Product Owner Job at Nationstaff in New York

Required skills Applicants are expected to have significant experience working in the financial sector, with experience working on real-time trading systems being especially sought after Strong communication and interpersonal skills In particular, the ability to explain even complex concepts clearly through written & visual mediums is expected, so as to create a trusted set of reference documents for the team and for the client Ability to work with distributed teams & keep everyone aligned on common goals without meeting face to face This includes an expectation to verify and triage information Ability to create & maintain a product backlog with multiple stakeholders Actively manage the client's expectations, make assumptions explicit and keep a log of important decisions throughout the engagement Factor in business value and complexity of implementation to help clients with decisions regarding iterative delivery (quick delivery of critical functionality with subsequent improvements) Work with UX, QA and developers throughout the backlog building process Remain closely involved with the team throughout the delivery of the backlog Active involvement in design activities Take part in Event Storming / Workflow-Driven Design workshops (prior experience animating a plus) Capture and define the processes/workflows impacted by the solution we are delivering Propose functional solutions to the client's business problems Active involvement with Quality Assurance, User Acceptance Testing activities Write falsifiable Acceptance Criteria (experience writing tests in Cucumber or other equivalent BDD tool appreciated) Test the application manually & write bug reports to the same standard as a tester (if not with the same efficiency) Support users during UAT Take an active role/the lead in defect investigation & triage (familiarity with monitoring/logging capabilities of the live solution a plus) Sufficient understanding of technical idioms In particular, some understanding of data structures & communication protocols is expected to allow discussion with technical experts and the capture of related requirements Benefits: Family medical, dental and vision 23 days vacation Life Insurance Commuter Benefits Gym Subsidy STD/LTD 401K DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION: Diversity and inclusion are key to a great workplace and our company is better when it's more representative of the world around us. Everyone should feel comfortable bringing their whole selves to work, without any fear of judgement or negativity. All we ask is that our colleagues are passionate about what they do, have the skills needed to be successful in the role and are adaptable and collaborative. There is no expectation to be present on site until the current predicament is under control we are taking a prudent stance Post-Covid, we will operate a flexible hybrid working model to support our employees