Product Owner

Genesis10 is currently seeking a Product Owner for a hybrid position with a Global Financial Institution located in Charlotte, NC, Pennington, NJ or Plano, TX. This is a 12+ month contract opportunity.
This role is responsible for owning and prioritizing the team and sprint backlog in an Agile environment. The ideal candidate will collaborate with internal stakeholders to define business requirements, create user stories, and ensure the value delivered by the team aligns with program priorities. This position requires a hybrid schedule with a minimum of 3 days per week onsite.
Responsibilities:

• Own the Team and Sprint Backlog, prioritizing work for the team
• Work with the Lead Product Owner to ensure alignment to Program/Project priorities
• Determine when a story is "Ready" and accept it when it's "Done"
• Run regular refinement sessions with the team to refine stories and plan work for each Sprint
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to define business requirements and associated epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria
• Create, prioritize, and maintain the team's backlog for assigned products
• Continuously review business needs, refine priorities, outline milestones and deliverables, and identify opportunities and risks
• Prepare for PI Planning, making sure all artifacts are ready
• Prepare UAT and Production Validation test scripts, and lead testing efforts
• Act as the primary contact for questions about the product and development work being performed by the team

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience as a Product Owner for agile teams
• 2+ years of experience with JIRA
• In-depth knowledge of Agile processes and principles (PI Planning, Team Backlog, Iteration Planning, User Stories)
• High degree of organization, individual initiative, and personal accountability
• Highly motivated self-starter able to work independently with little supervision
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage, influence, and inspire partners and stakeholders

Desired skills:

• Certified Agile Product Owner
• SAFe Certified
• Previous financial institution experience
• Experience with Confluence

Pay range: $49.46 - $57.46 per hour
Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position.
If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply!
Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals.
For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10:

• Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
• The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
• Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
• Behavioral Health Platform
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Health Savings Account
• Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance
• 401K
• Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
• Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)

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Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.