Product Owner

ACI Worldwide Inc. (Nasdaq: ACIW) is a payment systems company headquartered near Omaha, Nebraska. 

NOTE: This is an entry-level or immediate-level opportunity within our Elkhorn, Nebraska office. Entry-level applicants should currently reside in the Omaha area, have a 4-year college degree in business, technology, or a related field, and should have specific product management-related studies and/or projects, e.g., Agile Development process familiarity. 

ACI develops a broad line of software focused on facilitating electronic payments. These products and services are used globally by banks, financial intermediaries, payment processors, payment associations, switch interchanges, merchants, corporations, and a wide range of transaction-generating endpoints, including automated teller machines ("ATM"), merchant point of sale ("POS") terminals, bank branches, mobile phones, tablet computers, corporations, and internet commerce sites.

In short, we’re helping banks, merchants, and billers capture rising real-time opportunities and volumes, all to meet the shifting needs of their consumers and business customers.

Our people are the core of our business, and our team represents a globally diverse, passionate, and dedicated group of thousands of individuals around the world who share a common commitment to making our customers successful by driving the future of payments. As a Product Owner, you can help make possibilities happen.

Job Summary: 

As a Product Owner, you are a member of a team responsible for managing and communicating the ACI Retail Banking product vision and strategy to our stakeholders, customers, and scrum team(s). You are accountable for maximizing the value of our development team(s) through backlog management, prioritization, and clearly defined acceptance criteria. You help make decisions about product features and are available to assist the scrum teams and stakeholders with product and priority questions.

 Job Responsibilities: 

• Communicate the product vision to all stakeholders
• Prioritize the backlog to maximize the value of the team’s development  
• Maintain a clearly defined and transparent backlog
• Clarify epic and user story requirements and answer team questions
• Create clear and testable acceptance criteria for each epic and user story
• Participate in scrum team ceremonies (grooming, planning, review, retrospectives)  
• Manage user story size to ensure they can be accomplished in a single sprint
• Ensure that all epics have quantifiable business value  
• Explore innovative methods to improve team processes and code quality
• Maximize the business value of development to deliver high-quality, working software  
• Understand and adhere to all corporate policies, to include but not limited to the ACI Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. 

 Knowledge, Skills and Experience required for the job:  

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience in software development
• Four years of related work experience, or a mix of product-related study and college-level projects.

 Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Experience needed for the job:  

• Excellent facilitation, accountability, and organizational skills  
• Strong verbal and written communication skills  
• Strong collaborative, analytical, and problem-solving skills  
• Ability to operate as a change agent; influences and drives improvements at all levels 

 Work Environment: 

• Standard work environment  
• Majority of time spent on PC (Phys. Req.)  
• Travel required, may be domestic or international  

Benefits:  In return for your expertise, we offer growth, opportunity, and a competitive compensation and benefits package in a casual work environment.

Are you ready to help us transform the world of electronic payments? To learn more about ACI Worldwide, visit our website at www.aciworldwide.com Job ID (Requisition #14707)

ACI Worldwide is an AA/EEO employer in the United States, which includes providing equal opportunity for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities, and an EEO employer globally.

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