IT Product Owner - TalentFish LLC

Job Title: IT Product Owner
Primary Location: Hybrid in Illinois, Louisiana, or Iowa (city locations listed below)
Position Type: Direct Hire

Overview
TalentFish is casting a line for a service-oriented Technical Product Owner. This is a direct hire, hybrid role. Candidates must reside locally to any of the following locations for hybrid work model, listed in order of preference:

• Rosemont, Illinois
• Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• Cedar Rapids or Des Moines, Iowa

• Experience and clear understanding of the Agile Product Owner role:
  • Agile Product Owner experience is a must, with certifications helpful but not required. Seeking candidates that understand their accountability for delivering business value, not just leading Agile meetings/ceremonies.
• Strong leadership experience:
  • The Product Owner is not a manager, but still a clear leader on the technical team. The ideal candidate will have career experience in which they were relied on, are comfortable with vulnerability, and aided in creating a space of psychological safety for the entire team. This role requires strong empathy.
• Development experience is required:
  • Previous experience as a software developer or database developer or cloud engineer, etc. The customers of the DFT team are technical people, so the DFT Product Owner must speak their language and understand disciplines of architecture, testing, etc.
• Experience using Microsoft Azure DevOps for backlog management is a big plus.
• Excellent written and oral communication, skilled at gleaning vital facts from the noise.
• Excellent listening and interpersonal skills:
  • Experience and ability to discern true business problems through conversations.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
  • Experienced in effective negotiation skills and prioritization skills.
• Strong customer service orientation, able to forge strong mutual trust with business leaders:
  • Experienced in advocate-type roles, maintaining a mindset of service and collaboration, with a record of accomplishment in solving business problems effectively.

What You'll Do. (Summary)

This is a new, exciting opportunity to be part of the Data Foundations Team with our premier client! The IT Product Owner is responsible for owning the product roadmap for our client's enterprise data platform, and must drive the backlog of valuable, prioritized business problems to be solved by the platform.

TalentFish is an employee-owned company pioneering a new realm in talent acquisition. We are redefining IT staffing by evolving AI, video screening, and our unique platform. TalentFish focuses on providing the best employee, consultant, and client experience possible.
At TalentFish we are an Equal Opportunity Employer; we embrace and encourage diversity!