Sr. Agile Retirement Product Owner

Company: Charles Schwab Corporation
Location: Omaha
Posted on: February 26, 2021

Job Description:

Sr. Agile Retirement Product Owner in Phoenix, Arizona - Careers at PHXPEAK - SCHWAB PEAK Skip to Main Content Please Enable Cookies to Continue Please enable cookies in your browser to experience all the personalized features of this site, including the ability to apply for a job. Welcome page Welcome page Returning Candidate? Log in Sr. Agile Retirement Product Owner Job Locations US-AZ-Phoenix - US-TX-Austin - US-NC-Charlotte - US-NE-Omaha Requisition ID 2020-66467 Posted Date 2 months ago (12/18/2020 5:00 AM) Category Product & Project Management Position Type Full time Your Opportunity The Schwab Process Optimization Team (SPOT) is a group of highly skilled individuals whose focus is on the continuous improvement of our operational processes, application functionality and client experience. This role will lead the SRC (Schwab Retirement Center) application and is responsible for leading SRC efforts from concept to rollout. The retirement plan service providers are able access their information to handle Schwab accounts using the SRC portal. They will work within a Scrum Agile team being responsible for the entire software development lifecycle (planning, analysis, design, implementation, and maintenance), with primary ownership for planning, design and implementation of new and existing features and capabilities.Our ideal candidate communicates effectively with various partners across the organization and thrives on driving client facing technology improvements. This innovative and high-demand work requires our Senior Product Owners to have a clear vision for the platform, which they convey to leaders and business partners alike. In addition, this role is responsible for leading the backlog, roadmap, releases, dependencies, and proactively solving problems that might affect delivery or production performance. The Sr. Product Owner will work directly with technology teams to improve and modernize the overall on-line experience. What you are good at

• Lead one or more Agile teams through writing and grooming Epics and User stories, planning, developing, testing and releasing value to clients.
• Facilitate prioritization sessions with the business and leadership to build out feature priorities.
• Work closely with BAs and technology to flesh out requirements, and planning the release and rollout of the feature to users.
• Continuously integrate feedback from metrics, clients, partners and customers into recommendations for improving delivery and evolving our operating models and agile frameworks.
• Understand and articulate client problems to define the right solutions.
• Utilize critical insights from product management research to bring value propositions and business cases.
• Build release plans and feature roadmaps aligned to strategic goals and organizational priorities while effectively leading partner tradeoffs.
• Collaborate with technology peers to lead roadmap and release planning efforts.
• Present regular readouts to leaders, stakeholders and business partners on overall status of the platform health.
• Ensure the platform is successful in achieving its objectives in a timely fashion and defining value.
• Be accountable for day-to-day support and feedback, content, training and tools that ensure user enablement.
• Champion your application and lead cross-platform initiatives within a matrixed organization.
• Define the support requirements and application deployment/launch strategies to promote awareness and drive adoption. What you have
  • 3 to 5 years' experience in an Agile Product Owner role.
  • Successful history working with leadership, stakeholders, external customers, and technology teams.
  • Consistent record of owning, planning, defining, and delivering an annual roadmap.
  • Must possess experience with UI design, Agile, and a strong solid understanding of SDLC methodologies.
  • Solid communication skills with the ability to simplify sophisticated technical topics.
  • Effective relationship builder with the ability to work cross-functionally with various personality types.
  • Must be detail oriented, with strong analytic, research and communication skills.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment; high quality of work that adheres to all standards, regulatory and audit requirements.
  • Excel in prioritizing daily functions and dealing with multiple deadlines and high volumes of work.
  • Must possess advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
  • Passionately committed to providing a great client experience.
  • A results oriented self-starter who can lead efforts with little or high-level direction.Preferred skills:
    • Bachelor's degree
    • Knowledge and/or experience with any of these applications are a plus: STAR, Pega, SRC, SRT,Confluence, Jira, Salesforce.
      • Utilize your understanding of the retirement industry, regulations, and client needs to champion assigned efforts.
      • Prior experience in retirement administration/recordkeeping and/or business analysis experience desired.
      • A strong collaborator and who is outgoing, spontaneous, adaptable, and imaginative. Options Apply for this job Apply Share Refer a friend Refer Sorry the Share function is not working properly at this moment. Please refresh the page and try again later. Share on your newsfeed Loading... Why Schwab?
        
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