Product Owner

Member / Volunteer Full Time Supported / Volunteer Remote

Maximize product value by managing scrums and prioritizing backlogs. Act as the primary contact for developers to ensure sprint objectives meet user needs and product roadmaps.

Announcement

We are seeking full-time and volunteer professional Product Owners to help us manage the product development process of distributed teams of dynamic software developers. We have product teams that work in various frameworks and platforms.

About SIL Global

SIL Global is a faith-based nonprofit organization committed to serving translation teams worldwide. If you believe, as we do, that all languages are of value, form an integral part of people's identity, and have the potential to serve them in a rapidly changing world, then you can be part of a software team serving translation teams worldwide.

The Role

A Product Owner works with a scrum team to determine product features and manage product backlog items, as well as communicate with the Product Manager and stakeholders to ensure customer satisfaction. A good Product Owner is expected to be a customer spokesperson, product visionary, team champion, and a strategic leader. The goal of this role is to maximize product value by developing and managing roadmaps and sprint priorities via robust processes for collecting and synthesizing user needs.

Major Responsibilities

Work with the Product Manager, Scrum Master or equivalent, and other Product Owners to meet the objectives of each sprint
Manage the product development process
Manage and prioritize backlog items
Act as the primary point of contact between team and Product Manager
Adjusting and improving each iteration of the product before release
Implement and Manage Scrum and Scaled Agile Framework
Participate in regular project status, planning, partnership, and strategic meetings
Plan and manage the development project from start to finish
Align the team around a cohesive product roadmap
Work with Product Manager on yearly roadmap for the team
Provide quarterly reports and requested metrics to the Product Manager
Lead performance reviews and goal discussions for your team

Minor Responsibilities

Design, develop, and deploy software applications, new features, and defect fixes
Design and develop unit tests and perform code reviews
Report any hardware and software needs to the Product Manager
Be available to travel to meet with the larger development team at least once per year
Be available to travel biennially to the Language Technology Conference
Participate in professional conferences and meetings

Knowledge & Skills

A servant heart attitude
Demonstrated leadership skills
Demonstrated skills in team and personnel management
Demonstrated skills in software development and algorithms
Demonstrated passion for understanding and resolving complex user-needs into product priorities
Demonstrated appreciation for quality user interface design
Good interpersonal skills of communication
Good organizational skills
The ability to quickly analyze and learn a large existing codebase
The ability to make decisions in a timely manner
The ability to generate/analyze multiple solutions to a problem
The ability to quickly pick up technical concepts
The ability to work both with a team and independently, and to multitask effectively

Education

Product Owners should have experience in software engineering, a good understanding of agile methodologies, and experience leading development teams. A bachelor's or master's degree in computer science and/or equivalent certification in CSM, CSPO, or SAFE is preferred, but we care more for a heart and mind that are always learning. 3 to 5 years' experience leading teams is preferred.

Training & Orientation

Will complete the initial IT Software Department training program and relevant portions of IT Orientation.

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