My name is Sheila MacLean. I am a Technical recruiter here in Austin at Providence Partners & Associates. I am currently recruiting for an Agile Product Owner. If you or someone you know is interested in new opportunities in Austin, please respond by sending me an updated copy of your resume and I will call you to go over the details of the position.

This is a 6-12 month contract opportunity.

Below is the description of the position:

Seeking an accomplished Agile Product Owner to join the Services Organization. The desired candidate would have excellent

system analysis skills and would be capable of transforming business

requirements into technology solutions. Functional Areas of responsibility

include supporting both Web Services development as well as a recent

SAP Deployment.

Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Accept requirements from multiple stakeholders and prioritize product

backlogs and analyze them for impacts to the systems

• Act as a liaison between the agile delivery team and business groups by

communicating product and business vision, translating product needs into

technology solutions

• Reconstruct requirements into user stories with enough detail for

implementation; provide clarification to the team on an as need basis

• Sequence the requirements and schedule them into different releases;

communicate release schedules to stakeholders

• Set proper expectations with stakeholders regarding product delivery

• Review and accept the solution delivered by the scrum team. Drive

acceptance of the solution amongst the stakeholders

• Maintain the teams' work backlog; make sure that there is an adequate

supply of groomed stories

• Coordinate with project management the releases of specific feature sets

that lead to the delivery of the complete solution

• Champion continuous process improvement across the product

development lifecycle

Qualifications: The following are required unless specifically stated:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering or related

discipline

• 5+ years of systems/business analyst experience or software product

development experience

• Strong experience in gathering requirements from the business and / or

clients and facilitating requirements sessions

• Agile / Scrum experience as a Product Owner preferred

• SAP deployment and support expertise highly desired

• Excellent presentation, interpersonal skills and writing skills

• Product Management/Ownership experience for Enterprise Application(s)

and/or Customer Portal (s) preferred

• Excellent strengths in time management and organization skills with an

aptitude toward creative problem solving

• Track record of managing multiple complex tasks

Required Qualifications:

• One or more years in product or project development

• Strong analysis, organizing and planning skills

• Demonstrated ability to lead, influence and persuade others

• Must have strong interpersonal skills and communication skills (oral,

written and presentation)

Desired Qualifications:

• Two or more years management experience in a marketing-related

position

• Two or more years of experience with SAP deployments and support

• One or more years’ experience in a management or leadership role

Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint, Word and

Outlook

Thank you in advance for your time.

Sheila MacLean

sheila@ppaac.com

Sr. Technical Recruiter

PPAAC

512-743-7245 Cell