Product Owner - Cloud

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Guide the Agile Development Team to create and deliver solutions that meet client, business, and firm goals by breaking down and defining user stories and prioritizing the team backlog.
• Create and maintain stories, prioritize work for new or revised features or enhancements, and ensure quality control by accepting stories as done.
• Work closely with Product Management, customers, business owners, outside partners, and stakeholders to manage dependencies and ensure alignment.
• Own the technical roadmap and adoption for an internal platform targeted to the developer community.
• Facilitate story creation and refinement with the team, ensuring stories adhere to the Agile INVEST model and are technically feasible.
• Collaborate with technical leadership and teams to analyze the Firm's needs and ensure technical requirements align with business goals.
• Manage cloud-related duties, working with AWS and Azure to ensure seamless integration, performance, and cost efficiency.
• Oversee deployment and operations of cloud infrastructure and DevOps practices, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security.
• Communicate product vision and user stories clearly to teams to ensure understanding of target objectives.
• Prioritize in-flight and backlog work, including technical debt, and set Sprint goals.
• Monitor team progress and provide updates to leadership, product management, and stakeholders as needed.
• Ensure compliance with the Firm's technical standards, industry standards, and best practices for cloud environments.
• Identify and mitigate potential risks related to cloud architecture.

Requirements

• Proficiency in deploying, configuring, and managing cloud infrastructure using AWS and Azure.
• Experience managing cloud services and solutions on AWS and Azure.
• Strong analytical, organizational, management, negotiation, and people skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, with flexibility and adaptability to change.
• Experience with Kanban, the Scaled Agile Framework, Agile, or Scrum processes.
• Ability to understand evolving technologies and relate them to current business demands.
• Experience with cloud cost management and optimization on AWS and Azure.
• Familiarity with cloud security best practices and compliance requirements on AWS and Azure.
• Minimum of 5-7 years' experience in technology, business analysis, project management, or related field.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Project Management, Business Administration, or related field.

Nice to Have

• AWS Cloud Practitioner or higher-level AWS/Azure certifications preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Project Management, Business Administration or related field.
• 5-7 years' experience in technology, business analysis, project management, or related study.

Benefits & Perks

• Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, and vision care.
• 401k plan.
• Wellness initiatives.
• Life insurance.
• Paid time off.