Product Owner II-Technical

GM Financial

$95K — $115K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma or equivalent required
  • Bachelor's Degree or military experience preferred
  • 2-4 years as a Product Owner/Manager on an Agile Scrum team
  • Knowledge of risk and loss control management
  • Understanding of backlog creation and prioritization
  • Proficiency in XML/JSON APIs, Cloud Technologies, and Data Driven Decision Making
  • Experience in a matrix organization collaborating with various stakeholders
  • Agile certification (PSPO, CSP-PO, or POPM/APM) required

Responsibilities

  • Act proactively and independently to ensure timely delivery and problem-solving.
  • Analyze customer and business needs to create actionable product enhancements.
  • Bridge business and technology teams using knowledge of architecture and integrations.
  • Partner with teams to assess design trade-offs and align roadmaps with architecture.
  • Drive innovation through stakeholder insights and emerging technologies exploration.
  • Identify automation and AI-enabled solution opportunities to enhance business outcomes.
  • Lead backlog refinement and develop high-quality user stories in alignment with strategic goals.
  • Collaborate with teams to manage dependencies and deliver initiatives on schedule.
  • Communicate product status, risks, and metrics effectively to stakeholders.
  • Measure product success using data to foster accountability and improvement.

Benefits

  • 401K matching from day one
  • 12 weeks of paid bonding leave for new parents
  • Tuition assistance program
  • Training and development opportunities
  • GM employee auto discount
  • Community service pay
  • Nine company holidays
  • Flexible hybrid work environment with office presence required two days a week
Full Job Description
Job Description

This position will remain posted until filled.

About this role:

If you're driven to get results and would like to collaborate within a fast-paced, value-focused team, then GM Financial may be the right place for you. As a member of an Agile Scrum team, the Product Owner II-Technical is responsible for the success of the product by maximizing the output of the development team. The Product Owner II-Technical directs and coordinates the product development and serves as a collaborative liaison between the Product Management and Product Delivery teams by prioritizing and evaluating work. This individual will maintain the product/team backlog, leading backlog prioritization of initiatives, aligning experiences across channels and touch points to ensure the best business results.

Responsibilities

What makes you an ideal candidate:
  • Act proactively and independently to deliver on commitments, address challenges, and drive results in a fast-paced Agile environment.
  • Analyze customer and business requirements to identify opportunities, solve complex problems, and translate needs into clear solution requirements, user stories, and actionable product enhancements.
  • Bridge business and technology teams by leveraging knowledge of system architecture, APIs, integrations, data platforms, AI/ML concepts, and technical dependencies to support prioritization, informed decision-making, and successful solution delivery.
  • Partner with Product Managers, architects, engineers, platform teams, vendors, and business stakeholders to evaluate solution options, understand design tradeoffs, identify risks and constraints, and align product roadmaps with enterprise architecture and platform capabilities.
  • Drive innovation by challenging current practices, leveraging stakeholder insights, exploring emerging technologies, and creating solutions that deliver measurable customer and business value.
  • Identify opportunities for automation, process simplification, and AI-enabled solutions, utilizing cloud technologies, Databricks ecosystems, Bronze/Silver/Gold data architecture frameworks, and operational dependency management to maximize business outcomes.
  • Lead backlog refinement and prioritization activities in partnership with Product Management, developing high-quality, customer-centric user stories and ensuring alignment with strategic priorities.
  • Collaborate across business, technology, and vendor teams to define requirements, manage dependencies, ensure clear communication, and deliver product initiatives within agreed timelines and service levels.
  • Communicate product roadmaps, project status, launch readiness, risks, and performance metrics to stakeholders at all levels, gaining alignment and support through effective influence and relationship management.
  • Measure product performance and business outcomes using data, processes, and systems to drive accountability, continuous improvement, and achievement of business objectives.


Qualifications

Experience and Education:
  • High School Diploma or equivalent required
  • Bachelor's Degree or additional equivalent work or military experience preferred.
  • 2-4 years of experience as a Product Owner/Manager on an Agile Scrum team required.
  • Working knowledge of risk management, loss control management and coordinating vendor relationships
  • Thorough understanding of Vision/Roadmap creation, Portfolio/Program/Team Backlog creation, refinement and prioritization
  • Proficient understanding of XML/JSON based APIs, Cloud Technologies, Service Virtualization, Test Data Management, and Data Driven Decision making
  • Working knowledge of the Agile/SAFe Lean enterprise concepts and best practices and how they are applied in the workplace
  • Experience working within a matrix organization, collaborating with business stakeholders, user experience teams, project managers, product managers, developers and others


Licenses and Certifications
  • Agile certification (PSPO, CSP-PO, or POPM/APM) required


What We Offer: Generous benefits package available on day one to include: 401K matching, bonding leave for new parents (12 weeks, 100% paid), tuition assistance, training, GM employee auto discount, community service pay and nine company holidays.

Compensation: Competitive pay and bonus eligibility.

Work Life Balance: Flexible hybrid work environment, 2-days a week in Arlington, TX office.

This position is not open to agency submissions.

We are unable to provide visa sponsorship either now or in the future for this position.

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