Product Owner & Business Analyst

Job Description

Senior Associate Product Owner is an individual who has 5+ years of relevant experience working in the capacity of a Business Analyst, Scrum team member, or other IT-related role. It is expected that an Associate Product Owner has a solid understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), and understands how to translate business wants and needs into technical specifications for development team members. Senior Associate Product Owner should have product owner certification or be working towards one within the first year of hire.

Responsibilities

• Working with stakeholders to identify features and/or enhancements that would add value to your product.

• Managing the product backlog, ensuring items are relevant, prioritized, and ordered.

• Ensuring your team's backlog health meets the standards the team has agreed upon.

• Collaborating with your development team by articulating the business's wants and needs, so that they can create well thought out backlog items.

• Proactively communicating changes, tradeoffs, and updates to the roadmap with stakeholders.

• Conducting yourself in a professional manner, being an advocate for the development team, and protecting their time.

• Cultivating an inclusive work environment, allowing everyone to freely contribute to solutions and collaborate on the work to be done.

• Gathering feedback on completed work items and using that feedback to update and maintain the product backlog and negotiate when items are ready to be released.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, MIS, Information Systems or engineering fields, or equivalent experience.

• 5+ years of relevant experience working as a Business Analyst, Scrum Team Member, or other IT related role.

• In-depth understanding of Product Development and Software Development Life Cycles.

• Understanding how to translate business wants and needs into technical specifications (e.g., User Stories, Features, Acceptance Criteria, etc.).

• Comfort level working with backlog management, collaboration, and visualization tools.

• Experience working on a project with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities or initiatives.

• Excellent organizational skills with a self-starter mentality and resourcefulness in solving problems to ensure teams have what they need to deliver.

• Product Owner certification or willingness to acquire one within the first year (e.g., CSPO, PSPO).

Preferred Qualifications

• Product Owner certification or willingness to acquire one within the first year (e.g., CSPO, PSPO).

• Familiarity with UX/UI best practices and experience incorporating user experience considerations into product backlog items, acceptance criteria, and feature prioritization.

• We appreciate talent from all over the United States and are willing to consider candidates who may not be located near a Crowe office location for this role/opening.

Company Values

We expect the candidate to uphold Crowe's values of Care, Trust, Courage, and Stewardship. These values define who we are. We expect all of our people to act ethically and with integrity at all times.

Compliance & EEO

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. Crowe is not sponsoring for work authorization at this time.

Crowe LLP provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Crowe will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act.

We are committed to a merit-based hiring process, evaluating all candidates consistently using objective, job-related criteria such as relevant experience, demonstrated skills, measurable impact, and alignment with the role's responsibilities, and making employment decisions in a fair and inclusive manner free from discrimination.

Wage & Benefits

The wage range for this role is $65,800.00 - $135,400.00 per year. The disclosed range estimate takes into account factors such as skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs and has not been adjusted for geographic differential.

Our Benefits

At Crowe, we offer a comprehensive total rewards package that supports professional growth and well-being.

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