Senior Product Owner

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DescriptionThe Senior Product Owner will lead the analysis, documentation, and management of business requirements and will ensure that requirements are fully understood by the technical team to facilitate the design and implementation of competitive software solutions. The Senior Product Owner will participate in defining and developing new features of the application, will work to enhance existing application features, and oversee the development of those features from inception to release. The individual works closely with Product Managers and with the application development teams to provide support for their work products and to act as an informed customer advocate within the development team.The Senior Product Owner is responsible for defining detailed actionable requirements at the feature story level from the high level requirements provided by the Product Managers. The Product Owner will lead the product roadmap initiatives through the software development cycle, including design, development, testing, documentation, release and training.Job DescriptionMentor and train Product OwnersUnderstanding complex business needs (i.e. epics) and translating them into detailed, executable functional requirementsAct as the project lead and key stakeholderCoordinate and monitor technical projects from initiation through deliveryEvaluate a variety of business needs and analyze their impact on the application, helping teams to execute on ideas quicklyPrioritize a backlog of work specific to the project so the development team can plan, estimate, and allocate resources appropriatelyCollaborate with business owners, financial advisors and software engineers in the product design and software development processGather and prioritize product and customer requirements and work closely with development to oversee and approve product designs, enhancements, and qualityWork closely with end users to analyze, define, model, and document systems requirementsWork with product managers to define the product features. Understand the market, customers and business.Be available to the development team to address ongoing questions, concerns, feedback. Being actively engaged with the team to help build the best product possibleDevelop, maintain and manage relationships with stakeholders, keeping them informed of key issues and engaged throughout project lifecyclesWriting detailed functional requirement documents, workflows, use cases and training materialsWriting test cases and work with Quality Assurance in the areas of auditing and testingServe as liaisons between technical and non-technical departments in order to ensure that all targets and requirements are metServe as Technical Support liaison to Customer Service in regards to issue tracking and problem resolutionAct as subject matter expert for specific components of the application, and support the release of the specific product features.This is a 100% remote role.RequirementsBachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required 5  years of successful product owner experience, preferably in a SaaS environment and/or in the financial services/fintech industrySkillsExperience working in a software development arena building Financial Software applicationsExperience working in a combination of business analysis, product management, project management and/or software application developmentWorking knowledge of Financial Planning concepts or experience in the Financial Services industryAbility to resolve conflicting end-user requirementsA demonstrated track record of successfully delivering complex projects with demanding deadlinesTeam player with the ability to adapt to changing priories and goalsExcellent communication skills, both written and verbalStrong presentation and leadership skillsSuperior project management skills and the ability to lead a team of people towards a common goal/vision.Strong analytical, problem solving and diagnostic skillsTop notch organizational skills and ability to work within processesDetailed oriented and self-directedBusiness and technical savvy

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