Senior Product Owner

We are seeking a highly analytical, technically credible, and delivery-oriented Senior Product Owner to lead product discovery and execution within our Scrum teams. This role blends deep business analysis expertise with modern product ownership practices.

The ideal candidate can move seamlessly from stakeholder discovery and problem framing to backlog authoring and sprint execution. You will operate as the embedded Product Owner within a Scrum team, ensuring clarity, prioritization, and measurable business outcomes.

This is not a project coordinator role. This is a strategic and execution-focused product leader who translates business strategy into high-quality, incremental product delivery., Product Discovery & Business Analysis

• Lead structured discovery efforts to define problems, outcomes, and measurable success criteria
• Facilitate discovery sessions with:

• Business stakeholders
• Operational leaders
• Technical stakeholders (engineering, architecture, security, integrations)

• Elicit, analyze, and synthesize business and technical requirements
• Produce clear and actionable artifacts including:

• Problem statements
• Business and system requirements
• Process flows
• Data flow diagrams (as appropriate)
• Impact analysis
• Clear, testable acceptance criteria

• Conduct technical discovery to:

• Understand system constraints
• Evaluate integration impacts
• Identify architectural dependencies
• Surface risk early

• Partner with engineering to shape solutions that are both feasible and valuable
• Validate proposed solutions against business objectives, ROI expectations, and technical constraints

Product Ownership (Scrum-Based)

• Serve as the embedded Product Owner within a Scrum team
• Own, maintain, and prioritize the product backlog
• Translate business and technical requirements into:

• Epics
• Vertically sliced user stories
• Clear acceptance criteria

• Decompose large initiatives into incremental, value-delivering slices
• Ensure backlog items are structured for iterative delivery rather than horizontal technical phases
• Ensure backlog readiness prior to sprint planning
• Participate actively in all Scrum ceremonies (planning, refinement, review, retrospective)
• Make scope and priority decisions aligned with business value and risk
• Accept or reject completed work based on defined criteria
• Ensure delivery aligns with defined outcomes and KPIs

Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Leadership

• Act as primary liaison between business stakeholders and engineering
• Communicate roadmap, release expectations, and trade-offs clearly
• Manage competing priorities with structured decision-making
• Align executives and operational teams on product direction
• Drive clarity when ambiguity exists
• Escalate risks appropriately and proactively

Continuous Improvement & Product Excellence

• Measure outcomes post-release and incorporate learnings into backlog refinement
• Improve backlog hygiene, story quality, and refinement practices
• Advocate for agile best practices and true product thinking
• Prevent waterfall requirement handoffs disguised as agile
• Continuously refine slicing, prioritization, and value delivery approaches

Do you have experience in Technical writing?, * 5+ years experience in Business Analysis, Product Ownership, or hybrid roles

• 3+ years operating as a Product Owner in Scrum environments
• Demonstrated experience leading both business and technical discovery sessions
• Strong understanding of system architecture concepts, APIs, integrations, and data flows
• Proven ability to partner effectively with engineering and architecture teams
• Deep experience writing high-quality epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria
• Demonstrated ability to vertically slice work for incremental delivery
• Strong understanding of Agile frameworks (Scrum required)
• Experience prioritizing backlogs based on business value, technical risk, and ROI
• Experience in SaaS and/or regulated industries
• Proficiency with Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or similar tooling
• Familiarity with API-driven architectures and system integration work
• Product Owner (CSPO, PSPO), CBAP, or equivalent certifications preferred but not required
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into business language and vice versa

Competencies

• Structured and systems-oriented thinker

• Strong facilitator across business and technical audiences

• High ownership mindset

• Comfortable making priority decisions and trade-offs

• Technically conversant without needing to code

• Bias toward clarity, iteration, and measurable outcomes

• Data-informed decision maker

• Skilled at reducing ambiguity

Pulled from the full job description

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) 3% Match
• Health savings account
• Dental insurance, * Generous time off- VolCorp offers a generous allotment of pro-rated vacation, discretionary and sick time to any part time employee who will work an average of 24 or more hours in a week. In addition, we follow the Federal Reserve guidelines with 11 holidays per year.
• Culture- We pride ourselves on striving to maintain and achieve a culture that lives and breathes our operating principles daily. Those principles include Accountability, Vision, Trustworthiness, and Unity while remaining Results Focused. Our culture is reflected in our average length of service which is currently running at 14 years. We strive to do it right!
• Benefits- Medical, Dental, Life, Disability, Vision, Health Reimbursement Accounts, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts are all part of the Benefit Package for any part time employee who averages 24 or more hours per week.
• Retirement Plans- Once you enter our retirement plans the company will make a 3% contribution to your 401K plan and a 7% contribution to a Retirement Savings Fund Plan which is a combined total contribution of 10%. The contribution takes place even if you choose to not personally contribute. Should you choose to contribute you have contribution platforms such as Roth or tax deferred investment options. This option is available for any employee who completes 1,000 + hours in a 12 month period.
• Community Giving- VolCorp is paired with a local charitable organization where we "give back" to the community. Paid time off provided to work with the organization and fundraisers held yearly for their benefit.
• Sign on bonus- $1,000 sign on bonus after completion of 60 days

Established in 1981, VolCorp is a not-for-profit financial cooperative based in Nashville, TN serving over 330 natural person credit unions nationwide. VolCorp's mission is to serve as the primary financial partner for credit unions by providing superior products, services, and support. For more information about VolCorp, please visit www.volcorp.org.