Product Owner

Insightsoftware is a growing, dynamic computer software company that helps financial reporting solutions. At insightsoftware, you will learn and grow in a fast-paced, supportive environment that will take your career to the next level. We are looking for future insighters who can demonstrate teamwork, results orientation, a growth mindset, disciplined execution, and a winning attitude to join our growing team!

We are looking for a Product Owner to join our Product Management team. As a Product Owner, you will be responsible for fully understanding and analyzing both internal and external customer needs and then articulating those needs to the development team via user stories. You’ll work closely with an agile team of Software and Quality Engineers and serve as the interface between our customers and the development team throughout the planning and software development process. You will collaborate closely with internal customers (Product Management, Engineering, Support, Customer Success) and external customers to understand business processes/goals and identify business problems that may be effectively resolved with technology solutions. You must possess a unique blend of business and technical savvy, a big-picture vision, and the drive to make that vision a reality. 

What will you do?  

• Integrate into the agile development team to drive successful product delivery and serve as the voice of the customer 
• Collaborate with Product Managers to formulate our product vision, strategy, and roadmap 
• Work closely with Product Managers creating, reviewing, refining epics, features, stories and acceptance criteria to create and maintain a product backlog of maximum value that is aligned with product strategy 
• Organize and refine feature requests, prioritize enhancements with Product Managers, and assist in managing the product roadmap. 
• Own the product backlog, balancing conflicting priorities to determine prioritization 
• Own the release planning and sprint planning processes, including setting release and sprint goals, and successfully delivering on those goals  
• Provide an active role in mitigating risks and issues impacting successful team completion of release and sprint goals 
• Ensuring acceptance criteria are met with the current release and conducting sprint reviews from a business/customer perspective. 
• Producing documentation with Product Managers and Marketing to support development, launch, support, services, and sales and marketing initiatives 
• Performing detailed product demonstrations for external and internal audiences to communicate the benefits of the solution 
• Serving as a subject matter expert to assist with sales and support as needed 

 How will you do it?  

• Drive & Grit – Operate in a fast-paced environment with a focus and determination to achieve high-quality results 
• Strategic Thinker – determine opportunities and threats through a comprehensive analysis of current and future trends with the ability to see and communicate the big picture in an inspiring way 
• Product Focus – Translate market and customer feedback into requirements, driving product delivery through an agile release process 
• Customer Focused – passionate about creating value for our customers 
• Cross-functional leadership – Lead and drive execution across Development, Product Management, Support, and Customer Success 

• 2-3 years in direct Product Ownership experience
• Experience with agile software development practices (e.g., Scrum, Kanban, Lean Agile) and tools 
• Proven ability to negotiate a backlog with engineers and senior leadership 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority 
• Ability to balance conflicting priorities and make critical decisions 

Preferred qualifications: 

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or similar field
• Certifications: Agile, Pragmatic Marketing, Project Management, Scrum Product Owner 
• Experience in partnering with UX teams to design great solutions 
• Experience with ERP reporting or business intelligence products 

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

**Strong preference for candidates that live in Raleigh or willing to relocate.**

**Please note we are unable to provide sponsorship for individuals ineligible to work in stated work location.**

** At this time insightsoftware is not able to offer sponsorship to candidates who are not eligible to work in the stated work location. **