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Product Owner (Temporary)

Employer
Northwest Evaluation Association
Location
Portland, OR, US
Salary
Competitive
Description

Product Owner (12 - month contract)

Position s ummary
Individuals in this role provide the following services to the organization: 1) l eadership and driving successful execution of Agile S crum and Kanban teams; 2) i mprovement of processes and procedures for the Product Development division ; and 3) development and maintenance of tools, techniques, and standards pertaining to the project life cycle. This role will be responsible for kicking off a new, highly technical data reporting and quality team, optimizing the cross-team process and solidifying cross-team communication.

Responsibilities
  • Fulfill the role of a Product Owner (different than a Product Manager) within a Scaled Agile Framework on all sizes of initiatives.
  • Lead and facilitate the work of Agile teams (including ceremonies) by working with stakeholders to clarify epic delivery objective s and ensure the cross - functional Agile team members can accomplish these objectives.
  • Create Program Increment, Sprint and R elease plans; ensure that plans receive an appropriate review, authorization , and visibility through Agile ceremonies and stakeholder communication .
  • Ownership and strong stewardship of agile team(s) backlog , story definitions, and refinement ; including rank order across competing priorities (roadmap, maintenance and defects, etc ...)
  • Be an advocate and voice across the enterprise for agile development team(s) .
  • Assist teams in evaluating and establishing their capacity to inform project plans.
  • Track project/team interdependencies and coordinate efforts across disparate teams with other Product Owners or stakeholders . M anag ing expectations and coordinat ing deliverables across teams is key in this role.
  • Timely approval of stories to ensure quality control at the team level and to ensure the technical and functional integr ity of our products.
  • Track and forecast project progress, activity and effort; communicate effectively through multiple channels to sponsors and key stakeholders.
  • C ontinuous and early assess ment of project risk factors and recommend ation of courses of action to mitigate risk.
  • P articipate in developing, maintaining and evolving standards, tools, templates and documented processes for process improvement and project governance.
  • Perform other duties as assigned to ensure the success of the team and the organization.

Skills and a bilities
  • E xperience in a scrum and /or Kanban processes and protocols , a must ; p roven foundational knowledge of standard project management best practices , a must .
  • Experience with the Scaled Agile Framework is desired .
  • Strong l eadership skills with proven ability to successfully manage and facilitate functional and/or cross-functional teams; ability to build working relationships and work effectively with most levels of an organi zation.
  • Well-developed communication skills, including proven ability to transform complexities into clear, concise written communications for stakeholders and development teams.
  • Ability to distinguish milestones and measures critical to project success and translate these into me aningful management information.
  • Ability to balance competing demands for project scope, time, cost, risk, and quality; combined with the ability to manage several projects concurrently with a sense for organizational priority .
  • Ability to remain cool under pressure and demonstrate competence when challenged .
  • Experience in successfully , respectfully and logically n egotiati ng with stakeholders .
  • Ability to facilitate and control meetings and discussions where disparate points of views need to be voiced and acknowledged .
  • Ability to track at the detail level and some experience strategizing for product vision and plan ning several steps ahead.
  • Proficiency in a broad range of agile project management and roadmap tools such as Jira, Target Process and Aha .
  • Must be able to perform the physical and intellectual requirements of the role, with or without accommodation .

Education and e xperience
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or similar discipline required ; MBA or other advanced degree or equivalent work experience preferred .
  • Minimum of three years of practical delivery experience in the area of Agile project management with demonstrated results leading an agile team.
  • Strong preference for experience in the technology industry .
  • P roject management process experience including project prioritization, estimating, project planning, scheduling, risk, and issue management .
  • Scrum Certified Product Owner desired; experience with creation of project portfolio management tools and design of dynamic, data-driven web applications highly desirable.

About us: Founded by educators nearly 40 years ago, NWEA™ is a global not-for-profit educational services organization known for our flagship interim assessment, Measures of Academic Progress® (MAP®).
More than 7,400 partners in U.S. schools, districts, education agencies, and international schools trust us to offer pre-kindergarten through grade 12 assessments that accurately measure student growth and learning needs, professional development that fosters educators' ability to accelerate student learning, and research that supports assessment validity and data interpretation.
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