Job Title: Systems Product Owner
Client: Food Manufacturing Company
Duration: 6 Months
Location: Wayzata, MN 55391
Shift: Mon-Fri, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM (Hybrid: 2-3 days onsite)
Job Summary
This role focuses on managing product delivery for technology solutions, owning backlogs, leading sprint execution, collaborating with stakeholders, and ensuring high-quality feature releases.
Key Responsibilities
Product & Sprint Management (80%) • Own the product backlog and prioritize work that delivers the highest stakeholder value. • Act as the main decision-maker for requirements, features, use cases, and user stories. • Lead sprint planning, refinement, and sequencing of user stories. • Track progress of user stories and ensure readiness for upcoming sprints. • Convert product vision into actionable release plans. • Coordinate with cross-functional project and product teams.
Requirements Gathering • Work across teams to translate business needs into user stories with clear acceptance criteria. • Synchronize backlog activities across scrum teams.
Backlog & Release Planning • Maintain and refine the backlog, including stories, defects, technical debt, and infra tasks. • Support release planning by defining stories, clarifying requirements, and drafting sprint objectives.
Quality Oversight • Monitor feature performance post-release. • Contribute to test strategies and review test cases. • Conduct design and requirements reviews with internal teams.
Stakeholder Management & Communication (20%) • Gather stakeholder insights and manage expectations. • Build strong relationships with development, marketing, support, and functional teams. • Communicate progress, risks, and dependencies clearly. • Support documentation needs and coordinate with internal teams and third parties. • Influence teams and leadership to align with product goals. • Stay updated on the competitive and technology landscape. • Availability during occasional off-hours for plant implementations or go-live events.
Additional Requirements • Must pass background check.
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Job Summary
This role focuses on managing product delivery for technology solutions, owning backlogs, leading sprint execution, collaborating with stakeholders, and ensuring high-quality feature releases.
Key Responsibilities
Product & Sprint Management (80%) • Own the product backlog and prioritize work that delivers the highest stakeholder value. • Act as the main decision-maker for requirements, features, use cases, and user stories. • Lead sprint planning, refinement, and sequencing of user stories. • Track progress of user stories and ensure readiness for upcoming sprints. • Convert product vision into actionable release plans. • Coordinate with cross-functional project and product teams.
Requirements Gathering • Work across teams to translate business needs into user stories with clear acceptance criteria. • Synchronize backlog activities across scrum teams.
Backlog & Release Planning • Maintain and refine the backlog, including stories, defects, technical debt, and infra tasks. • Support release planning by defining stories, clarifying requirements, and drafting sprint objectives.
Quality Oversight • Monitor feature performance post-release. • Contribute to test strategies and review test cases. • Conduct design and requirements reviews with internal teams.
Stakeholder Management & Communication (20%) • Gather stakeholder insights and manage expectations. • Build strong relationships with development, marketing, support, and functional teams. • Communicate progress, risks, and dependencies clearly. • Support documentation needs and coordinate with internal teams and third parties. • Influence teams and leadership to align with product goals. • Stay updated on the competitive and technology landscape. • Availability during occasional off-hours for plant implementations or go-live events.
Additional Requirements • Must pass background check.
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