Product Owner

Prophecy Technologies

$90K — $120K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years experience in product ownership or business analysis roles
  • Strong knowledge of project management processes and methodologies
  • Familiarity with agile methodologies and experience with development teams
  • Proven track record in defining and measuring project success metrics
  • Ability to manage risks and issues effectively
  • Experience with Jira and Confluence tools
  • Knowledge of cloud technologies and industry trends

Responsibilities

  • Analyze data and develop functional specifications for project success
  • Conduct interviews and workshops to clarify business needs and objectives
  • Document business requirements, user stories, and process flows for IT projects
  • Identify opportunities for process optimization aligned with business goals
  • Facilitate communication between business users and IT teams for project alignment
  • Perform gap analysis and feasibility studies for proposed IT solutions
  • Support user acceptance testing and system validation to ensure requirements are met
  • Provide design and implementation input to ensure solutions deliver business value

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams
  • Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology solutions
  • Engagement in meaningful projects that drive business improvement
  • Support for professional development and ongoing learning
  • Flexible work arrangements to promote work-life balance
Full Job Description
Role Overview:

Product Owner evaluates business processes, identifies opportunities for improvement through technology solutions, and collaborates with stakeholders to define requirements.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Analyze data, develop functional specifications, and facilitate communication between business units and Information Technology teams to ensure successful project outcomes.
  • Conduct interviews, workshops, and reviews to elicit, clarify, and validate business needs, objectives, and constraints for Information Technology projects and initiatives.
  • Develop and maintain business requirements documentation, including user stories, use cases, process flows, and functional specifications, to guide Information Technology development and implementation.
  • Analyze and model data, workflows, and systems to identify opportunities for process optimization, automation, and enhancement in alignment with business goals.
  • Facilitate communication and collaboration between business users, Information Technology teams, and project stakeholders to ensure shared understanding, alignment, and successful project outcomes.
  • Perform gap analysis, impact assessments, and feasibility studies to evaluate proposed Information Technology solutions, identify risks, and recommend mitigation strategies for decision-making.
  • Support testing activities, user acceptance testing, and system validation to validate requirements, verify functionality, and ensure alignment with business needs and expectations.
  • Provide input on Information Technology solution design, configuration, and implementation, ensuring that business requirements are met, and solutions deliver value and address key business challenges.

Required Skills:
  • Strong knowledge of project management processes, tools, and structured methodologies
  • Demonstrated experience with defining project metrics, measuring the results, evaluating success of projects and communicating results to stakeholders, including providing project analysis and status reports such as business case, ROI, and post-project reviews
  • Experience working with development teams, including an understanding of agile methodologies
  • Experience driving timeliness and budgets, and proactively leading communication with cross-functional stakeholders and team members throughout the project including setting up and facilitating meetings to keep things moving forward
  • Proven ability to assess, manage, resolve, and escalate (when necessary) risks and issues.
  • Excellent at managing multiple, changing, competing priorities
  • Stay updated on emerging cloud technologies and industry trends, recommending improvements to our cloud strategy
  • Experience with Jira, Confluence

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