Product Owner, Professional Jobs

Description:

Who are we?

RSI streamlines government operations and improves citizen services through the delivery of transformative technologies. Since 1996, we have established our position as a technology leader as we continue to bridge our legacy with the future through continual innovation. Technology continues to evolve and so too does RSI. The next chapter of RSI is lined with growth opportunities as we engage all members of our highly skilled teams in advancing our culture, recruiting top talent, and making progress together.

Culture and Values

The RSI employee experience is guided by our values of integrity, customer commitment, caring about people, innovation, inclusion, and responsibility. The most fundamental reason we exist as a company is our teams’ unparalleled passion for innovation. We believe that each individual, and every team, at RSI is central to our success. RSI is committed to creating an agile environment that inspires our people through professional development, cross-collaborative opportunities, and access to cutting-edge learning resources.

About the Role: The Product Owner (PO) is the Agile team member primarily responsible for maximizing the value delivered by the team by ensuring that the team backlog is aligned with customer and stakeholder needs. As a member of the extended Product Management function, the PO is the team’s primary customer advocate and primary link to business and technology strategy. This enables the team to balance the needs of multiple stakeholders while continuously evolving the Solution.

Requirements:

Job Responsibilities/Duties:

• Develop and maintain an appropriately prioritized backlog of user stories for implementation. ? Participate in Team and ART events ?
• Develop scope and define backlog items (epic/features/user stories) that guide the Agile software development team?
• Work with internal and external customers to analyze the needs and align project roadmap to strategic goals?
• Collaborate with stakeholders throughout development stages including planning, refinement, review, and sprint??
• Assess value, develop cases, and prioritize stories, epics and themes to ensure work focuses on those with a maximum value that are aligned with project strategy
• Elaborate/refine/accept stories and epics to foster built in quality and assist the agile development team to deliver value ?

Competencies: Advanced in Communication & Work Relationships, Intermediate in Job Knowledge & Work Quality, Adaptability, Critical Thinking, and Leadership.

Level Responsibilities: Manages large projects or processes with limited oversight from manager. Coaches, reviews and delegates work to lower-level professionals. Problems faced are difficult and often complex.

Level Minimum Requirements: High degree of knowledge in the overall field and recognized expertise in specific areas; frequently requires analysis of unique issues/problems without precedent and/or structure; may manage programs that include formulating strategies and administering policies,

processes, and resources; functions with a high degree of autonomy.

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

• 5+ years’ experience implementing enterprise SaaS applications

OR

• Experience developing requirements with stakeholders, developing user stories, managing product backlog refinement with the development team
• 2+ years Property Tax collections, Integrated Tax, or applicable business domain and business process subject matter expertise

Desired/Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum 3 years of tax industry knowledge
• Minimum 2 years of Agile Product Owner experience.
• SAFe PO/PM Certification

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.

EEO Statement: RSI is committed to providing equal opportunity in employment to all employees and applicants for employment.? Discrimination of employees or applicants on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity, marital status, genetic information, or any other protected category, is strictly prohibited.

Immigration Notice: Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.

• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

RSI determines pay range based upon numerous compensation factors, including experience, skill set, and geographic location. A current and reasonable estimated range for this position is $80,000-$145,000. However, it’s possible for an individual to be hired at a salary outside of this range.