Product Owner
Job Title: Product Owner
Work Location: Atlanta, GA, 30328
Duration: 7 Months
Work Type: Contract
Job Type: Hybrid
Role Summary:
What Does a Product Owner Do?
- Product Owners manage the product development process. Product Owners act as the primary contact between the scrum teams and stakeholders.
- They’ll collaborate closely to ensure the products meet specific objectives as outlined by stakeholders and clients. After product completion, the Product Owner will conduct a final review and submit their approval before releasing the product to clients.
Product Owner Duties and Responsibilities
- As part of their role on a product team, a successful Product Owner should fulfill the following duties and responsibilities:
- Managing the product backlog and prioritizing based on changing requirements
- Overseeing all stages of product creation including design and development
- Developing user stories
- Monitoring and evaluating product progress at each stage of the process
- Liaising with the product team and end-users to deliver updates
- Participating in Scrum meetings and product sprints
- Creating product documentation
- Partnering with the Product & Integration Lead to understand market needs and develop requirements that meet those needs
- Partnering with UX/UI to define the user experience and translate user interface requirements to the development team
- Partnering with the development team and Development Lead to set appropriate expectations about delivery timelines
- Partnering with the Customer Success Lead to understand any customer facing bugs / defects, triage and prioritize with the development team, and see resolution through to the end.
Product Owner Skills and Qualifications
To carry out the role of a Product Owner successfully, a candidate should possess the following skills and qualifications:
- Ability to prioritize effectively
- Excellent oral and written communication
- Experience using Jira
- In-depth knowledge of Scrum and Agile Software Development Methodology
- Working knowledge of product development processes
- Analytical, systems mindset
- Excellent knowledge of user-centered design principles
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