Job Description

The Lead Product Owner will be responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive approach to deliver one or more large and/or complex products, capabilities, services, or enhancements in accordance with the product roadmap. Integral member of the team that contributes to the organizational strategy. Works with Product Managers, Business Leaders, and a cross-functional Scrum team to deliver the product to the Client. Manage the overall effort to deliver products, capabilities, services and enhancements using the strategic vision as well as established key performance indicators. Understand the functionality, determine the release sequence and budget to maximize customer satisfaction and ROI. Prioritize and maintain the product backlog and performing just-in-time story elaboration with the development team. Recognized as an expert within the company and requires in-depth and/or breadth of expertise in Product Management along with other job disciplines within the organization in order to successfully manage the product.

This role requires a high-level technical understanding of Salesforce Application(s), primarily Marketing Cloud & Data Cloud and excellent communication and collaboration skills. The successful candidate must have a demonstrable track record of achieving success in a dynamic, fast-paced software development environment. They must be able to adapt to rapidly changing priorities and make appropriate product decisions quickly.

Responsibilities (including but not limited to):

• Partner with other Product Leads and Business Stakeholders to understand and influence product strategy while generating innovative ideas for achieving product success
• Work with scrum teams to determine alternative development strategies, solutions, and release dates
• Translate business requirements into features and user stories, collaborate with cross functional team to craft solutions/documentation and represent customer needs in product delivery
• Monitor products and platforms to evaluate consumer and client satisfaction, return-on-investment (ROI), and satisfaction of original objectives
• Partner with Product Managers and Business Stakeholders to create business roadmaps that increase delivered value and efficiency over time
• Partners with Release Train Core Team to develop release plans that support go-to-market strategies
• Communicate progress toward milestones as software is released
• Develop and maintain subject matter expertise in application features, capabilities, and business rules
• Make rapid tactical decisions where needed to maintain team momentum and focus on value delivery
• Prioritize Scrum Team backlog with guidance from Product Leads and to ensure alignment with product strategy and roadmap
• Work closely with the Scrum Master to optimize velocity for the team
• Work with Scrum Master to prioritize and schedule production defects for resolution
• Participate in the daily stand-ups, sprint planning meetings, retrospectives, and release train planning meetings

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline and 6 years' experience in a related field. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master's degree and 4 years' experience; a Ph.D. and 1 year of experience; or 10 years' experience in a related field
• Ability to understand and articulate various internal and external customer needs
• Excellent communication skills & presentation skills; verbal and written with the ability to communicate across business and technology
• Demonstrable experience in strategic planning with business partners
• Experience leading scrum teams in Agile methodologies
• 5+ years product management experience
• Demonstrated experience delivering software to market
• Self-directed problem solver with a demonstrated ability to organize & prioritize
• Excellent people and teamwork skills
• Ability to work directly with customers to understand how they use the provided applications
• Bachelor's degree

Qualifications (Desired):

• 5+ years experience in Agile Product Development
• Deep knowledge of Salesforce Marketing Cloud & Data Cloud
• Experience in Rally Software

USD 108,800.00 - 181,400.00 per year

Compensation:

Compensation includes a base salary of $108,800.00 - $181,400.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate's knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.

Benefits:

The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company's needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.

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