Product Owner

REACH YOUR POTENTIAL | COLLABORATE WITH AMAZING PEOPLE | MAKE CHANGE HAPPEN
Do you have the skills, passion, and commitment to transform our clients for the better? Are you ready to be a changemaker? If so, join us.
North Highland is the world's leading change and transformation consultancy. Simply put, we make change happen like no one else. And we're on the hunt for a new Product Owner.
HOW WILL YOU MAKE CHANGE HAPPEN?
This is a Senior Product Owner role with responsibility for leading our clients' efforts in implementing multiple IT project initiatives. Fully Remote East Coast Time Zone preferred.
YOU WILL:

• Pulls new requests through product intake, refines their understanding through stakeholder interaction, translates requests into epics with measurable business value, and prioritizes epics according to the guidance of the Product Manager and their relevance to the product strategy to minimize the cost of delay.
• Drives collaboration with BU and corporate stakeholders, architects, designers, engineers and other product teams to collectively write a high-level business case, create a high-level architectural design, analyze solution options and estimate the cost of the chosen solution.
• Drives regular backlog grooming to decompose and estimate stories
• Creates mockups and works with UX on design, ensuring documentation of features and enabling communication to stakeholders through the Product Manager and Sr. Program Manager
• Documents new features for implementations and release notes and facilitates demonstrations of the latest iterations to customers for feedback (pre-release).
• Writes acceptance criteria in collaboration with the Product Manager.
• Actively contributes to the broader product management community to share best practices, key learnings, and challenge the status quo.
• Partners with senior product leadership to refresh the product strategy on a regular basis or as required to support changes to BU product strategy, technological innovation.

IDEALLY WE'D LIKE:

• 5+ years' experience in Product Management with consumer-facing technology products.
• Strong executive presence, with extensive experience communicating with business leaders, attorneys, architects and engineers supporting a global enterprise
• Proven ability to nimbly maneuver among strategic, technical, business, brand, legal and security contexts, continually advocating for the customer experience and business relevance
• Experienced in developing and delivering business cases in a scaled agile context
• Well-versed in the creation and prioritization of epics and user stories involving consumer applications and websites across a variety of platforms
• Proficient in measuring and analyzing user behaviors and product performance across desktop and mobile platforms
• Strong technical background in software development and Internet technologies
• Solid understanding of the full product development lifecycle
• Must be very customer-focused, with proven ability to take abstract concepts and drive them into concrete and acceptable requirements
• Must be delivery focused, with a strong willingness to perform all tasks required to complete the job and meet deadlines
• Passion for customers and demonstrated ability to identify and communicate areas of opportunity to develop new products or enhance existing offerings Skills / Specialized Knowledge/Competencies
• Effectively leverages technical and business expertise to optimize delivery outcomes.
• Comfortable collaborating with high performing technical teams through the feature grooming and implementation details definition
• Possesses excellent people interaction skills, maintaining a high level of professionalism to demonstrate the ability to influence up and down the organization
• Excellent analytical, diagnostic and problem solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication with technical and non-technical audiences
• Strong commitment to aligning team delivery with strategic objectives and discipline to measure delivered outcomes
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong planning, prioritization and organization skills
• Self-motivated
• Clear expertise in one or more standard agile toolsets (e.g. Atlassian, Rally, VersionOne, etc.)
• Works effectively in a team and cross-team environment with both onsite and remote team.

TRANSFORMING CLIENTS. TRANSFORMING CAREERS.
Success-for both our clients and our colleagues-is all about putting people first and doing great things together. We believe that when we work as one team, we can take action today to build lasting capability for tomorrow.
We strive to have the most enviable culture on the planet, inspiring people to reach their full potential. Here's how we make it happen:
Intentional, flexible growth. We never want you to settle. Leading your own growth and transformation is your prerogative-one which we'll help you nurture and develop every step of the way. We'll inspire you to learn, teach, and ultimately carve your own path. That means you grow, we grow, and so do our clients.
People-first, and then some. It goes without saying that people come first, but what comes next? Our people are always at the heart; your wellbeing and success is built on a collective understanding that every one of us can be a coach, a friend, and a fantastic listener-regardless of job title. We think of it as a celebration of individuality, difference, and diversity.
Make your own change happen. With us, your curiosity and creativity know no bounds. The reins are off. All we ask is that you have the courage to transform yourself and those around you-colleagues and clients alike. If you've got the drive to become a changemaker, we'll do the rest.
Enviable Total Rewards. We inspire our employees to do their best work. North Highland's Total Rewards Program encompasses PTO, Medical, Dental, Vision, STD/LTD, Life Insurance, FSA/HSA, 401(k), and a variety of other perks like a dedicated Health Advocate, commuter benefits, and legal assistance.
READY TO MAKE CHANGE HAPPEN?
North Highland makes change happen, helping businesses transform by placing people at the heart of every decision. It's how lasting progress is made. With our blend of workforce, customer, and operational expertise, we're recognized as the world's leading transformation consultancy. We break new ground today, so tomorrow is easier to navigate.
Founded in 1992, North Highland is regularly named one of the best places to work. We are a proud member of Cordence Worldwide, a global network of truly connected consultancy firms with the ability to think and deliver together.
This means North Highland has more than 3,500 experts in 50+ offices around the globe on hand to partner with you.
Please note that applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship by North Highland. Work visa sponsorship will not be provided, either now or in the future, for this position.
North Highland is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.