Join a team of professionals who are passionate about their work, love cross-training and the adoption of cutting-edge technologies. We care about our employees and foster an environment in which they can thrive by providing them the tools and training necessary to get the job done. Our team is a place where we encourage self-starters, and everyone’s ideas are heard and valued! We are looking for an experienced Product Owner to join the ClearlyAgile team.
What you'll be doing is functioning as a Product Owner in a complex technical environment.
- Collaborate and communicate with various product teams, BA’s, testers, etc. to understand product features
- Collaborate with stakeholders and product teams to decompose large epic stories into features and user stories that can be understood and approved by members of the development team
- Lead/facilitate product backlog refinement
- Provide support to the Product Owner with backlog prioritization, feature sequencing and organization, user acceptance testing, etc.
- Build trust and respect, establish relationships, and develop rapport with technical and non-technical team members
What we’re looking for is someone who is willing to learn and open to new ideas. This position focuses on designing and developing solutions for our new and existing projects. This position requires a candidate with an enthusiastic and energetic personality who will be organized, inspirational and collaborative
- 1+ year of recent experience in a Product Owner role plus 3+ years of previous hands-on technical experience in a cloud environment
- Strong understanding of cloud technologies: AWS, Azure, GCP
- Able to read architecture diagrams and break down infrastructure work into user stories
- 3+ years working in an agile environment, strong agile mindset
- Self-starter with focus on PEOPLE and BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS
- Be committed to product, able to offer alternative solutions when appropriate
- Experience with Azure DevOps or similar tools
Preferred but not required:
- Prior experience as an infrastructure architect or similar technical role
- Familiar with containers, kubernetes, GenAI, and/or artificial intelligence
- Experience working with offshore teams
- Bachelor's degree in IT or related field
- Technical certification in a cloud technology: AWS, Azure, GCP
- CSPO, CSM, or related Scrum certifications
- SAFe knowledge
LOCATION AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS
- Able to work east coast hours from your home office in the US
- Candidates must be authorized to work in the US without sponsorship (we are unable to work with corp-corp, subcontracts or visa sponsorship)
ABOUT THE COMPANY
ClearlyAgile is one of the fastest growing Agile companies in the Tampa Bay area. We foster career growth and are focused on having fun while delivering quality products and services to our clients. With Unlimited Paid Time Off; 10 Paid Holidays; Medical, Vision, and Dental benefits; Employee Ownership; 401(k); paid training certifications; and very competitive compensation plans, ClearlyAgile strives to listen to and invest in its most important asset…its people.
Our Mission: Transform our customer’s businesses using Agile methodologies and principles to help them succeed in a flexible, collaborative, self-organizing and fast-paced environment.
Our Values: We hire and reward based on our core values.
- Show Your Passion - Have passion for what you do. Be an active learner with a commitment to grow. Attend and participate in events!
- Be a Champion of Agile - Spread the word. Back it up with examples, case studies, and data points. Lead by example.
- Teamwork - Be cooperative and collaborative while maintaining a team-first mindset.
- Customer-centric - Always focus on the client and their customers. See the world from their perspectives.
- Quality - Maintain a sense of pride in the quality of your work and the collective work of the team.
- Be a Leader - Empower yourself to make decisions and don’t be paralyzed by fear of failure.
We are an equal opportunity employer and committed to a diverse workforce.
To learn more about us visit our website at www.clearlyagile.com.
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