Product Owner - Digital Channels
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Why Alliant?
We’re not a typical financial institution – we’re better. We’re an innovative, fun-loving, highly-engaged group of professionals that are committed to our company and the communities we do business in. We love to recognize and celebrate each other.
Over 90% of our employees say we are a great workplace that is focused on our mission, vision and the future of banking.
What will your day look like?
You will improve functionality and user experience in our online banking and mobile platforms, providing support to the Online Banking and Mobile Channel Managers.
As the Agile Product Owner for a digital development team, the incumbent is responsible for managing the daily digital backlog, open defects, developing user stories and acceptance criteria; communicating to internal stakeholders and frontline associates; and assisting the Channel Manager with the development of the strategic roadmap.
Responsibilities include implementing enterprise initiatives in the Online Banking and Mobile channels. Resources to do the job require user experience, technical and analytical skills, effective written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively with all levels of the organization.
The Product Owner interfaces directly with many areas of the business to collect, clarify, and translate business needs into a clear end-product vision for the development team. Throughout the sprints and delivery lifecycle, the Product Owner collaborates with the Scrum Master, Channel Manager and multiple internal stakeholders to continually iterate and enhance the vision.
Responsibilities
Do you see yourself doing this?
- Develop user stories and acceptance criteria for digital feature enhancements, serving as the liaison between development teams and the business partners
- Translate and communicate enhancement requirements into stories in TFS and present requirements in person to the development team
- Create and maintain clear acceptance criteria for user stories
- Prioritize sprint work for the development team and provide final approval of work
- Participate in daily standup Scrums, Sprint Planning Meetings, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives
- Participate in testing for quality assurance and user acceptance
- Communicate with internal stakeholders on enhancement and fix requests, managing expectations and timelines
- Drive projects and general progress towards the completion of requirements and implementation
- Monitor risks and opportunities that might affect the success of projects and communicate them to the Channel Manager when appropriate
Qualifications
What makes you a great fit?
You’ll be a great fit if in addition to the completion of a BA/BS degree in Marketing, Business, eCommerce, Technology or related field, required, and you have:
- Minimum 2 - 5 years working with consumer-facing technology, websites/platforms, ecommerce, mobile apps or digital products
- Prior experience as a channel/product owner or experience with agile/scrum software development
- Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Senior Business Analyst experience preferred
- Experience in the financial services industry a plus
- Demonstrated the ability to learn new technologies quickly
- Ability to break down complex processes into simple concepts
- Strategic thinker who is highly analytical and has a strong attention to detail
- Expert knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel. Familiarity with HTML, CSS, Angular, user experience design, and content management systems
- Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and make sound independent decisions
- Excellent organizational skills as well as written and oral communication skills
- Experience with Google Analytics and Team Foundation Server (TFS) a plus
When you’re happy, we’re happy!
As a thank you for joining our team, you’ll benefit from:
- Competitive medical, dental, and free vision benefits
- Competitive compensation plan
- Contributions towards gym memberships
- Generous PTO and banking holidays off