Product Owner, Microservices - Remote

Company: Kforce Technology
Location: Austin
Posted on: January 13, 2021

Job Description:

RESPONSIBILITIES:Kforce has a client that is looking for a Product Owner, Microservices that is 100% remote (even after COVID) to execute on the vision, strategy and roadmap for our microservices architecture in Austin, TX. Summary: The Product Owner, Microservices is fully aligned with the strategic plan and drives the development of features, and user stories at a detailed level according to the product roadmap. The successful candidate continuously defines priorities and focuses on maximizing the value of product delivery as a leader of an Agile team, liaising between key stakeholders, the business, and technology teams. The Product Owner, Microservices balances all stakeholder and customer needs and is responsible for managing stakeholder expectations, providing transparency and visibility to the team priorities, sprint objectives, and commitments. Why We Need You: * Own and align product backlog to business goals and business value, drafting, refining and prioritizing user stories for the team* Dedicated to the Agile delivery team, actively participating in all Scrum related events as the Product Owner, offering business insight and clarification, removing impediments, and making real-time decisions as needed* Be an expert for the product with an understanding of the product as it is today and a vision for where the product needs go* Evaluate product feature and user progress throughout iterations and provide real-time feedback to Agile delivery team* Quickly break down high-level features into digestible user-centric work items that can be delivered in short iterations* Prioritize effectively, balancing business value with time criticality, opportunity enablement, and risk reduction* Interface with executives, business stakeholders, and development across organizations* Manage stakeholder expectations, providing clarity and transparency into priorities and commitments* Proactively lead backlog refinement as neededJob Requirements:REQUIREMENTS:* Proven experience in product ownership in the area of software delivery including writing clear user stories* Product or engineering experience with development of microservices and/or APIs is a strong plus* Hands on experience with Agile development processes, especially Scrum* Effective communicator who is comfortable talking to a wide range of stakeholders from technical staff to executives to understand their needs and distill insights that drive product strategy* Experience with product planning, project planning, wireframing and/or prototyping tools (e.g. Aha!, JIRA, Confluence, Balsamiq, Invision)* Excellent communication skills to interact with staff, colleagues, cross-functional teams and third parties* Experience with customer journey mapping development* Subject matter expert/industry experience in hospitality, restaurant, Point of Sale is a strong plusKforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.SDL2017

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