Product Owner I

Farm Family - Omaha, NE

Hiring: Product Owner I Company: Farm Family Location: Omaha, NE Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 17:52:04 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords : Agile, Azure, Jira, Product Management, Product Strategy, SAFe, Scrum About the job Required Skills: •A Product Owner leads the agile scrum team(s) and ensures product planning and effective prioritization. This includes managing the product throughout the product lifecycle, gathering and prioritizing product and customer requirements, and working closely with agile teams to deliver value. •Product Owner II: This is the standard level of product ownership. Product Owners at this level work closely with the development team, define user stories, prioritize the backlog, and ensure the team delivers value according to user needs. They have established themselves as a subject matter expert with respect to their product. •Breaks down overall product strategy and roadmap into program increment (quarterly) and sprint level goals and priorities (in partnership with the Product Manager). •Connects with customers and internal stakeholders needs to inform the product strategy and roadmap. This includes relevant competitive knowledge and industry trends. •Maintains the content and integrity of the product team’s backlog of stories, enablers, and defects. Ensures stories are well informed and represent the intent of agile release train (ART) level features. •Prioritizes the sequence of the backlog items and communicates that sequence to the product team during backlog refinement and iteration planning. •Models servant leadership to the product team and incorporates feedback and suggestions made during team retrospectives into future delivery activities. •Ensures working product demos are presented to key stakeholders for awareness, transparency, and input. Qualifications: •Bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science, or relevant field. •Two to four years of experience. •Supervisory/management experience not applicable. •At least three years of agile Product Owner experience in scrum and scaled agile environments. •Demonstrated success in bringing successful products to market on time, incorporating a variety of development and delivery strategies (third party, insourcing, outsourcing). •Proven success in leading, coaching, and motivating cross-functional empowered teams. •Demonstrated capacity to assess the impact of new product initiatives on the delivery team environment. •Demonstrated understanding and empathy for customer needs and pain points, amplifying the voice of the customer throughout product development and delivery. •Facilitation and collaboration skills, including ability to facilitate decision-making and broker agreements among diverse, differing, and/or conflicting perspectives/priorities. •Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, particularly with establishing and advocating for both customer and delivery team points of view. Compensation: •Competitive benefits and rewards package Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!