Job Title : Product Owner
Employment type : Contract (C2C / W2 / 1099)
Location : 3 days a week (Quincy or Salisbury, MA)
- Work ethic - You are a consummate professional.
- Aptitude - You have an innate capacity to transition from project to project without skipping a beat.
- Communication - You have excellent written and verbal communication skills for coordination across projects and teams.
- Impact - You are a critical thinker with an emphasis on creativity and innovation.
- Passion - You have the drive to succeed paired with a continuous hunger to learn.
- Leadership - You are trusted, empathetic, accountable, and empower others around you
Primary Purpose : The Product Manager will have full ownership of product(s) and be responsible for developing and maintaining the product vision into an actionable roadmap. This person will be responsible for achieving business goals through prioritization, development, and delivery of high-value capabilities and features while leveraging a robust set of product research and analytics capabilities for decision-making. This role develops and manages the product backlog and detailed user stories. An understanding of the end user, external market pressures, and all stakeholder goals is needed to ensure continuous delivery of the highest business value first in accordance with the defined product roadmap.
Roles & Responsibilities
Deliver great products :
Support the creation of and updates to the product vision and roadmapCreate user stories and prioritize backlog based on product manager's guidanceParticipate in daily standup / scrum meetings, sprint planning and review meetings and retrospectives to ensure scrum team has clear, well-defined user storiesWork with cross-functional teams comprised of business stakeholders, engineering, user design and QA (Quality Assurance)Partner with the technology team on development, testing & implementation plans, as well as internal communications & deployment plansAid in the investigation and resolution of production issues with engineeringBecome a product expert :
Develop a strong understanding of our customers' (business partners') needsCollaborate with our customers to define requirements and communicate them to the scrum teamsUnderstand the key metrics and ensure product features will help achieve those metricsResearch and analyze best-in-class product features in the marketplaceCollaborate well to achieve your goals :
Demonstrate effective communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence without authorityExhibit growth in skillsets and progressive competence to take on more responsibilities, and the capability to step into Product Manager roles as opportunities ariseMake timely, informed decisions related to product requirements, the product vision, and product releasesThe Essentials in Your Cart - The Required Ingredients
Bachelor's DegreeDirect experience in a digital environment in a relevant capacity8 years overall relevant experience3 years Data product management experience5 years in product management preferredExperience with Data Product managementExperience with Master Data ProductsWhat you should bring to the table
Analytical, problem-solving, presentation & planning skillsAbility to work with ambiguityAbility to learn and pivot based changing needs or requirementsGreat time-management skills with attention to detail, deadlines, and reportingAbility to manage multiple projects in various phasesSelf-motivation and a sense of curiosityTechnical experience and data-driven mindset
