Scrum Product Owner

ECS is seeking a Scrum Product Owner to work in our Norman, OK office.

Job Description:

• Work with internal and external customers to gather product requirements, analyze business needs and align product roadmaps to strategic goals.
• Show flexibility to respond to the changing needs of the business.
• Define scrum backlog items (epics/features/user stories) that guide the Scrum development team towards successful product delivery.
• Collaborate with stakeholders during the visioning and concept development of a product.
• Develop and maintain an appropriately prioritized backlog of user stories for implementation.
• Develop detailed specifications for product features and clearly communicate those features so they are understood by the development teams.
• Work closely with the Scrum Master to ensure scrum teams questions are answered and user story acceptance criteria is precise and clear.
• An intrinsic leader of the Scrum team.
• Assess value, develop business cases, prioritize user stories, epics and themes to ensure product work focuses on those with a maximum value that are aligned with the business’ strategic goals.

Required Skills:

• Must be able to obtain a Public Trust Clearance
• BA Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent working experience.
• 2-4-years of experience of product ownership responsibilities and/or experience in gathering requirements for the development of web applications developed with PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery and Ajax.
• Experience managing stakeholders’ expectations.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams and share information with other product owners and scrum teams.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Advanced knowledge of computer applications, with a strong understanding of web software design and development, preferably utilizing Agile/Scrum techniques.
• Working knowledge of relational databases, including Oracle.
• Ability to write clear precise Scrum user stories for scrum teams.

Desired Skills:

• Enhanced Business Analysts skills to excel at discovering and documenting business requirements and customer’s needs.
• Advanced Agile/ Scrum development background.
• ServiceNow experience
• Certifications a plus.

ECS is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, citizenship, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. ECS promotes affirmative action for minorities, women, disabled persons, and veterans.

ECS is a leading mid-sized provider of technology services to the United States Federal Government. We are focused on people, values and purpose. Every day, our 3000+ employees focus on providing their technical talent to support the Federal Agencies and Departments of the US Government to serve, protect and defend the American People.