Job Title Technical Product Owner/ Product Analyst
Location Tempe, AZ
Job Type Contract/Temp
Qualifications:
This is a 3 month contract role; manager is looking to hire a FTE. As the Technical Product Owner- API & UX, you will be responsible for driving and developing end-to-end product strategy for the API & UX platforms and products, while ensuring timely delivery of features and functionality. This Technical Product Owner will also be responsible for synthesizing functional and technical requirements from the product and engineering teams into prioritized user stories, approving features that are in alignment with agreed upon acceptance criteria, and providing feedback to the team with a strong decision-making mindset. You will drive product delivery from inception until the solution enters production while also participating in standard Scrum activities including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives. Once Here You Will:
Understand the goals of the technology product / platform and incorporate into the planning for technical backlogs, providing prioritization and sequencing to maximize business value
Communicate the product vision and goals at the beginning of every product increment and development sprint
Compose user stories for implementation, including acceptance criteria and suggestions for testing
Provide prioritized stories from the product backlog to the agile teams and participate in team planning meetings
Provide advice, clarification, and guidance during the execution of each development sprint
Diligently inspect and then accept or reject completed work from the development sprint
Serve as a leader to the delivery team including engineers, designers and other key stakeholders
Establish and monitor key metrics that ensure timely delivery and deployment of planned product increments. Create a baseline and develop plans for any under-performing metrics.
Be a trusted advisor across the enterprise to provide expert advice and guidance on any matters related to the technology product or platform that you own Qualifications
Experience using JIRA and AGILE methodology. Familiarity with SCRUM and SDLC processes a plus.
Experience working in the Financial and FinTech Industry, Consumer banking.
Background with Credit, Payments, API's, Services, and Integrations is strongly desired
Ability to excel in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment
Strong leadership, collaboration, communication, and decision-making skills to gather, organize, share, and rally multiple groups around an objective
Passion for problem solving, driving innovation, and bringing new solutions to life
Working knowledge of standard lending processes & procedures is Stay on top of the latest technology trends and are up for the challenge of bringing new technologies to a conservative industry.
Understanding of key API concepts such as API Design, API Management, Developer Portals, Hybrid architecture, API development lifecycle, continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD), source code management (SCM), test-driven development (TDD) and behavior-driven development (BDD), and Everything as Code (EaC), including infrastructure, documentation, compliance, etc.
Ability to inspire individuals to both maximize their own potential and aim to also maximize their teams' potential
Strong leaderships skills, with the ability to influence a diverse group of stakeholders to solve both enterprise-level and delivery-level problems
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Excellent presentation and project management skills
Strong time management skills and project management skills
Experience managing multiple, time-critical projects.
