Company Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
The St Louis Fed is one of 12 Reserve Banks serving all or parts of Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas with branches in Little Rock, Louisville and Memphis. The St. Louis Fed's most essential responsibilities include: promoting stable prices and economic growth, fostering a sound financial system, providing payment services to financial institutions, supporting the U.S. Treasury's financial operations, and advancing economic education, community development and fair access to credit.
Overview
The Delivery, Strategy and Operations (DSO) team in the IT Division is looking for an experienced Product Owner to join our team. As our Product Owner, you will report to the Manager of IT Product Management and promote technology outcomes to meet the needs and expectations of our business partners. In your role, you will foster dialogue and communication between multiple partners and technical experts, encourage collaboration amongst Agile team members and lead Agile team planning. Additionally, as Product Owner, you will oversee requirements gathering and capture of user stories, maintain a prioritized backlog, and guide sprint and release planning.
You will report directly to a Manager and work with a team that values innovation, independence of views and a diverse and inclusive working environment. Responsibilities Work with business and IT partners to develop inspiring product visions, derived from business needs into product roadmaps that are in alignment with business and IT strategies. Interpret requirements, write user stories and work with technical teams, developers, business analysts, UX and internal constituents to determine the details. Be the voice of the business customer, identifying gaps and opportunities for new capabilities, manages backlog, and prioritizes work within sprints. Partner with Scrum master and technical teams to participate in agile ceremonies (sprint demos, retrospectives, sprint planning). Make use of release reviews, user testing, user feedback, operational and performance metrics, and analysis to identify and understand customer needs for products. Maintain clear and consistent communication with relevant stakeholders. Exhibits expertise within products' feature areas and coordinates with interdependent teams to provide product support. Coordinate release activities and monitor product performance, adoption and operational health. Manage product documentation. Participate in testing as needed. Support overall activities and responsibilities of Product Management team. Qualifications Bachelor's degree or commensurate experience. 3+ years relevant experience as a product owner within an agile team environment. Must exhibit strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative style and can share technical ideas and approaches with others. IT Cloud Infrastructure, software development process and technical software experience is preferred. Familiarity with Kanban or Scrum Agile methodologies. Experience using GitLab or Jira is a plus. Certified Scrum Product Owner certification is a plus. Travel (5%) Total Rewards Bring your passion and expertise, and we'll provide the opportunities that will challenge you and propel your growth—along with a wide range of benefits and perks that support your health, wealth, and life.
Salary: $102,000 - $113,000
In addition to competitive compensation, we offer a comprehensive benefits package all brought together in a flexible work environment where you can truly find balance:
Generous paid time off Flexible on-site work arrangements Tuition & Training assistance/reimbursement 401(k) match Pension plan Top-notch health care benefits Child and family care leave Professional development opportunities And more... At the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, we believe the Federal Reserve most effectively serves the American public by building a more diverse and inclusive economy. Our commitment to diversity and inclusion, at all levels of the organization, has been one of our core values for many years and remains strong as we continue enhancing our efforts. Learn more about Bank's culture .
The Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Full Time / Part Time Full time Regular / Temporary Regular Job Exempt (Yes / No) Yes Job Category Project Management Family Work Shift First (United States of America) The Federal Reserve Banks believe that diversity and inclusion among our employees is critical to our success as an organization, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. The Federal Reserve Banks are committed to equal employment opportunity for employees and job applicants in compliance with applicable law and to an environment where employees are valued for their differences.
