Analytics Product Owner

Position Summary:
Bull City Talent Group's direct client has an immediate need for a Product Owner to join their Analytics Product Team and assist with an ongoing Analytics transformation journey. The ideal candidate will have 2+ years of Product Owner experience, 5+ years of business application experience in Data Analytics, and be a go-getter with excellent communication skills and a knack for interfacing directly with business stakeholders.

Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• Work in Agile environment to continuously review business needs, refine priorities, outline milestones and deliverables, and identify risks
• Work closely with business stakeholders to translate product roadmap features into well-defined product requirements including creation of user stories with acceptance criteria
• Prioritize and maintain the backlog for the product while balancing the requirements of the business stakeholders
• Actively participate in Agile Scrum ceremonies for implementation of the work – such as Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews, and Sprint Retros
• Create and maintain the product backlog (list of tasks and features)
• Prioritize features based on customer feedback and business value
• Translate the high-level vision set by the Data Analytics Manager into detailed requirements
• Prioritize user stories and features for each sprint
• Write user stories and acceptance criteria
• Collaborate closely with the development team during sprint planning, daily scrums, and sprint reviews
• Act as the primary point of contact for the development team to clarify requirements and provide feedback
• Ensure that the team delivers value to customers with each sprint
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization (marketing, sales, etc.) to ensure successful delivery
• Evaluate, recommend, and help implement improvements on digital strategy to maximize software investment and advance business value throughout the company
• Responsible for product area roadmap and to research/demonstrate how existing technology can be leveraged to the fullest to meet the needs of the business
• Partners with stakeholders and Data Analytics Manager, bridging the gap between stakeholder requests and the Corporate Analytics Strategy
• Focus on continuous learning of digital assets to stay current on optimizing business results
• Analyze and report on digital initiatives in partnership with business stakeholders
• Partner for product area Center of Excellence with appropriate business stakeholders on regular cadence

Required Skills & Experience:

• 2+ years of experience as an IT Product Owner in an Agile/Scrum environment
• 5+ years of proven business application related experience with Analytics applications (PowerBI, SAP Analytics Cloud, BI/BW, Tableau, etc.)
• Strong working knowledge of relevant business processes and software for products within Analytics product area
• Strong critical thinking capabilities related to research/strategy on software advancements
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities
• Highly motivated/self-starter to be driven to find gaps in processes and technology
• Ability to handle conflict resolution and facilitate change even when met with change resistance
• Highly organized with demonstrated history of effectively managing tasks for backlog prioritization and delivering solutions that exceed commitment to business stakeholders
• BS degree in IT related field