Product Owner

Job description

ENGIE Insight, formerly Ecova, partners with multi-site businesses that aim to thrive in a sustainable world. With a foundation of accurate and comprehensive resource data – including energy, water, waste and telecom – we apply technology and people expertise to lower costs, drive efficiencies and reduce environmental impact. More than 1,000 customers, including 25%+ of the Fortune 500, turn to ENGIE Insight to help move their sustainable resource management initiatives forward.

ENGIE Insight’s people are our greatest strength, bound by our vision to enable a sustainable world where people, organizations and the environment thrive. We are  passionate  about making our company and the world a better place;  responsible  in working with commitment and accountability;  collaborative  with our colleagues and clients, and  agile  enough to work in a dynamic, changing industry. 

The wide-ranging expertise of our diverse team fuels the innovation that places us on the leading edge of the energy industry. As such, we nurture a company culture—through training, mentoring and professional development—that encourages all employees to thrive. If this the kind of place you see yourself working, we invite you to join ENGIE Insight.

*In order to be considered for the role, your resume must be attached in your application.

Position Summary

The Product Owner (PO) Owns effectively conveying the wants of needs of clients and the business directly to the development teams. The PO is responsible for product requirements, engaging with teams to understand market and system needs, and ultimately delivering quality software to help the company generate revenue and/or reduce costs. The PO will lead the product roadmap initiatives through the software development cycle, including design, development, testing, documentation, release and training.
 

Role Description

• Conveys the vision of the products we are building to the scrum team through their ownership of the product backlog.
• Uses epics, features, product vision and market needs to refine user stories and requirements into clear, workable product requirements
• Supports development team in planning, estimating, and allocating resources appropriately
• Leads team in analyzing business needs and technology choices
• Prioritizes backlog to support product roadmap, and according to business value
• Defines and applies acceptance criteria for feature and user story release
• Participates in daily scrum meetings, and supports development team's ongoing questions, concerns, and feedback

Business and Technical Liaison:

• Develop, maintain and manage relationships with stakeholders, keeping them informed and engaged throughout project life-cycles
• Acts as liaison between development team and subject matter experts to clarify user stories
• Acts as liaison between development team and internal users or client facing teams to track issues or resolve problems.
• Act as the project lead and key stakeholder
• Act as subject matter expert for the product
• Maintains knowledge of core Microsoft enterprise server and development technologies to support technology decisions

Role Competencies

• Bachelor's degree in science or business, or equivalent preferred
• Scrum training preferred
• Pragmatic Marketing training preferred
• 2-5 years in software development and/or technology management / analysis
• Experience in data management is preferred
• Technical depth of understanding deep enough to fluently converse with developers.
• Expertise in design, implementation, & maintenance of enterprise applications is required
• Expertise in business analysis, project scoping, and expectation management is required
• Experience in SCRUM Agile methodology
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Business and technical savvy

ENGIE Insight Information
Our salaries are competitive and commensurate with experience. We are a performance-based culture and have goal-based incentive programs and generous employee benefits. Our comprehensive benefit package includes medical, dental, vision insurance, life, AD&D, short- and long-term disability insurance. We also offer flexible spending accounts and 401(k) with a generous employer match.

ENGIE Insight is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation or preference, religion, marital status, citizenship, veteran status, or physical or mental disability.

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Additional Information
·  Posting Date: Sep 13, 2019