UMass Med School
Sr Product Owner
UMass Med School, Worcester, Massachusetts, us, 01609
Sr Product Owner
Minimum Salary
US-MA-Worcester
Job Location
4 weeks ago(10/8/2024 10:54 AM)
Requisition Number
2023-42739
# of Openings
1
Posted Date
Day
Shift
Exempt
Overview
GENERAL SUMMARY OF POSITION:Under the direction of the Manager Scrum Practice or designee, the Sr. Product Owner is a project's key stakeholder responsible for supporting information technology products and delivery at the UMass Medical School. The Sr. Product Owner(PO) is responsible to work with Engineering to visualize and deliver the product. The Sr. PO will represent the voice of the customer and the vision of the product throughout the products development. The overall responsibility of this position is to ensure that products address customer requirements, and to work with both clients and scrum teams to set appropriate expectations regarding delivery time line and costs. The product owner will adhere to UMMS's scrum framework guidelines, with the goal of ensuring quality deliverables that achieve customer satisfaction.
Responsibilities
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:Visualize and deliver information systems solutions in attainment of the Medical School's strategic and tactical business plans
Develop, adapt, and facilitate scrum framework including backlog through all sprints of product release phasesLead and Communicate the release plan for the productEducate scrum teams, other product owners, clients and support staffs on scrum best practiceWork directly with Best Practice leader to create and manage Scrum Framework for entire scrum staffActively engage with other product owners and scrum masters in the in developing a comprehensive strategy around the development of IT products and services.Lead the acquisition of related software, products, and services as needed by clientsWork with Core Team Lead, Product Managers, Service, Support and key technical resources to identify stories to be added to the backlogOrder and manage the backlog of user stories and product defects to ensure that the work defined for the team is meaningful to the customer, yet realistic and attainable for the development teamsPlan, coordinate, and document product related development activities of large scale and highly visible projects that will vary in scope and affected business unitsFacilitate communication of the sprint and release deliveries, budget, costs, issues, and related information to sameConsider which activities will produce the most business value including making tough decisions during sprint planningDevelop and maintain an effective relationship with the product's steering committee, sponsor(s), customer(s), functional managers, and project teams as appropriateCommunicate with all appropriate parties to ensure that the product's objectives, scope, and expected deliverables of each project phase are understood.Motivate the scrum team with clear, elevating goalsDrive to a sustainable maximum velocity. Work with development teams to address questions
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concerns during sprintsEngage with development to commit backlog items to sprint deliverables (negotiate on what gets put in each iteration)Support "Post-Live" retrospectives of releases to review whether the delivery met expectations and to identify potential areas for improvement. Documents results of retrospective and recommendationsAdvocate for and manage the value of the product release at the team levelPerform other duties as required
Qualifications
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:Bachelor's degree in computer science or information management technology, or equivalent experience6 year of Information Technology experience4 years of experience working as primary product owner for agile/scrum teamsFlexibility to partner with and negotiate with various personality types at all levels within and outside the organizationAbility to build effective leadership skills and ability to listen, communicate and motivate teams to achieve resultsStrong organizational skills and the ability to handle many (5 +) products and customers concurrentlyAbility to delegate effectively. Established track record of delivering on commitmentsStrong written and verbal communication skills to interact effectively with IT staff, clients, executive leadership and vendorsDemonstrated knowledge of current and available scrum tracking tools such as Team Foundation Services and other supporting toolsAbility to lead and direct scrum teams, sprint planning meetings, and client review sessionsProduct level understanding the needs of users, their market place, the competition and of future trends for the domain or type of system being developedPossess positive attitude and creativity in generating solutionsPassionate understanding of customer needs as it relates to the product developmentAbility to travel to off-site locationsPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:Scrum Product Owner certificationExperience implementing 3rd party business applicationsExperience managing large enterprise projects highly desirableExperience in higher educationExperience in health and medical services automation
Additional Information
#LI-KA1
Minimum Salary
US-MA-Worcester
Job Location
4 weeks ago(10/8/2024 10:54 AM)
Requisition Number
2023-42739
# of Openings
1
Posted Date
Day
Shift
Exempt
Overview
GENERAL SUMMARY OF POSITION:Under the direction of the Manager Scrum Practice or designee, the Sr. Product Owner is a project's key stakeholder responsible for supporting information technology products and delivery at the UMass Medical School. The Sr. Product Owner(PO) is responsible to work with Engineering to visualize and deliver the product. The Sr. PO will represent the voice of the customer and the vision of the product throughout the products development. The overall responsibility of this position is to ensure that products address customer requirements, and to work with both clients and scrum teams to set appropriate expectations regarding delivery time line and costs. The product owner will adhere to UMMS's scrum framework guidelines, with the goal of ensuring quality deliverables that achieve customer satisfaction.
Responsibilities
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:Visualize and deliver information systems solutions in attainment of the Medical School's strategic and tactical business plans
Develop, adapt, and facilitate scrum framework including backlog through all sprints of product release phasesLead and Communicate the release plan for the productEducate scrum teams, other product owners, clients and support staffs on scrum best practiceWork directly with Best Practice leader to create and manage Scrum Framework for entire scrum staffActively engage with other product owners and scrum masters in the in developing a comprehensive strategy around the development of IT products and services.Lead the acquisition of related software, products, and services as needed by clientsWork with Core Team Lead, Product Managers, Service, Support and key technical resources to identify stories to be added to the backlogOrder and manage the backlog of user stories and product defects to ensure that the work defined for the team is meaningful to the customer, yet realistic and attainable for the development teamsPlan, coordinate, and document product related development activities of large scale and highly visible projects that will vary in scope and affected business unitsFacilitate communication of the sprint and release deliveries, budget, costs, issues, and related information to sameConsider which activities will produce the most business value including making tough decisions during sprint planningDevelop and maintain an effective relationship with the product's steering committee, sponsor(s), customer(s), functional managers, and project teams as appropriateCommunicate with all appropriate parties to ensure that the product's objectives, scope, and expected deliverables of each project phase are understood.Motivate the scrum team with clear, elevating goalsDrive to a sustainable maximum velocity. Work with development teams to address questions
I
concerns during sprintsEngage with development to commit backlog items to sprint deliverables (negotiate on what gets put in each iteration)Support "Post-Live" retrospectives of releases to review whether the delivery met expectations and to identify potential areas for improvement. Documents results of retrospective and recommendationsAdvocate for and manage the value of the product release at the team levelPerform other duties as required
Qualifications
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:Bachelor's degree in computer science or information management technology, or equivalent experience6 year of Information Technology experience4 years of experience working as primary product owner for agile/scrum teamsFlexibility to partner with and negotiate with various personality types at all levels within and outside the organizationAbility to build effective leadership skills and ability to listen, communicate and motivate teams to achieve resultsStrong organizational skills and the ability to handle many (5 +) products and customers concurrentlyAbility to delegate effectively. Established track record of delivering on commitmentsStrong written and verbal communication skills to interact effectively with IT staff, clients, executive leadership and vendorsDemonstrated knowledge of current and available scrum tracking tools such as Team Foundation Services and other supporting toolsAbility to lead and direct scrum teams, sprint planning meetings, and client review sessionsProduct level understanding the needs of users, their market place, the competition and of future trends for the domain or type of system being developedPossess positive attitude and creativity in generating solutionsPassionate understanding of customer needs as it relates to the product developmentAbility to travel to off-site locationsPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:Scrum Product Owner certificationExperience implementing 3rd party business applicationsExperience managing large enterprise projects highly desirableExperience in higher educationExperience in health and medical services automation
Additional Information
#LI-KA1