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This job excludes CO candidates

Associated Product Owner:

Associate Product Owners are emerging leaders in product development and work with dedicated product teams to ensure our products meet the unmet needs of our customers. They are responsible for collecting and analyzing a variety of data to help the product team determine what needs to be built and in what priority. They help develop and execute the product vision and strategy, which includes finding features, running discovery sessions, writing user stories, and owning the product backlog. They monitor the use of published features. They must be enthusiastic about creating vital functionality and innovating and expanding our market-leading product line. This position requires a commitment to exceptional results, a strong desire for continuous improvement and the ability to build strong relationships with a multidisciplinary team.

Who are you:

• Collaborative, innovative and humble
• Starts with the customer’s unmet need (short and long term)
• Provides perspective supported by a variety of data
• Always curious about the customer experience and current market and technology trends, able to adapt accordingly
• Enthusiastic about quality and controls
• A good communicator with an affinity for change management
• True to your desire for production stability

During the first six months at Paylocity, you will:

• Develop a solid knowledge of our customers, our company, our competition and the industry
• Communicate regularly with customers (with support from the product manager) and internal stakeholders to obtain feedback on their wants and needs
• Collect and analyze a variety of data (e.g. industry, competitive, customer and stakeholder feedback) and, with guidance, identify key themes and validate assumptions about product characteristics
• Contribute to the development and / or pressure testing of the product vision and strategy
• Use data to validate product roadmap priorities
• Conduct research on roadmap functionality with product designers
• Help set up customer validation tests of designs and organize discovery sessions
• Write user stories in a way that is clearly understandable for product teams
• Present data and decisions to the product manager to help them prepare for the product briefing and in-depth dives
• Participate in all agile ceremonies
• Work with the Product Manager to define the vision and strategy for the product’s marketing launch plan and own the plan components assigned to him
• Regularly monitor usage of published features, research trends, and share usage data and trends with the product manager to identify areas of opportunity and recommend ideas
• Own product backlogs and provide impact analysis of customer issues to determine priority

Experience required:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Is either in a current role of Product Analyst at Paylocity or has 1-3 years of experience outside of Paylocity as a Product Owner
• Data driven, with strong problem definition and analytical skills
• Strong interpersonal skills; you will need to develop strong relationships with software and quality assurance engineers, operations, sales, marketing and other key internal partners
• Strong analytical and technological skills
• Attention to detail with strong communication (verbal and written) and organizational skills

We are currently looking for an experienced Product owner focused on doing whatever it takes to understand our clients’ end goal. They will serve as a liaison between highly motivated multidisciplinary teams and our clients to build solutions. This person will have a clear understanding and experience of all phases of the software development lifecycle including defining vision and scope, creative design and user experience, specification and prioritization of requirements , iterative development, manual and automated testing, staging and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Work with customers and product owners to ensure the achievement of business results in working solutions
• Write business user stories and development tasks, organize team documentation, consolidate data to implement technical aspects of a business solution, and create graphical user interfaces and journeys
• Identify project / production issues and work with the project team to provide solutions or escalate to avoid project delays
• Track, organize and document project strategy and requirements collection sessions, and move projects forward
• Must be able to work independently with initiative to complete work quickly and efficiently
• Coordinates implementation activities across a wide range of functions and departments
• Understands the concept of iterative delivery and quickly realizes value for customers’ users
• Facilitate effective meetings, including producing a detailed agenda, facilitating discussions and ensuring that action items are identified and followed up
• Build strong relationships with clients and internal team members to ensure success
• Pursue the expansion and development of new skills, techniques and tools through lifelong learning
• Has a collaborative spirit and is a team player
• Is digitally savvy and informed about innovations, trends and technologies in the digital space
• Must be resourceful, with the ability to find solutions where they are not obvious

Qualifications

• BS / BA in a relevant program, or equivalent work experience
• More than 3 years of experience as a product owner in a strategic position in e-commerce, marketing or consulting
• Familiarity with several functional suites and software packages for requirements (JIRA, Azure DevOps, etc.)
• In-depth knowledge and experience with multiple SDLCs such as Agile, Scrum and the traditional waterfall
• Strong foundation in core product management skill sets
• Work on several teams and projects simultaneously
• Exposure to a wide variety of programming languages ​​and environments including: Java, SQL, Visual Basic, Drupal, Magento, AEM, PHP and / or Ruby
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong skills in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint are great assets
• Experience in a digital agency is a plus
• Willingness to travel 25 to 50% of the time

If you have passion and intelligence, and possess technical talent (even if you are missing some of the above), we encourage you to apply.

Bounteous is focused on promoting an inclusive environment and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate the different perspectives and experiences that our diverse group of team members bring to Bounteous. Bounteous does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.

Bounteous is ready to sponsor eligible applicants for work visas.

For employment opportunities based in Canada:

Bounteous is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace. In accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, housing will be provided at all times throughout the hiring process, provided that the candidate communicates his housing needs to Bounteous. We welcome applications from all qualified applicants.

** Must be legally eligible to work in Canada.