Product Owner

Job Title:

Product Owner

Effective Date:

11.01.2023

Department:

3624100 Product Management

Location:

Non Office US, Bedford

Reports To:

Business Analysis Team Manager

Overtime Eligibility/FLSA (US):

Exempt

Direct Reports:

No

Job Profile:

Prod Mgmt & Development FinTech K3

WD Position(s)

00062219, 00062304, 00035980

Intelliflo widens access to financial advice through leading technology which powers the financial advisory experience. We use open software architectures combined with unmatched industry experience to simplify a complex digital landscape to help advisors compete and grow. Our solutions support over 30,000 financial advisors worldwide, representing over three million end-investors, with over $900 billion advised across our platforms.

intelliflo operates independently under its own brand as a wholly owned subsidiary of Invesco, a global leader in the asset management industry.

Job Purpose

The Product Owner has strong problem-solving skills, communication skills, and the ability to influence developers and technical leaders. The Product Owner will work with the development teams to build software systems in an agile way. The Product Owner draws on critical thinking and a passion for creating reliable and maintainable systems to deliver incremental capability value.  This role is always open to new challenges, looks for innovative, creative, self-directed ways to get the job done. A successful PO collaborates effectively within their Scrum Team, with other Product Owners, Business Analysts and with the Product Managers they enable.

Key Responsibilities/Duties

• Drive the Agile product lifecycle of a Scrum team or teams: user story writing, refinement, prioritization, planning, and Minimal Viable Product assessments
• Synthesize requirements into user stories to align with underlying feature requests, recommend alternative technical and business approaches, and drive efforts to meet aggressive timelines
• Understand the functional and non-functional needs to ensure the user story is implemented correctly and document acceptance criteria
• Clarify, prioritize, and drive commitments
• Lead and facilitate PI Planning for respective scrum team(s)
• Conduct refinement sessions and maintain a prioritized backlog(s) 
• Provide escalation management, anticipate, and make tradeoffs, balance the business needs versus technical constraints
• Effectively manage Product Manager expectations and resolve conflicts that balance business and technology needs

Work Experience/Knowledge

• 2-5 years of industry experience as a Product Owner or Business Analyst in agile software product projects; preferably in the Fintech industry
• A progressive record of successful delivery of complex software systems or services
• Comprehensive understanding of the agile software process (development, configuration, testing, and deployment); preferably SAFe
• An effective communicator with strong written and verbal communication skills
• Detail oriented, yet able to look at a wide array of choices & identify what truly matters, problem solving skills are a must
• Proven ability to work cross-teams with strong prioritization skills
• Skilled in creating user stories, scenarios, and acceptance criteria
• Able to abstract story details from business requirements and architectural artifacts
• Familiarity with right sizing stories and facilitating cross-team dependencies  
• Provide escalation management, anticipate and make trade-offs, balance the business needs versus technical constraints to prioritize and drive commitments
• Work with minimal supervision and review and exercise independent judgement
• Passionate about creating intuitive, reliable software

Competencies/Other Personal Attributes Required

• Detail oriented, yet able to look at a wide array of choices & identify what truly matters, problem solving skills is a must
• Effective written and oral communication

Formal Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Computer Science, or other related fields preferred

Certification (Desirable requirements to perform job duties)

• Bilingual abilities in English and Spanish are preferred
• SAFe PO/PM certification is a plus

Working Conditions

• Normal office environment with little exposure to noise, dust, and temperatures. 
• The ability to lift, carry or otherwise move objects of up to 10 pounds is also necessary. 
• Normally works a regular schedule of hours, however hours may vary depending upon the project or assignment. 

Your Total Rewards

• Market-competitive compensation                     
• Retirement savings plans
• Competitive health and wellness benefits
• Life Insurance and income-protection benefits
• Holiday and paid time-off benefits
• Parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible work
• Professional development

Our commitment to diversity, equality, and inclusion 

Our aspiration is for our workforce to continually reflect the diversity of people and perspectives in today’s evolving society, which we believe is fundamental to our efforts to widen access to financial advice. intelliflo is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and colleagues. No job applicant or colleague will be discriminated against because of race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, sexual/gender identity, age, disability, pregnancy, national origin, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Disclaimer: The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification.  It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Incumbents may be required to perform other duties as deemed appropriate by the supervisor from time to time.

intelliflo’s workplace model is designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection when possible. Most teams within our England office work 1-day a week in the office, however, most of our teams within the United States and India operate in a remote working pattern. Certain limitations apply.  Please consult with your Talent Acquisition contact during the interviewing process.