Product Owner III

The Product Owner III is responsible for driving the sequencing, building, and evaluation of Features/solutions and delivering those solutions to customers for one to two product lines while serving as a subject matter expert for those lines., * Work collaboratively with Product Manager, Architect, and Agile team to ensure transition from Feature Definition to build.

• Drive focused attention on value delivery and drive a spirit of continuous improvement within teams.
• Ensure organization and occurrence of Story Mapping sessions.
• Lead walkthroughs of identified Features and scope ensuring understanding of vision/problem statement.
• Lead validation of Feature priority and implementation timelines.
• Create and assign cards to manage Feature Definition in the appropriate tools.
• Log open risks, issues, questions, and decisions against Features using the appropriate tools.
• Ensure changes to Feature scope, prioritization, and requirements are documented appropriately.
• Understand Value Stream structure and associated Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) as well as target investment vs. actual investment levels for assigned product lines and ensure understanding of team members.
• Identify cross impacted stakeholders and ensure their engagement in solution discussions.
• Lead management of impact assessment timelines and negotiate priorities with other Product Owners where cross product conflicts exist.
• Manage Team Backlogs and define Sprint Goals.
• Provide clarification and context for Development teams.
• Manage leadership expectations of Agile Teams.
• Explain and ensure teams’ understanding of business needs and value being delivered.
• Ensure all data for areas of responsibility is complete and captured accurately within all delivery tools.
• Lead validation of User Story Acceptance Criteria ensuring business needs are met.
• Validate completed User Stories meet defined Acceptance Criteria.
• Coach and mentor peers and junior product owners.
• Perform other duties as assigned., Certain positions outside our branch network may be eligible for a flexible work arrangement. We’re combining the best of both worlds: in-office and work from home. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. Remote roles will also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for moments that matter. Specific work arrangements will be provided by the hiring team.

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Minimum 8 years’ experience in a Business Systems Analyst, Product Development, or Product Owner role., * PSPO I and PSPO II or CSPO and A-CSPO
• Strong experience working with cross functional teams using Agile Deliver frameworks and leading the development and launch of a new product.
• Strong experience with user-centered design and usability.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory requirements, bank policy, and Agile Delivery governance.
• Strong experience with retail or business financial services. Exempt Status: (Yes = not eligible for overtime pay) (No = eligible for overtime pay)