mid level product owner.

job summary: ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: The functions listed describe the business purpose of this job or position. Specific duties or tasks may vary and be documented separately. An associate might or might not be required to perform all functions listed. Additional duties may be assigned, and functions may be modified, according to business necessity.All assigned duties or tasks are deemed to be part of the essential functions, unless such duties or tasks are unrelated to the functions listed, in which case they are deemed to be other (non-essential) functions.Associates are held accountable for successful job performance. Job performance standards may be documented separately, and may include functions, objectives, duties or tasks not specifically listed herein.In performing functions, duties or tasks, associates are required to know and follow safe work practices, and to be aware of company policies and procedures related to job safety, including safety rules and regulations. Associates are required to notify superiors upon becoming aware of unsafe working conditions. All functions, duties or tasks are to be carried out in an honest, ethical and professional manner, and to be performed in conformance with applicable company policies and procedures. In the event of uncertainty or lack of knowledge of company policies and procedures, associates are required to request clarification or explanations from superiors or authorized company representatives. Responsibilities:cript Work with our Global and North American teams, collect and define business requirements for the s (TekWave), Client Portal and SSE.Manage application development life cycle, support testing efforts, technology infrastructure/project management and development of required technical solution documentation.Lead management of multiple application testing and production instances, including integration with Oracle Cloud and Infor EMS, creating necessary supporting technical architecture documentation.Lead team in requirement gathering, functional & technical documentation, system configuration, system testing, deployment and post-go live support.Partner with team in designing and developing test plans, test cases, and test automation framework.Manage Change Management and Defect Management for applications creating supporting technical and analytical documentation. Collaborate with team in identifying risks and forming contingency plans. Provide ongoing support and troubleshooting of the systems including integrated applications.Additional duties as assigned by management. Education/Experience: Bachelor's degree in a related field plus three (3) to five (5) years of related experience in application design, testing, implementation, control and maintenance or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform essential functional of the job, as determined by the companyDemonstrated knowledge of application life cycle management Competencies (as demonstrated through experience, training, and/or testing): Experience in using an application planning, development, delivery, and operations tool (e.g., Azure Dev Ops).Experience with change request management processes and producing necessary support documentation. Experience in automation scripting preferred.Experience working with partner teams (e.g., platform systems administrators, product software reliability engineers, or other business functions).Experience managing cross-functional projects involving partners from different organizations.Ability to guide, mentor, or lead team members and the ability to present insights/reports based on analysis.Ability to create engineering artifacts such as requirements documents, project plans, and design documents.Ability to present complex ideas/concepts to executive leaders and express complex technical guidance to customers in concise and understandable language.Ability to implement change initiatives in a multi-site organization. Presentation and group facilitation skills, including adaptation to various audiences such as first-line employees, management and customers, and providing graphic and narrative interpretations and explanations of quantitative and qualitative information.customer and results orientation.Has advanced problem-solving skills and an ability to effect change.Has advanced organizational, planning and time management skills.Ability to interact effectively at all levels and across diverse cultures. A collaborator with demonstrated leadership skills.Ability to be an effective member of and lead project teams.Ability to carry out multiple assignments concurrently. Advanced skill in clear and concise oral and written communication. Skill in planning, organizing, monitoring and ensuring achievement of milestones in projects or assignments, including elements performed by team members and collaborators. Working Conditions and Physical/Mental Demands With or without reasonable accommodation, requires the physical and mental capacity to perform effectively all essential functions. In addition to other