Product Owner

The Product Owner will work with the C-level executives, product director, technical leads, and other stakeholders to ensure successful development of UWorld products and services. This position will be responsible for UWorld products and related initiatives and will collaborate with the business leaders to deliver high-value data targets, identify business user needs, communicate strategic objectives, manage releases, and overall vision. The Product Owner should have strong analytical skills with the ability to translate visions into user stories; excellent verbal / written communication skills covering technical and functional subjects; and a strong desire to organize and drive projects across the finish line.

Responsibilities / Essential Functions

• Be the primary liaison between business stakeholders (executives, sales, marketing, customers) and technical team to set priorities, objectives, and deadlines
• Work with BA(s) to capture user needs and requirements as user stories, establish acceptance criteria, and manage project backlog
• Create mockups as needed to solidify plans with stakeholders and the development team
• Schedule and drive meetings between all stakeholders and technical team to surface issues, remove blockers, identify fixes and advance projects
• Manage daily project goals and product schedules, adjusting expectations and priorities
• Communicate project status and product performance to all stakeholders (including all levels of leadership) via key events including daily standup, sprint demo, sprint retro and backlog refinement
• Create internal and external release notes for each product release
• Gather data, summarize, and present relevant information to internal and external customers, online and in-person.
• Work with BA(s) or independently to drive technical and feature documentation
• Be an evangelist for Agile process ensuring conformance to process and documentation
• Participate in release and go-to-market planning with the marketing team

Additional Responsibilities

Performs other assignments or duties as needed or requested by management.

Requirements

Benefits

At UWorld, we believe strength is derived from the talents, ideas, and experiences of a diverse workforce. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, or any other protected class. UWorld is proud to be an equal opportunity employer providing a drug-free workplace. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.