Sr Product Owner

aboration with other global BA teams for an efficient and consistent process resulting in quality deliverables from the engineering team.

• Drives process definitions and improvements for the business analyst role as well as for agile development in general.

• Captures the voice of the customer to drive business process definitions and product needs.

• Work directly with engineering director to manage the business analysis activities to meet engineering and product goals.

• Develop positive working relationships with external customers and users.

• Work directly with Product Managers and / or customers to define scope and value for new developments.

• Collaborate with Engineering and Product Management to prioritize scope for releases and groom the Product backlog.

• Responsible for ensuring that non-functional requirements exist and are prioritized alongside the functions in the Product and Release Backlogs.

• Facilitate the breakdown of the Epic User Stories into "Sprint Sized" User Stories and participate in backlog reviews with the development team

• Ensure that the features in the User Stories / requirements are expressed in a way that all members of the team, and stakeholders, clearly understand the requirements and how they fit into the product backlog.

• Collaborate closely with UX to ensure technical requirements, scenarios, business process maps and other artifacts align with User Experience designs.

• Define requirement acceptance criteria with input from customers, product managers, and the engineering team. Generate and execute the required functional test cases.

• Validates that test scenarios meet the feature acceptance criteria and customer expectations.

• Responsible for the maintenance and quality of the documented user stories/requirements in the defined requirements management tool.

• Throughout the development cycle, remain focused on the software being produced and whether it meets the requirements. Proactively provide relevant feedback to internal and external stakeholders.

• Develop and be prepared to execute effective demonstrations of the product, to internal and external stakeholders.

• Maintain leading edge understanding of technologies and industry trends relevant to the application via training, webinars, on-line journals, Trade Shows and User Groups.

• Lead other business analysts, agree and monitor objectives and undertake regular feedback.

Qualifications/Requirements:

Educational Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering (power systems) or a related majors, and a minimum of 4 years of experience;

Desired Characteristics:

• Distribution Power System, or relevant electrical utility industry knowledge or expertise

• An understanding of best practice business analysis methods and tools

• Experience with Agile software development methodologies (Scrum)

• Results driven person with strong interpersonal skills

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to interface with senior leadership with confidence and clarity

• Able to energize teams through inclusiveness and connection with people, encouraging input from all members of the team.

• Able to work well with global teams, including time-zone flexibility

• Willingness to travel both regionally and internationally.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes