Product Owner

Remote opportunity for residents of Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Utah

Primary Job Purpose

The Product Owner represents the voice of the customer and is accountable for ensuring that a technology team delivers value to the business. The Product Owner is the person responsible for managing both the daily and strategic delivery of the technical solutions throughout Cambia, and is the key day-to-day interface between the Product and Engineering teams. A Product Owner's key responsibility is to convey the vision of the product to the engineering teams, to prioritize the teams backlog and to set direction for product releases and sprints

General Functions and Outcomes

• Represents the voice of the customer and is accountable for ensuring that a development team
• delivers value to the business.
• Leads technology/development efforts by describing vision, outlining work in the team backlog, and prioritizing it based on business value. The team itself has the cross- functional skills to do the actual work (analysis, design, develop, test, technical communication, document, etc.).
• Determines which features of a product are most important, when they are developed, etc. using information from leadership stakeholders responsible for any and all functions.
• Analyzes and/or creates requirements for improving or replacing manual or computerized systems and procedures to meet user needs and to achieve greater corporate operating efficiency.
• Reads and creates complex structured specifications such as Use Cases, Story Boards, Cucumber scenarios and any other formal methods.
• Reads, understands, and creates complex technical documents including logical data models. Uses multiple methodologies appropriately (RUP and Agile) for complex size work efforts and can contribute to the maturity and growth of the Cambia Solutions Lifecycle.
• Sets objectives and goals, breaks down concepts into manageable achievable steps, and assesses risks and problems.
• Provides estimates for large and complex size work efforts increasing accuracy of the estimate as work effort progresses.
• Negotiates with team on technical debt and evaluates solution to meet the need of the business.
• Participates in projects as a team member, and/or makes significant contributions to team effectiveness by improving the methodology, tools, and/or internal processes.
• Is responsible for accepting user stories and confirming completeness.

Minimum Requirements

• Experience in a business, information technology infrastructure or a software development area and experience working with business requirements, root cause analysis, creating software or business modeling.
• Proven success with analysis and implementation of medium-to-large scale technology delivery efforts.
• Demonstrated ability to discover and describe the current state situation, understand strategic business goals, design and articulate future state, perform gap analysis and make recommendations to business leadership that meet goals and requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to understand, translate and communicate technical and complex ideas and situations to a wide variety of audiences including clients, coworkers and management.
• Demonstrated competency of various technologies which may include: application development languages and packages, client/server systems, security (firewalls/encryption products), web and application servers, and/or network and telephony infrastructure.
• Ability to communicate with architectural abstractions and technical design patterns - including strong proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite specifically Excel, Visio and PowerPoint. Bonus for SharePoint; Excel Services, WorkFlow and other advanced features.
• Knowledge of Agile methodology, project and product management best practices
• Demonstrated excellent attention to detail including proven ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in parallel.
• Ability to learn new technology concepts quickly.
• Ability to think strategically and execute methodically.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment where continuous innovation is desired.

Normally to be proficient in the competencies listed above

The Product Owner would have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, or other related field plus 3 + years of progressively responsibly industry experience or business analysis experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Required Licenses, Certifications, Registration, Etc.

Not required, but highly valued:

• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) via Scrum Alliance
• Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO) via Scrum.org
• SAFe Product Manager/Product Owner with PMPO Certification
• IEEE Computer Society Scrum Product Owner Certification
• Scrum Product Owner Accredited Certification by the International Scrum Institute

The base pay annual salary range for this job is $69,020.00 - $119,770.00.

The bonus target for this position is 10%.

At Cambia, we take a variety of factors into account when creating a job offer, including your skills, experience, education, and training; relevant licensure / certifications; performance history; and work location. While we offer competitive salaries, in general, we rarely hire candidates at or near the top of the salary range.

Base pay is just part of the compensation package at Cambia that is supplemented with an exceptional 401(k) match, bonus opportunity and other benefits. In keeping with our Cause and vision, we offer comprehensive well-being programs and benefits, which we periodically update to stay current. Some highlights:

• medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their eligible family members
• annual employer contribution to a health savings account ($1,200 or $2,500 depending on medical coverage, prorated based on hire date)
• paid time off and company holidays
• up to a 6% company match on employee 401k contributions, with a potential discretionary contribution based on company performance (no vesting period)
• up to 12 weeks of paid parental time off (eligible day one of employment if within first 12 months following birth or adoption)
• one-time furniture and equipment allowance for employees working from home
• up to $225 in Amazon gift cards for participating in various well-being activities for a complete list see our External Total Rewards page.

We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer dedicated to workforce diversity and a drug and tobacco-free workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by law. A background check is required.

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