Sr. Product Owner

University of South Florida•Tampa, FL

About The Position

ORGANIZATIONAL SUMMARY : Located in the vibrant and diverse Tampa Bay region of Florida’s gulf coast, the University of South Florida (USF) is a Preeminent State Research University with campuses in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota-Manatee. Rated as one of the top places to live in the U.S., Tampa Bay offers a high quality of life, year-round sunshine, and easy access to top-rated entertainment. USF is one of the nation’s largest public universities, serving more than 50,000 students with an annual budget of $1.8 billon. Over the past five years, USF has been the fastest-rising university in the nation, public or private, on the U.S. News and World Report's list of best universities, which it ranks as the 44 th best public university in America. USF is proud to be an innovating partner within the Tampa Bay region, listed by Forbes as the top emerging tech city in the country. USF Information Technology (USF IT) provides technology services and support for the University of South Florida. The IT team, led by the Vice President and CIO, provides the following services: Administrative Services, Client Support, Communication Services, Teaching and Learning, Analytics and Reporting, Mobile and Web Services, Consulting Services, Cybersecurity Service and Research Technologies. For more information, please visit : Information Technology | University of South Florida (usf.edu) ADDITIONAL INFO FOR APPLICANTS: The selected candidate must have current work authorization in the United States. This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship. USF offers GREAT BENEFITS to full time employees!! Medical Insurance Dental Insurance Vision Insurance Paid Vacation Days Paid Sick Days 11 Paid Holidays Various Retirement Options , including 401K employer match Tuition Assistance (available for yourself, spouse, partner or dependent) For more information about your total compensation package and other USF benefits, please visit: Work at USF

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree Business, Engineering, Computer Science or IT related field and three years of IT or Project Management experience OR seven years of IT or Project Management experience, or a combination of relevant experience and education.
Industry Knowledge: Certifications - Certified Product Owner
Four years of direct experience for a bachelor’s degree.

Responsibilities

Customer / Stakeholder Relations: Provides strategic consultation and participates in quality reviews and provides feedback sessions. Advises on options, risks, costs versus benefits, and impacts on end-user products and services, business processes and system priorities. Create reports and communications to both Stakeholders and Senior Management. Devises and evaluates plans that integrate system components across existing and new businesses. Set and articulate clear product vision aligned to the overall strategy for the product. Negotiate and mediate problems with stakeholders.
Project Management and Product Backlog: Lead complex, major or highly visible tasks in support of multiple projects that require multiple areas of expertise and that may span a broad range of applications. Analyze and interpret complex enterprise-wide problems or processes, identify and understand requirements, and develop alternate solutions while educating senior leaders as to their solution. Establish strategic goals with a long-term view and builds a shared vision with others. Use formal methodologies to forecast trends and define innovative strategic choices in response to the potential implications of multiple integrated options. Use MoSCoW, Story Mapping, Kano Analysis and other prioritization methods while considering the value of the feature including impact on the individual, team and organization, story cost, estimated time to implement, impact on other stories, risk and opportunity costs when prioritizing. Create Business Model/ Product Canvas, Product Roadmap, and Product Launch Strategy. Conduct SWOT and competitive analysis Guide Product Owners in the use of appropriate requirements gathering methods. Prioritize urgent customer requests with the team to negotiate inclusion in current sprint and adjustments to other planned work as needed.
Review/Testing: Write and approve Acceptance Criteria. Provide final acceptance of the User Story. Create and validate prototypes.
Agile Project Management: Understand and keep abreast of Scrum and other Agile methodologies. Apply methodologies and tools as needed to ensure an effective, and transparent agile project. Partner with the Scrum Master who is the owner of the Scrum process, to ensure continuous improvement on project tasks.
Mentorship: Mentors and guides Product Owners. Review and monitors the Project Management of the Product Owner and identify areas of improvement. Gradually allow more autonomy on Projects to Product Owner as their experience and skills increase.
Performs other duties as assigned.