Technical Product Owner

Diversified Services Network, Inc.•Peoria, IL

2d•$135,000 - $145,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Diversified Services Network, Inc. (DSN) is seeking a full-time Technical Product Owner for a hybrid role based at either its Peoria, Illinois, or Chicago, Illinois location. The Technical Product Owner partners with the Scrum Team to maximize product value and the work of the Development Team. The role owns the product vision and Product Backlog for larger, more complex, high-value projects, ensuring priorities are understood and helping the team meet sprint objectives.

Requirements

Bachelor's and/or master's degree.
8–10 years of experience as a Technical Product Owner or in a comparable role.
Ability to identify business needs and recommend solutions that deliver value to stakeholders.
Ability to analyze situations accurately and make productive decisions based on informed judgment.
Ability to clearly transmit, receive, and interpret ideas, information, and needs.
Ability to deliver new or enhanced fee-based software products.
Experience with the business aspects of a software product, including its install base, current uses, future plans, and product vision.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading or working with a technical team while managing multiple projects simultaneously.
Proven software development experience, including Java 17 or newer, RESTful APIs, databases, and AWS cloud development, with a focus on designing and developing cloud-native solutions at scale.
Experience managing product backlogs using Agile tools such as Azure DevOps, JIRA, Mingle, VSTS, Team Services, or Rally.
Experience working within an onshore/offshore team model.
Experience using GenAI tools such as GitHub Copilot or Microsoft 365 Copilot.

Responsibilities

Define and communicate the product vision and sprint goals to the team at the start of each sprint.
Create, maintain, and prioritize the Product Backlog according to business value throughout the project.
Make key decisions about product features, release dates, and release content.
Collaborate with Lead Engineers to break epics and features into user stories that can be completed within a single sprint.
Negotiate business requirements and timelines with Product and development teams.
Lead Daily Scrum meetings, sprint planning, backlog grooming, retrospectives, and sprint demos.
Inspect product progress at the end of each sprint and accept or reject completed work.
Manage and prioritize defects.
Represent the customer and engage stakeholders across the organization; communicate team status externally as the voice of the team.
Model Scrum values, understand the framework and team-member roles, and champion the growth of the organization's agile community.