Business Product Owner

About the job

Contract Position - 1269936 - Business Product Owner - Plano, TX - LTIMindtree
$75/hr

Business Product Owner 

Preferred Location:Plano, TX

DSM is looking for a highly motivated Product Owner to work with subject matter experts and stakeholders in developing our supply chain distribution systems. This position requires a proactive, highly motivated individual with an aptitude for creativity, critical thinking, and modeling. This person will be expected to take ownership and drive positive change.

The successful candidate must be a self-starter and relationship builder who is comfortable with ambiguity, is analytical, detail oriented and possesses the ability to work well with internal and external cross-functional teams


Primary Responsibilities

Proactively and independently work with SMEs and stakeholders to construct use cases and user stories.

Translate complex or ambiguous business problem statements into analysis requirements.
Create robust documentation and communication of projects.
Work closely with SMEs and Chief Product Owner to understand business challenges and provide data/analysis for better decision making.
Work closely with scrum master to monitor and track velocity and sprint completion.
Cross collaboration with other Product Owners, as needed.
Work with Chief Product Owner to gain user acceptance of deliverables. 
Guides and advises Application Development teams to make the fully informed decisions.
Directing solution provider/vendors gap analysis and plan work product based on priority set by Chief Product Owner
Solicit feedback from customers and incorporate into product roadmap.
Identify and escalate issues that may impact delivery milestones.
Capture, track and report on project KPIs
Documentation of key decision in centralized repository


Qualifications for Squad Lead

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Finance, Computer Information Systems, or other business/analytical disciplines or equivalent experience
4+ years of relevant professional experience in successfully leading teams
Strong proficiency in Statistical analysis tools
Strong written and verbal communication and collaboration skills
Maintain a high level of attention to detail, the ability to work independently, adjust priorities, and work in a continuously changing, time sensitive environment
Experience working with cross-functional teams
Ability to work as part of a global team and under their own team as required


Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree in Data Analytics, Finance, Statistics, Mathematics, Business or related field required
Experience with Distribution, Operations, Logistics, or Manufacturing projects
Experience with agile framework for project delivery. 
4+ years of experience in creating detailed Business Requirement Documentation
Experience with human centric design approach. 
Strong operational business understanding, including potential impact of business decisions on various internal/external stakeholders and systems