stories.
- Lead story grooming sessions or requirements clarification sessions.
- Conduct root cause analysis of production issues and identify resolution and preventative steps.
- Stay updated with Agile/Scrum best practices and new trends.

Qualifications:
- 10+ years of experience in Information Technology.
- Scrum Master or Product Owner certification.
- Experience with Content Management Systems.
- Extensive experience working in a scrum/kanban environment.
- Proficiency in defining agile requirements (Epics/stories), including functional and technical aspects in a product/services organization.
- Experience with root cause analysis and identifying preventative steps and resolutions.
- In-depth knowledge of Agile process and principles.
- Outstanding communication, presentation, and leadership skills.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- Sharp analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Creative thinker with great attention to detail.

Join our client's team and contribute to a culture that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply.

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