Slalom Flex (Project Based) Product Owner

Slalom, LLC
Chicago, IL, United States
6 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Starter
Experience required
1 year minimum
Compensation
$228,800.0 - $249,600.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Agile Methodology Business Systems Scrum Methodology Release Management Strategies of Testing

Job description

  • Overseeing a portfolio of technology products from ideation to operation, including securing cross-functional alignment on project scope, benefits, cost, and timeline.
  • Proactively understand business strategies, educate business stakeholders on existing technology capabilities, and influence/develop capability roadmaps and investment.
  • Identifying current and emerging unmet business needs and evaluating technology solutions to balance short-term and long-term objectives.
  • Proposing, initiating, and leading programs that transform the focus Business function’s processes or technology capabilities.
  • Project intake, scope clarification, epic and story grooming, estimating, generating cost and timeline plans, defining UAT and testing strategy, release management, and overseeing engineering decisions.
  • Supervising a matrix team of Product Analysts, Business Systems Analysts, Scrum Masters, Project Managers, Architects, Engineers, Testers to deliver technology products to the business.
  • All BRM (business relationship management) activities, including serving as the single point of contact for initiatives in your portfolio.
  • Identifying re-use opportunities and proposing viable pilot and MVP solutions.
  • Responsible for compliance with applicable client Policies and procedures.
  • Managing an IT investment budget.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree with 8 years’ experience; Master’s Degree with 7 years’ experience; or PhD with 3 years’ experience.
  • Experience developing and/or managing the development of technology applications, regardless of tech stack.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a keen ability to build trust, listen, and ask effective questions with the goal of creating a scalable and reusable business solution along with forming effective partnerships.
  • Ability to interact with business leaders to demystify complex concepts without relying on technical language.
  • Thorough understanding of and hands-on experience with SLC (Software Life Cycle) phases, including Build and Run aspects of a Technology Product.
  • Demonstrable working knowledge of Agile methodology, process and ceremonies.
  • 1-2 years of experience managing or coaching cross-functional resources - employees or contract resources.
  • Ability to self-manage time and priorities.

Benefits & conditions

Slalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life. As a result, Slalom is proud to invest in benefits that includemeaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) with a match, a range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, and short/long-term disability. We also offer yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being-related expenses, as well as discounted home, auto, and pet insurance.

Slalom is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For this role, the targeted hourly pay range is $110/HR to $120/HR. Actual compensation will depend upon an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location, and other relevant factors. The salary pay range is subject to change and may be modified at any time., $230,000.00 - $280,000.00 per year Other 22 minutes ago Associate, Community Engagement Invenergy LLC Chicago, Illinois $85,000.00 - $103,000.00 per year

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About the company

At Slalom, personal connection meets global scale. Our vision is to enable a world in which everyone loves their work and life. We help organizations of all kinds redefine what’s possible, give shape to the future-and get there., Slalom is a fiercely human business and technology consulting company that leads with outcomes to bring more value, in all ways, always. From strategy through delivery, our agile teams across 52 offices in 12 countries collaborate with clients to bring powerful customer experiences, innovative ways of working, and new products and services to life. We are trusted by leaders across the Global 1000, many successful enterprise and mid-market companies, and 500+ public sector organizations to improve operations, drive growth, and create value. At Slalom, we believe that together, we can move faster, dream bigger, and build better tomorrows for all.

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