Product Owner - CIAM

Transamerica•Cedar Rapids, IA

30d•Hybrid

About The Position

Our teams leverage the Agile Scrum development methodology and understand the importance of having a true Product Owner. This is a highly visible role with significant responsibility, frequently meeting with Directors and Business Unit Leaders who use our platform to securely build and operate their workloads. You need to have a mix of technical proficiency in modern Identity ad security architecture, strong abstract thinking skills, and the ability to turn ideas into concrete requirements that solve the right problems. You must have practical experience defining and leading critical software systems delivery from definition through launch and operation. You must be able to thrive and succeed in a highly regulated environment and not be hindered by ambiguity or competing priorities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, computer science, or experience work in a related field.
Solid understanding of the product lifecycle.
In-depth experience with agile methodologies, technical understanding of products, and up to date on industry standards and best practices
Comfortable working with multiple teams, in-house and remote
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Accurate and precise attention to detail.
Able to build strong interpersonal relationships with business analysts, UI/UX team, leadership, senior management, and internal and external stakeholders
Experience with JIRA, or a similar agile product management toolset.
Proficient computer skills, Microsoft Office Suite; working knowledge of software development.

Nice To Haves

Two years of related work experience.
Product Owner certification (e.g. CSPO, SAFe POPM)
Track record of continued and recent education in agile, including training, conferences, user groups and self-study
Knowledge of approaches discussed in the agile space: XP, Kanban, SAFe, LeSS, Crystal, FDD, etc.
Experience as a collaborative leader.

Responsibilities

Provide vision and serve as a champion of customer perspectives to the team in the form of clearly written requirements and working in collaboration with the team to size the work with clear acceptance criteria.
Research and evaluate market-based and customer-inspired insights that inform the product's vision and comprehensive strategy planning.
Provide vision and serve as a champion of customer perspectives to the Agile team in the form of clearly written epics, themes and user stories each with clear acceptance criteria in collaboration with the team.
Help the team make business trade-offs between near term and longer-term product goals.
Provide leadership to make the hard calls on scope and competing priorities while realistically managing stakeholder demands
Establish and prioritize the product roadmap and its backlog in collaboration with the team.
Collaborate proactively in ceremonies with UI/UX team, product scrum team, and other product owners to maintain the product roadmap, business outcomes, and goals.
Lead regular backlog refinement workshops to help estimate relative feature value and update delivery forecasts to aid prioritization, minimize oversubscription of delivery teams and manage stakeholder expectations.
Ensure product aligns with company strategy and broader product strategies through regular communication with customers, stakeholders and product management.
Coordinate with the Scrum Master to facilitate short feedback loops between delivery teams and stakeholders through frequent deliveries and sharing of lessons learned.
Engage in scaled agile practices and coordinate with other Product owners (as needed) to promote cross-team alignment around product roadmaps and dependencies.
Lead product release planning with technical and business stakeholders and set expectations for delivery of new functionalities.
Participate in system demos at the end of the iteration and provide story/feature acceptance per the pre-agreed “Definition of Done” criteria.

Benefits

Compensation Benefits
Competitive Pay
Bonus for Eligible Employees
Benefits Package
Pension Plan
401k Match
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Tuition Reimbursement
Disability Insurance
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Employee Discounts
Career Training & Development Opportunities
Health and Work/Life Balance Benefits
Paid Time Off starting at 160 hours annually for employees in their first year of service.
Ten (10) paid holidays per year (typically mirroring the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) holidays).
Be Well Company holistic wellness program, which includes Wellness Coaching and Reward Dollars
Parental Leave – fifteen (15) days of paid parental leave per calendar year to eligible employees with at least one year of service at the time of birth, placement of an adopted child, or placement of a foster care child.
Adoption Assistance
Employee Assistance Program
Back-Up Care Program
PTO for Volunteer Hours
Employee Matching Gifts Program
Employee Resource Groups
Inclusion and Diversity Programs
Employee Recognition Program
Referral Bonus Programs