Product Owner/ Program Manager

Title: Product Owner/ Program Manager

Location: Alpharetta, GA

Duration: Long term

No of Positions: 1

Responsibilities:

· Preparation and Participation in PI Planning.
· Program Backlog: The Product Owner is heavily involved in working with the Product Manager to refine the Program Backlog to prepare for the PI (Program Increment) planning sessions.
· The Product Owner must prepare in advance to update the team backlog to estimate features for the upcoming Program Increment. Activities will include leading the development team to size features and stories and determine what can be committed in the Program Increment based upon the team’s established velocity.
· The Product Owner is involved with story definition, providing clarifications necessary to assist the team with their story estimates and story sequencing, and drafting the team’s specific objectives for the upcoming Program Increment (PI).

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Information Management, Business or related field.
· Minimum of 6 years of experience in IT as a Program Manager or Product Owner.
· Experience in delivering products using Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) using Agile, Scrum or Kanban.
· Possesses a deep understanding of web service technologies, user interface/interaction, and knowledge of Systems Development and Project Management lifecycles.
· Experience with Product & Technology Roadmap development through influence of key business and technology stakeholders to identify business priorities.
· Outstanding leadership and motivational skills.
· Possesses a willingness to empower as well as inspire commitment and positive attitude in the team.
· Possesses an inquisitive and innovative mindset with a demonstrated ability to recognize opportunities to create distinctive value is desired.
· Experience as a Scrum Product Owner is preferred.
· Familiarity with Scaled Agile Framework is preferred.
· Experienced with evaluating workload to drive efficiency.