Product Owner

Job Description: The client is adding a Product Owner (individual contributor role) to lead specific modules within a transformational program. A subject matter expert with a focus on policy and strategy implementation and control and/or achievement of operational/tactical goals. Acts as a knowledge resource for a variety of internal customers. Roles & Responsibilities: Collaborate with prospective users and clients to understand and anticipate their needs and translate them into product requirements Define the vision for the team's product Create a product roadmap based on this vision Manage the product backlog and prioritizing them based on changing requirements Oversee all stages of product creation including design and development Develop user stories Monitor and evaluate product progress at each stage of the process Liaise with the product team and end-users to deliver updates Participate in Scrum meetings and product sprints Perform data analysis and create source-to-target mapping documents Lead functional testing efforts and coordinate/support User Testing for project release Drive user training, release communications and product rollout efforts in collaboration with business and technology teams Work with the program manager to create project health status updates Qualifications: 10-12 years of product management experience 5- 6 years of forward mortgage originations industry experience in Business Analyst and/or Product Owner roles Hands-on experience in POS, LOS, AUS and other key mortgage integrations is preferred Experience working in an Agile environment and lean methodology Experience in data mapping and vendor integrations is preferred