Product Owner

Hunt Group – a mix of recruitment (executive search and head hunting) and outsourcing activities in industries such as IT, oil&gas, banking, finance and automotive.

- Post-Secondary Education (with a degree in business or technology is an asset)
- Analytical: sound analytical and problem-solving skills as well as proven time management
- Effective influence and negotiation skills
- Strong writing skills, including technical writing
- Excellent verbal communication and presentation skills for working with internal and external clients
- Well-developed organizational and human relations skills
- A combination of being business and technical savvy, having a big-picture vision, and the drive to make that vision a reality
- Able to think strategically and get into the details
- Software product management expertise
- Can work effectively within a team but is also able to deliver effectively as an individual contributor
- Experience in Lending necessary to understand the business concepts and goals of loan administration (Student Lending Product Knowledge/Experience would be an asset)
- Experience / background in writing technical and/or non-technical documentation e.g. business requirements document, training materials
- Experience in working in AGILE Delivery environment
- 2+ years of experience in Product Analyst role or related experience
- Proven ability to work with and influence cross-functional teams
- Proven ability to effectively communicate with several types and levels of staff, both internally and externally
- Proven ability to effectively work simultaneously on many priorities, which change frequently
- Demonstrated ability to work in a matrix organization and a team environment
- Experience working in an application driven environment
- Proven experience with project management methodologies and best practices

- Work closely internal stakeholders (Scrum Masters, Dev, QA, and Product) and end users to understand, analyze and gather/validate business and user requirements
- Within every sprint, work closely with the scrum team to ensure they understand the business problem, who the targeted users are and the impact of user stories on the product as a whole
- Ensure that delivered code is in the spirit of the user story validating that the customer/end user experience is captured and value is delivered. Monitor the progression of each product through the product lifecycle, engaging key internal and external stakeholders and escalating to Product Manager when required
- Determine fulfillment of acceptance criteria and offer advice to the Product Manager regarding acceptance of stories
- Supports and owns SCRUM events, including but not limited to, managing/prioritizing the backlog and accepting user stories
- Support leadership in meeting timelines, implementing work activities and maintaining artifacts as required