Senior Product Owner / Business Analyst

Your Journey at Crowe Starts Here:

At Crowe, we offer a meaningful and rewarding career experience, where you enjoy real flexibility to balance work with life. You are empowered to deliver outcomes that make a positive impact. We celebrate you for who you are and prioritize your well-being while fostering your career. Our commitment to equity means everyone has access to opportunities for growth and leadership. With over 80 years in the industry, we have built a legacy of excellent service through innovation, continually investing in cutting-edge ideas, including AI-driven insights and technology solutions to elevate our services. Join us at Crowe and embark on a journey to help shape the future of our industry.

Job Description:

As a Senior Product Owner, you will leverage over 5 years of experience in roles such as Business Analyst or Scrum team member to drive product development. You are highly knowledgeable about the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and skilled at translating business needs into clear technical specifications for development teams (including User Stories, Features, Acceptance Criteria, etc.). Your strengths in communication and collaboration will enable you to manage teams and stakeholders effectively. Ideally, you are working towards or already hold a Product Owner certification within your first year of employment.

Responsibilities:

• Identify valuable features and enhancements in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Manage the product backlog, ensuring relevance, prioritization, and organization.
• Ensure the team's backlog health aligns with established standards.
• Collaborate with the development team to articulate business wants and needs into actionable backlog items.
• Proactively communicate updates, changes, and trade-offs regarding the roadmap to stakeholders.
• Conduct yourself professionally and advocate for your development team, safeguarding their time and focus.
• Foster an inclusive work environment, encouraging all team members to contribute to solutions and collaborate effectively.
• Gather feedback on completed work and utilize it to maintain and update the product backlog, negotiating readiness for releases.

Skills:

• Expertise in identifying features and enhancements with stakeholders to add product value.
• Proficient in backlog management, maintaining relevance, prioritization, and organization.
• Understanding of maintaining backlog health in line with team agreements.
• Collaboration skills to communicate business requirements to the development team effectively.
• Ability to communicate changes, trade-offs, and updates to stakeholders proactively.
• Professional demeanor, acting as an advocate for the development team.
• A commitment to cultivating an inclusive workplace where all ideas can be shared.
• Proficiency in gathering feedback and managing the product backlog responsively.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, MIS, Information Systems, engineering fields, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in a Business Analyst, Scrum Team Member, or IT role.
• Strong understanding of Product Development and Software Development Life Cycles.
• Expertise in translating business needs into technical specifications (User Stories, Features, Acceptance Criteria, etc.).
• Competence in backlog management and visualization tools.
• Experience managing projects with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
• Excellent organizational skills, self-starter mentality, and resourcefulness in problem-solving.
• Willingness to pursue a Product Owner certification within the first year (CSPO, PSPO).

Preferred Qualifications/Requirements:

• Product Owner certification or commitment to obtain it within the first year (CSPO, PSPO).
• Familiarity with UX/UI best practices and experience incorporating user experience considerations into product backlog items.
• Consideration for candidates across the United States, even if not near a Crowe office location.

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We expect our candidates to uphold Crowe’s core values of Care, Trust, Courage, and Stewardship, acting with ethical integrity at all times.

All hired individuals will need to verify their identity and eligibility to work in the U.S. upon hire. Currently, Crowe is not sponsoring for work authorization.

The compensation range for this role reflects various factors including skills, experience, and organizational needs, typically falling between $65,800.00 and $135,400.00 per year.

Our Benefits:

At Crowe, we recognize that great people like you are the foundation of our success. Our comprehensive total rewards package is designed to support you both personally and professionally.

How You Can Grow:

We prioritize nurturing talent in an inclusive culture appreciating diversity. You will receive ongoing support from your Career Coach to help you achieve your career aspirations.

More about Crowe:

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