TECH006: Product Owner

Summary

JerseySTEM is a mission-driven professional network dedicated to improving access to STEM education for underserved middle school girls in New Jersey. They are seeking skilled Agile Product Owners to implement transformational organizational outcomes, focusing on managing product backlogs and facilitating team dynamics.

Responsibilities

• Organize and oversee the requirement gathering and Business Analysis of the solutions to be developed
• Manage and prioritize the product backlog for an Agile team
• Attend weekly meetings with the team
• Work with stakeholders to understand their needs, and with the team to understand technical and practical constraints
• Help clarify user stories, set acceptance criteria, answer questions
• Review the team's progress periodically, and adjust the backlog as needed
• Identify process and communications issues
• Minimum time commitment: 5-7 hours/ week with committed work times, for a minimum 6 months period

Skills

• Demonstrated expertise and application of Agile methodologies, techniques and frameworks
• Successful track record of driving and facilitating teams
• Commitment to continuous learning and mindset of relentless improvement
• Organize and oversee the requirement gathering and Business Analysis of the solutions to be developed
• Manage and prioritize the product backlog for an Agile team
• Attend weekly meetings with the team
• Work with stakeholders to understand their needs, and with the team to understand technical and practical constraints
• Help clarify user stories, set acceptance criteria, answer questions
• Review the team's progress periodically, and adjust the backlog as needed
• Identify process and communications issues
• Minimum time commitment: 5-7 hours/ week with committed work times, for a minimum 6 months period
• 3-4 years of experience as Product Owner or Project Manager in a Corporate setting preferred
• Certified Product Owner (CSPO), PMP, SAFe certifications preferred
• Experience using Jira, Kanban Board, Slack

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Demonstrated expertise and application of Agile methodologies, techniques and frameworks
• Successful track record of driving and facilitating teams
• Commitment to continuous learning and mindset of relentless improvement
• Organize and oversee the requirement gathering and Business Analysis of the solutions to be developed
• Manage and prioritize the product backlog for an Agile team
• Attend weekly meetings with the team
• Work with stakeholders to understand their needs, and with the team to understand technical and practical constraints
• Help clarify user stories, set acceptance criteria, answer questions
• Review the team's progress periodically, and adjust the backlog as needed
• Identify process and communications issues
• Minimum time commitment: 5-7 hours/ week with committed work times, for a minimum 6 months period

Nice to Haves

• 3-4 years of experience as Product Owner or Project Manager in a Corporate setting preferred
• Certified Product Owner (CSPO), PMP, SAFe certifications preferred
• Experience using Jira, Kanban Board, Slack

Benefits

• Minimum six-month commitment of approximately six flexible hours per week
• Includes a $100 refundable deposit, returned after six months of active membership
• K–12 educators, retirees, veterans, interns, and students are exempt from the deposit