Apply for Product Owner

On behalf of our public sector client, Affinity is looking for a Product Owner able to manage and prioritize the product backlog, translate the product managers' strategies to development tasks, and learn the provider, worker, and staff requirements - ultimately, supporting definition and delivery products that have a cross-divisional impact. In a collaborative role, the Product owner will need to be able to effectively deliver presentations to key stakeholders and senior management.

Responsibilities:

• Apply strong strategic thinking to effectively align initiatives with broader organizational priorities and goals.

• Manage a large, complex portfolio of products/services that span across divisions within the organization.

• Engage stakeholders by building solid relationships through continuous and effective communication.

• Monitoring and evaluating product progress at each stage of the process.

• Liaising with the product team and end-users to deliver updates.

• Validate the requirements to ensure they meet the desired outcome/benefit.

• Creates options, through team collaboration, to remove impediments that may be blocking the teams' progress.

• Performs user research, analyzes user needs, and aligns with desired business outcomes.

• Understands DevOps team capacity to influence commitments based on knowledge of team velocity.

• Participates in team and effort activities as needed such as: backlog grooming, sprint planning, and team retrospectives. This includes working with the Scrum Master, the Business Engineer, the DevOps team, and the community of engineers.

• Acts as a core member of the DevOps Team and key contributor and subject matter expert

• Identifies and implements opportunities for improvement around process, technology, and people.

Deliverables:

• Transposes business requirements and non-functional requirements into unambiguous user stories and acceptance criteria

• Options/recommendations paper

• Creates personas, journey maps, wireframes, storyboards, user flows, process flows, site maps, prototypes, and mockups.

Qualifications:

• Candidate must have a recognized University Degree

• 3+ years of working experience as a Business Analyst or Product Owner, which includes 2 years of direct hands-on experience in the Agile practice

• Must have experience delivering solutions using Microsoft Dynamics CRM

• Preferred Product Owner: Experience delivering products using Microsoft Dynamics, Certification as Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO), SAFe Product Manager / Product Owner (PMPO), IEEE Computer Society Scrum Product Owner Certification, Agile Certified Professional (ACP) or similar.

• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered

Hourly rate: $65 - $75 per hour.

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About Affinity: 

Affinity Group is a technology and business consulting and services company. We believe in creating long-term relationships between clients and consultants that foster a mutually beneficial partnership. Affinity is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business needs.

For more information on Affinity, please visit www.affinity-group.ca.

Job Number: 11237

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