demands, the demands of the job include: Maintaining composure in dealing with executives, clients, prospects, and staff, in group settings and in situations requiring high performance and results.Must undergo and meet company standards for background and reference checks, controlled substance testing, and behavioral selection survey.Required ability to handle multiple tasks concurrentlyRequired attention to detail and accuracy in reportingHandling and being exposed to sensitive and confidential information.Occasional local and regional/national travel for presentations, meetings, and visits.Reading and analyzing reports and data, including computer usage Flexibility in working hours to support our Global (European) and North America teams   location: Parsippany, New Jersey job type: Permanent salary: $110,000 - 120,000 per year work hours: 8am to 5pm education: Bachelors   responsibilities: The Client Operations Technical Lead will be responsible for providing leadership, design, and technical expertise related to our client's' Business and Client Operations systems, Vision (TrackTik), Visitor Management System (TekWave) and our Client Portal. Partner with our North American and Global teams to define business requirements, design technical solutions, manage application development life cycle, configure & implement enhancements and integrations, and provide ongoing support and maintenance of the systems. Ability to work in a dynamic environment, think creatively, work collaboratively, and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.   qualifications: Experience level: ExperiencedMinimum 2 years of experienceEducation: Bachelors  skills: Product ManagementProduct ManagementBusiness Analysis Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status. For certain assignments, Covid-19 vaccination and/or testing may be required by Randstad's client or applicable federal mandate, subject to approved medical or religious accommodations. 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job summary: Our client, a growing Financial Services Firm is looking for a Product Owner to translate application vision to true business value. This person will be engaging with stakeholders and their cross-functional teams to understand business challenges, develop creative and innovative solutions, to carry out their delivery. The ideal candidate will be skilled at defining application / workflow roadmaps, and breaking them into smaller prioritized components that enable frequent delivery of business value. The candidate will have a collaborative and customer first mindset and will be comfortable working in an environment with colleagues that have varying levels of Agile experience. Requirements: 5+ years of product ownership experienceBachelor's DegreeAgile practitioner capabilities & experience working with or in Agile teamsRelevant industry or functional experienceSolid track record of delivering data driven solutions Ability to see the business as a customer and translate requirements into technical solutionsAbility to create and maintain a backlog and roadmap, and to prioritize that backlog based on business value and technical feasibility Excellent communication skills and the ability to adapt communication to audience - that will range from senior management, stakeholders, technical specialists in the squadProficiency in Jira, MS Visio, and MS OfficeCertified Product Owner (CSPO) a plusPrior involvement in projects involving Appian beneficialPrior experience at a consulting firm a plus   location: New York, New York job type: Permanent salary: $110,000 - 130,000 per year work hours: 8am to 4pm education: Bachelors   responsibilities: Defines overall strategy and direction of the applications covered based on understanding of organizational goals and analytical groups needsOwns the backlog, feature prioritization, roadmap and the MVPCommunicates with stakeholders to ensure a common understanding of the roadmapWorks to identify and prioritize features to meet needs of the stakeholderEnsures organizational alignment with stakeholders -communicates stakeholder needs with a clear vision of sprint goals, user stories and backlogsLeads Agile squad to define and align Sprint goals to ensure "ready" user stories; supports the squad to deliver on Sprint commitmentsLeads Agile ceremonies including backlog refinement, sprint planning, sprint retrospectives and daily scrum meetingsWorks closely with the squad to provide timely feedback and answers to their questions; ultimately accepts or rejects the product increments of the Sprint   qualifications: Experience level: ExperiencedMinimum 5 years of experienceEducation: Bachelors (required)  skills: Product Management Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status. For certain assignments, Covid-19 vaccination and/or testing may be required by Randstad's client or applicable federal mandate, subject to approved medical or religious accommodations. Carefully review the job posting for details on vaccine/testing requirements or ask your Randstad representative for more information.

