Associate Product Owner

Johnson Health Tech•Cottage Grove, WI

79d

About The Position

Under the direction of the Director of Web R&D, the Associate Product Owner supports the product team in delivering high-quality features, ensuring smooth cross-functional collaboration, and maintaining clear, organized product documentation. This role is ideal for someone who is highly organized, detail-oriented, customer service-focused, and proactive. The Associate Product Owner at Johnson Health Tech will partner across global teams to not only support our existing fitness platforms, but also design, build, & deliver the next generation of fitness products. The Associate Product Owner is intended to be an introductory role for the Product Owner I, II, and III positions.

Requirements

Minimum of a 4-year degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or related field OR a minimum of 2 years equivalent experience.
2 years of experience in roles related to product development, project coordination, or software delivery is ideal.

Responsibilities

Monitor production issues, assist in triage, and help facilitate resolution with applicable teams such as DQA, console software, overseas R&D teams, factory, or SBUs.
Identify patterns in issues and proactively surface risks or improvement opportunities.
Assist in hands-on testing of new features prior to Product Owner approval, ensuring functionality aligns with requirements and software is in working order.
Support the Product Owner team by assisting in maintaining Jira boards, including creating and updating epics, stories, versions, and workflows.
Partner with the Product Owner team to refine acceptance criteria and ensure requirements are clear and actionable.
Support the prioritization process by ensuring backlog items are well-defined, organized, and ready for development.
Ensure the DPD projects are accurately reflected in Jira and other Johnson internal documentation.
Exceptional customer service: Treat everyone in R&D (mechanical/electrical engineers, DQA, embedded, product owners, scrummasters, PMs, etc) kindly, fairly, and with respect at all times.
Plan, coordinate, and facilitate recurring team ceremonies with a Scrum-like approach
Organize and capture within Confluence detailed meeting notes, follow-ups, and outcomes; ensure decisions and discussions are documented, dispersed, and easily accessible.
Communicate dependencies, risks, and timelines to appropriate partners.
Document, obtain approvals, and communicate the outage report and findings
Support release planning by coordinating release communication and validating release readiness before the release and post-release
May manage features or products with a low degree of scope and complexity
Work in conjunction with and take direction from Product Owners or Agile Coach in support of the outlined work for a team or multiple teams
The Associate Product Owner should never stop learning new skills about the product owner role, agile software development, leadership, communication tools, and other business acumen skills.
Other Duties as Assigned