Sr. Data Product Owner

Markel•Tampa, FL

3d•$116,080 - $159,610•Onsite

About The Position

The Sr. Product Owner is the member of the team responsible for defining and prioritizing the Team Backlog so as to streamline the execution of program priorities, while maintaining conceptual and technical integrity of the features or components the team is responsible for. The Sr. Product Owner has a significant role in quality and is the only team member empowered to “accept” new stories. This is a critical role and typically requires one PO to support one (sometimes two) Agile teams.

Requirements

US Work Authorization required.
Markel does not provide visa sponsorship for this position, now or in the future.

Responsibilities

Serve as a voice to project the expectations of customers on new or already existing products
Highlight product features in a manner clearly understandable to the development team
Manage and develop product backlog, as well as user stories backlog for implementation for multiple agile teams
Conduct backlog grooming meetings with a team of product owners
Attend sprint planning and demo meetings to give feedback on sprint achievement, as well as to scrum team
Monitor the progress of product development, as well as plan for product release
Contact customers and end users to obtain information on expected product features
Provide reports to update management and stakeholders on product development operations
Analyze customer opinions and feedback to determine features or components that will add good value to a product
Assess product value stream to identify areas that require improvements
Measure product performance as well as value delivered to clients in order to make adjustments where necessary
Develop and implement action plans for building and sustaining demand for a product
Ensure implemented product features add value to end users and meet strategic expectations
Provide insight to agile teams on a continuous basis in order to accelerate product delivery timelines
Challenge approach of agile team on stories to improve the overall value of the product
Become familiar with technologies and methodologies relevant to the department areas of practice
Act as a subject matter expert in support of project development and implementation
Encourage best practices in the department by providing appropriate capabilities and guidance
Strategically partner with other departments to leverage collective expertise and resources
Share best practices with other product owners to encourage an enterprise level approach
Advocate for technical development of department members by leveraging agile team activities