We are seeking a Technical Product Owner 2 to own the delivery of complex IT products and solutions from concept to deployment, working closely with technical teams to translate high-level business requirements into detailed technical specifications.
Requirements
- Takes full ownership of managing, grooming, and prioritizing the product backlog in alignment with business objectives.
- Writes detailed, clear, and actionable user stories and epics, incorporating technical requirements and constraints.
- Collaborates with development teams to ensure stories are well understood, estimated accurately, and broken down into manageable tasks.
- Serves as a key point of contact between business and technical stakeholders, ensuring technical requirements align with business goals.
- Works with architects, developers, and DevOps engineers to design solutions, validate feasibility, and ensure scalability.
- Provides technical input during architecture and solution design discussions.
- Contributes to defining and refining the product vision, strategy, and roadmap, incorporating feedback from key stakeholders.
- Conducts market and competitive analysis to inform product decisions and identify new technical opportunities.
- Drives continuous improvement of the product by leveraging metrics, user feedback, and emerging technology trends.
- Leads sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, and sprint reviews to ensure development teams are focused and productive.
- Champions Agile best practices and drives continuous improvement in team processes and collaboration.
- Manages sprint goals and timelines, balancing scope, resources, and priorities to ensure timely product delivery.
- Collaborates with the engineering team to translate complex technical and system requirements into clear, actionable product features.
- Understands and documents technical workflows, data models, APIs, and integrations.
- Evaluates and recommends tools, frameworks, and technologies that support product objectives.
- Serves as a bridge between technical and non-technical stakeholders, translating technical concepts into business-friendly language.
- Acts as the primary interface for resolving product issues and ensuring alignment across development, operations, and support teams.
- Facilitates technical discussions and decision-making processes across teams to drive product delivery.
- Defines and enforces acceptance criteria for features and user stories to ensure high-quality deliverables.
- Collaborates with the QA team to develop comprehensive test plans, perform acceptance testing, and ensure product readiness.
- Leads user acceptance testing (UAT) sessions, ensuring that product features meet business and technical requirements.
- Coordinates product releases, working closely with release management, DevOps, and support teams.
- Monitors and tracks the performance of product features post-launch and implements necessary improvements.
- Provides post-release support to address technical issues and feedback from users and stakeholders.
- Works with business applications across various environments, including on-premises, hybrid, and cloud systems.
- Works with the infrastructure and cloud teams to ensure that application environments are stable, secure, and meet business performance expectations.
- Supports the transition of applications from on-premises environments to cloud or hybrid architectures, working closely with senior IT leadership on cloud migration strategies.
- Ensures proper governance and performance monitoring for applications in all environments, proactively identifying areas for optimization.
- Assists as liaison between business users, IT teams, and external vendors to ensure that applications meet the needs of the organization and align with business goals.
- Facilitates communication between technical teams and business stakeholders, ensuring clear understanding of project timelines, deliverables, and expectations.
- Works closely with IT managers and teams to ensure successful integration of business applications with other enterprise systems.
- Ensures business applications comply with industry regulations and internal security standards, including SOX, PCI-DSS, and other financial sector regulations.
- Works with the cybersecurity team to ensure applications are secured against potential threats and vulnerabilities.
- Supports procedures for regular audits, risk assessments, and disaster recovery plans for critical applications.
Benefits
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- Retirements Savings Match
- Group Health Insurance (Medical, Dental, and Vision)
- Life and AD&D Insurance
- Long Term Disability Insurance
- Accident and Critical Illness Insurance
- Flexible Savings Accounts
- Paid Community Volunteer Day
- Employee Assistance Program
- Tuition Reimbursement Program
- Employee Referral Program
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Program