job summary: Essential Functions & Responsibilities Drive value by working closely with the Project Manager, Sponsor, and Subject Matter Experts to align project goals to organizational strategies Create and maintain a prioritized product backlog in collaboration with the team for feature delivery, including definition of security, scheduling, user interface, and testing needs Champion project goals as part of the Project Management Office (PMO) to identify and document well-defined project scope Use a functional decomposition approach to clarify project scope into a defined set of user features and acceptance criteria Act as a conduit between business focused and technically focused teams to ensure the solutions identified are understood and meet the business requirements identified during discovery, refinement, planning & other scoping activitiesUse agile methodologies such as user stories to drive out functional needs and acceptance criteria in a project-focused team environmentWork with the Project Manager to identify and document a set of measurable success criteria for each project, aligned with corporate goalsPerform impact analysis on core business, systems and financial plans including return on investment and impacts to organizational capabilities and/or solutionsDefine a clear, actionable plans for eliciting, analyzing, and documenting project deliverables, including breaking down large projects into workable Epics, Features and Product Backlog Items (PBIs)Communicate a formal Requirements Management Plans where necessary to facilitate understanding to cross-functional team of stakeholders and to gain buy-in for project goals, scope, measurable success criteria, and the overall planIdentify and document business needs through elicitation of requirements using various techniques, including interviews, document analysis, and requirements workshops transforming those requirements from Epics to Features and lower level PBIs and/or user storiesIdentify and develop solutions based on business needs through proactive communication and collaboration with business owners and subject matter experts to analyze and document requirements in the form of written requirements which can be developed and formally testedWrite requirements specifications using natural language simply, clearly, unambiguously, and conciselyDecompose high-level business and user requirements into functional requirements, specified in an appropriate level of detail suitable for use by the test and development teamsRepresent requirements using alternative views, such as analysis models (diagrams), prototypes, wireframes or scenarios, where appropriateLead communication efforts to regularly review, verify, and validate a backlog of features and PBIs including priority, requirements and specifications associated with business rules to key project stakeholders including software developers Facilitate agile ceremonies such as peer reviews of work products derived from requirements specifications to ensure that the requirements were interpreted correctlyCoordinate with the Project Manager to provide clear and accurate status updates for requirements, and with Quality Assurance team to ensure testing coverage for requirements through system and user acceptance testingFollow change management practices to maintain requirement baselines and ensure that changes are approved, clearly communicated, and kept up to date in requirements management and test management systems Elicit requirements through various techniques, especially interviews, requirements workshops, document review, observation, and process modelingCritically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources to reconcile conflicts and decompose high-level information into actionable detailsDistinguish presented user requests from the true underlying needs and abstract up from detailed information to a more general understanding May be required to perform other functions within the agile as assigned or necessary (all hands on deck approach) Other Duties Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Essential Qualifications DDNJ Competencies Problem Solving -Analysis Critical Thinking Communication Confidence Self- Development Dealing with Ambiguity Creativity SQL Technical-Functional EDI-Healthcare Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Technical and Functional Knowledge and familiarity with both formal Agile (Scrum, XP, SAFe) and traditional waterfall methodologies is absolutely requiredExcellent oral and written communication using clear, natural language to effectively communicate with internal and external customers, development, testing, and infrastructure teamsListening skills, team player skills, collaborations and working effectively within a team and at times leading the teamAbility to organize and prioritize information effectively to cope with ambiguity and changeInterpersonal skills, to help negotiate priorities and to resolve conflicts among project stakeholders (such as customers, project management, senior team, testers)Team orientedcustomer experience orientationSelf-starting drive to develop understanding of client's business as well as professional business analysis skill set, aligned with Project Management best practicesExperience in leading discussions with stakeholders of various levels in a confident, professional mannerThe ability to find creative solutions to business problems through identifying changes to business processes, systems, or workflows Proficiency with Agile methodologyPrior experience with a formal requirements/development SDLC management software solution and test management suite is preferred such as Microsoft's Azure DevOps, Jira or otherAn understanding of the fundamentals of IIBA (International Institute of Business Analysts) required Required Physical Abilities The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Ability to sit and perform extensive close keyboard and PC work Ability to walk, talk or hearOccasionally required to stand and reach with hands and arms Working Environment Ability to meet deadlines and attendance standards. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.This classification will be required to sign a confidentiality agreement. Experience, Education and Certifications Required Experience Required 3-5 years of experience or prior knowledge/experience with client's industry or an organization utilizing similar process and procedures Required Educational Level Bachelor's Degree and/or experience noted above Certifications required/preferred PMI ACP, PMI PMP, IIBA CBAP or SAFe certifications all considered pluses for the position.PMI PMP certification a plusSAFe certifications a plus   location: Parsippany, New Jersey job type: Permanent salary: $80,000 - 90,000 per year work hours: 8am to 5pm education: Bachelors   responsibilities: This position is a leader on a project team and works with the project manager to ensure successful delivery of key corporate initiatives, identifying business value for feature delivery and leveraging these to create and prioritize a backlog for software development and business process improvements. The product owner works in an agile environment with key business and technical stakeholders to understand and document current business processes and business needs, acting as a key driver of transformation within the organization.   qualifications: Experience level: ExperiencedMinimum 2 years of experienceEducation: Bachelors  skills: Product ManagementProduct Management Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status. For certain assignments, Covid-19 vaccination and/or testing may be required by Randstad's client or applicable federal mandate, subject to approved medical or religious accommodations. Carefully review the job posting for details on vaccine/testing requirements or ask your Randstad representative for more information.