Product Owner
JOB DESCRIPTION
The Product Owner serves as a liaison between various business units
and IT to define and prioritize work for development teams by aligning
features and user stories with business value. The product owner is the
voice of the customer, stakeholder, and end user. The product owner
works closely with developers and quality assurance to create
executable stories and provides final approval delivered stories meet
user acceptance criteria. This position will develop or assist with
communication programs and training.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Be the Voice of the Customer by recommending process changes, defining
vision and scope, and proactively communicating project vision to
business leaders, stakeholders, and users.
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Build and maintain the Product Backlog of user stories (detailed
requirements) and defects. Work with product stakeholders and business
leaders to prioritize user stories. Ensure product status is
communicated.
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Work directly with developers, UI designers, and QA testers to break
stories into executable stories that meet the expectations of the
business users.
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Responsible for validating that completed stories meet acceptance
criteria and that appropriate testing has been completed prior to
release to production.
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Participate in daily scrums, sprint planning meetings, and sprint
reviews and retrospectives. Demonstrate developed functionalist during
sprint reviews.
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Work effectively with business leaders and subject matter experts in a
collaborative manner, building constructive and effective
relationships.
REQUIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills and
the ability to interact with a diverse group of team members, including
executives, managers, IT professionals, and subject matter experts.
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Strong analytical, problem solving and project management skills.
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Strong ability to work effectively within time constraints, changing
priorities, and independently.
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Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite: Including Word and PowerPoint
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Experience in project management, group facilitation, data gathering,
and phases of software life cycle (requirements gathering, design,
development, deployment, training, and measuring effectiveness.)
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Bachelor's degree or equivalent technical and business experience.
PREFERRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:
- Ability to translate stakeholder requirements into technical
specifications that can be used for development, and break down
technical complexities so that they can be easily understood by
business units and end users.
BENEFITS:• 401(K) includes 100% company match of the first 4%
• Medical and Dental Plan with Prescription Coverage and Vision
• Paid Time Off days and holidays
• Wellness Programs and On-site fitness facility
• On-site restaurant
• Team Share Quarterly Bonus
You will find much more information about Clayton by visiting our career site at:
http://careers.claytonhomes.com/
5000 CLAYTON RD
MARYVILLE, Tennessee, 37804
United States
Job Category: Information Technology
