Product Owner

Equifax - Alpharetta, GA

Alpharetta, GA

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

Equifax is seeking a Product Owner to join our growing Product Team in our Alpharetta, Georgia office who is a master at bridging the desires of the customer and the capabilities of the technology, removing barriers to software development. You will be responsible for grooming the product backlog and have insight into technical requirements of individual stories thus creating a more efficient user experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the conduit between user needs, technical capabilities, and engineering requirements, developing these into roadmaps and requirements for the Agile backlog of a development team.
• Lead the backlog refinement of features and user stories and ensure delivery teams are prepared to meet sprint deadlines.
• Work with others on a day-to-day basis to help make decisions on what is in scope and provide input into functional decisions.
• Have daily interaction with the teams building the products.
• Focus on product level impediments and process changes to enable faster and higher quality software.
• Make tough decisions on trade-offs between features, quality and dates in order to provide the best solution for our clients.
• Ensure Product leadership is aware of key issues and changes, and provide them with the right information and recommendations to resolve issues.
• Work with Product Managers to ensure the features in a release represent what is needed and that return on investment is in line with their expectations.
• Drive value as a function of cost, time, functionality and quality.
• Work with Architect(s) and Tech Lead(s) to identify non-functional requirements like infrastructure needs.
• Work with Quality Assurance team member(s) to identify test cases for automated testing.
• Coordinate with business customers to conduct product integration testing.

Requirements

• BS or MS degree in Computer Science or Business or equivalent job experience required.
• 5 years' experience managing product backlogs and requirements for Agile delivery teams in a Product Owner capacity.
• 5 years of Product Owner experience.
• 3 years of experience delivering products using Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

Nice-to-haves

• Deep understanding of web service technologies, user interface/interaction, and knowledge of Systems Development and Project Management lifecycles.
• Skilled at removing roadblocks.
• Experience with Product & Technology Roadmap development through influence of key business and technology partners to identify business priorities.
• Excellent leadership and motivational skills.
• Willingness to empower as well as encourage commitment and positive attitude in the team.
• Inquisitive and innovative mindset with a shown ability to recognize opportunities to create distinctive value.
• Ability to evaluate workload to drive efficiency.
• Ability to build strong relationships with partners across the business.
• Self-starter who is organized, detail oriented, takes initiative with minimal direction, and understands concepts quickly.
• Understanding of the value of product ownership and can effectively communicate the value proposition.
• Experience working with multiple partners in a global setting with varying level of needs.
• Consultative, creative and process driven approach to work.
• Aptitude for handling multiple concurrent demands and prioritizing responsibilities in a dynamic, high energy environment.
• Problem-solving skills to effectively and creatively find solutions for hard problems while maintaining a high level of professionalism and integrity.
• Engage and collaborate with all stakeholders, make people feel heard and understood, able to say no and stand up for tough calls needed to better serve the business and our clients.