Product Owner

Requisition Number: 1541

Position Title: Product Owner_G01

External Description:

Own the Product! Monster Worldwide is seeking a Product Owner to join the team in Weston, MA! The Product Owner is a key member of the Monster Agile team who serves as the business and customer proxy responsible for working with Product Management and other stakeholders—including other POs and PMs—to define and prioritize stories in the team backlog. This allows the team to effectively address the priorities of the roadmap initiative (features and tech enablers [that extend the platform or architecture capability to provide future functionality]) while maintaining technical integrity. The PO will ideally be collocated with the team, where they share purpose, mission, and culture. The PO also attends and contributes to relevant Product Management meetings on greater roadmap planning and vision as led by Product Managers and Product Leaders. Responsibilities Translate vision and strategy into tactical and achievable goals for the team in triumvirate leadership format with Tech Lead and Delivery Manager (ScrumMaster) Coordinate and align with Product Manager on greater strategy & vision and understand the rationale/business reasons behind building a feature Have a strong sense of commitment to deliver when a feature has been committed Establishes the sequence of backlog items based on program priorities, and dependencies with other teams Provide subject matter expertise and business knowledge of the product to bring operational knowledge to the team Represent the voice of the customer (VOC) within the team Own and prioritize team backlog to enable continuous flow of development work (in the sprint backlog) Provide a vision forward to building a cohesive roadmap of work (4+ sprints of fully articulated, pointed, and groomed work in best case) Interpret roadmap to meet customer needs and accept completed work through UAT/PAT Share results of work and accomplishments with team (KPI, ROI, NPS, goals/results, etc.) Be an Agile champion and key participant in all team ceremonies (daily stand-up’s, backlog grooming, sprint planning, sprint review/demo, and retrospective) Protect workstream from work that is not focused on valuable, aligned outcomes Open to negotiations in a collaborative way Collaborate with UI/UX team, product scrum team, and product leaders to establish timeline workflows and goals Educate team on market, competitors and customer needs Job Requirements Bachelor’s (BA or BS) in business, computer science, or related field 3-5 years of experience leading Agile projects as a product owner and/or product manager In-depth understanding of Agile methodologies, technical understanding of products, and up-to-date on industry standards and best practices Excellent verbal and written communication skills Strong collaborative interpersonal skills to work across diverse, global teams Strong problem-solving and analytical skills Proficiency working with JIRA, Confluence, CA Agile Central (formerly Rally), Aha, or similar product management tools Proficient computer skills, Microsoft Office suite (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel); working knowledge of software development Experience with Android and/or iOS development

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Monster (Randstad Group) is the worldwide leader in successfully connecting people to job opportunities. From the web, to mobile, to social, we help companies find people with customized solutions and we use the world's most advanced technology to match the right people to the right job.

We've made it our mission to help companies find better candidates. And nobody brings more cutting-edge tools to help them do just that than Monster. Whatever their needs are, we have the products and technologies to build a bespoke solution for our clients, to help them find #TheRightFit.

Innovation is the heart of our success... and our future. We're changing the way people think about work, and we're helping them improve their lives and their work performance with new technology, tools and training.

What makes Monster great…

Monster is synonymous with innovation; we are passionate about bringing great people and great companies together. In fact, we are obsessive about it – it’s what we do every day. We believe that the work that we do has a noble purpose... Making people’s lives better.

At Monster, we let people breath, giving everyone the opportunity to shape their destiny and provide the development support that allows them to do so.

Find out more about Working at Monster here: https://www.monster.com/about/working-here/

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