What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Owner I or II position at Blue Cross of Idaho Health Service, Inc.?
Our Product Owners work with the technology delivery teams to further the objectives of a product line or business unit capability. Product Owners increase the effectiveness and functionality of existing products and develop new products for the organization.
In this role, you will develop and lead a product vision across a suite of products and manage the product backlog for software delivery teams. We ask that you mentor, coach and develop other product managers in the organization, modeling ideal behavior and leading accountability and standard methodologies. Collaborate with business partners and the IT team to define and communicate the product roadmap and lead sprint planning meetings and explain feature / story priorities and requirements to the Agile team. In addition, you will define sprint / iteration objectives; maintain planning around multiple horizon planning timelines (iteration / quarterly / annually); prepare the product backlog for the upcoming iterations / sprints; work with business partners and EPMO to prioritize the product backlog to enhance return on investment; write well-defined user stories, user cases and acceptance criteria; drive preparation for Big Room quarterly planning; and prepare for spring review and demo.
Required Education : Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science or other relevant subject area or equivalent combination of education and work experience (Two years' relevant work experience equals one year of college to meet this requirement. If no completed degree, candidates must have 8 / years' experience in addition to the listed required experience)
Preferred : Bachelor's degree, and industry-related certification such as CSPO, CSP, etc.
Required Experience : 3-5 / years' experience specifically in product management, product owner, and / or agile specialist role(s)
Having the following knowledge, skills and abilities will be the foundation of your success :
Knowledge of :
- Widely used software development and project frameworks including Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, and iterative processes
- Thorough understanding of Software Development Lifecycle
- Product management techniques
- Team facilitation, requirement gathering and requirement documentation
- Backlog management and prioritization techniques
- Product road mapping, planning, lifecycle management, and product backlog development
Skills :
Ability to :
We'd also love to see :
Reasonable accommodations
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.
