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Agile Product Owner

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Hybrid

Contract

$55/hr - $68/hr

Outstanding long-term contract opportunity! A well-known Financial Services Company is looking for an Agile Product Owner in Minneapolis, MN (Hybrid).

Work with the brightest minds at one of the largest financial institutions in the world. This is long-term contract opportunity that includes a competitive benefit package! Our client has been around for over 150 years and is continuously innovating in today's digital age. If you want to work for a company that is not only a household name, but also truly cares about satisfying customers' financial needs and helping people succeed financially, apply today.

Work Location: Minneapolis, MN - hybrid schedule (2-3 days onsite/work from home)

Duration: 12-24 months initial contract; possible extensions and/or conversion

Required Skills & Experience

• 4+ years of Practicing Agile Product Owner or Business Analyst experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.

• Experience in an Agile development environment and with Agile project methodologies.

• Experience writing user stories and acceptance criteria.

• Knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle principles.

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy, excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize, coordinate and simultaneously maintain multiple projects with high level of quality and productivity

• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communications skills; having the ability to clearly communicate ideas and results to diverse business and technical audiences.

Desired Skills

• Agile Certifications, such as Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), nice to have.

• Experience with tools such as Jira and Confluence.

What You Will Be Doing

• Lead or participate in managing and supporting the delivery of technology products & services for medium to large business unit clients and contribute to large scale solutions planning.

• Acting member of an Agile Scrum delivery team responsible for participating and contributing to Scrum ceremonies (daily stand-ups, sprint planning, etc.).

• Translate business requirements into user stories in Jira; refine and review user stories while acting as the bridge between business and technology partners.

• Serve as a liaison between product and development to manage and prioritize the product backlog.

• Assist in decomposing epics into effective user stories and break down features defined by Product Managers.

• Advise experienced leadership to develop or influence business plans, business requirements, direct product design and implementation for complex business and technical needs.

• Articulate product vision, define scope, prioritize backlog, establish goals, and provide direction for teams to design, develop, and deliver technology and processes for updating, upgrading technologies and vendor relationships.

• Engage with leaders, stakeholders, subject matter experts, scrum masters, project managers and delivery team companywide.

You will receive the following benefits:

• Medical Insurance - Four medical plans to choose from for you and your family

• Dental & Orthodontia Benefits

• Vision Benefits

• Health Savings Account (HSA)

• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Voluntary Life Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance

• Hospital Indemnity Insurance

• 401(k) including match with pre and post-tax options

• Paid Sick Time Leave

• Legal and Identity Protection Plans

• Pre-tax Commuter Benefit

• 529 College Saver Plan

Motion Recruitment Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans/Disability/Women. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under Motion Recruitment Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.

Posted by: Caila Sherin

Specialization: Product Management