Product Manager - talech Mobile

at  US Bank National Association

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JOB DESCRIPTION

talech is searching for a product manager who can help execute our vision for the talech mobile application by defining requirements and prioritizing scrum team backlogs.
Success for this role is defined by the ability to provide our customers with a delightful and reliable experience. Your key objectives within this role will be to work with senior product managers to understand customer requirements and break them down into functional requirements. You will work with product designers to define the user interface and experience, write user stories for developers and quality engineers, and prioritize the backlog of scrum teams. You will work with scrum masters and devOps to coordinate sprints, conduct program increments planning, and schedule releases. These activities will feed into a roadmap that you will present to key stakeholders for organizational alignment towards activities to bring key features and functionality into the hands of our customers.

EXPECTED ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Work with internal and external customers to analyze the needs and align product roadmap to strategic goals.
• Develop and maintain an appropriately prioritized backlog of user stories for implementation.
• Develop appropriately detailed specifications for the product features so they are clearly understood by the development teams.
• Develop scope and define backlog items (features/user stories) that guide the Agile software development team.
• Solve product related problems, make decisions, complete trade-off analysis to stay on track towards business deliverable commitments.
• Perform competitive analysis and usability studies to develop best in class product features.
• Performs product validation to identify and resolve any issues prior to being released into market.
• Possess a fundamental understanding of end-to-end customer experience integration and dependencies.
• Collaborate with stakeholders during the visioning and concept development of a product.
• Accountable for the created product(s), delivering in the product model and communicating the product needs with business partners.
• Asses value, develop cases, and prioritize stories and features to ensure work focuses on those with a maximum value that are aligned with product strategy.
• Act as an ambassador for the product internally and externally and as the primary contact for queries related to the product.
• A leader on the scrum team.
• Work closely with product management and senior management in order to create a product that fits the company portfolio.
• Follow our competitors and the industry
• Increase an understanding of Agile practices, Lean Startup, new technologies opportunities and other new trends.

PREFERRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience.
• 3 or more years of experience as a product owner or business analyst
• 4 or more years of relevant professional experience
• Proven experience in Scaled Agile Framework preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or computer engineering.
• Three or more years of experience with software as a service and mobile device management technologies.
• Creative thinker.
• Strategic thinking.
• Deep understanding and experience with Agile methodologies.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams to deliver on a common goal.
• Interpersonal skills and developing relationships with team members and customers.
• Organizational and time management skills.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of payment services and point-of-sale software.

THE ROLE OFFERS A HYBRID/FLEXIBLE SCHEDULE, WHICH MEANS THERE’S AN IN-OFFICE EXPECTATION OF 3 OR MORE DAYS PER WEEK AND THE FLEXIBILITY TO WORK OUTSIDE THE OFFICE LOCATION FOR THE OTHER DAYS.

If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants.

Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members’ whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That’s why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following (some may vary based on role, location or hours):

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
• Basic term and optional term life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Pregnancy disability and parental leave
• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
• Adoption assistance
• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by la