Urgent Need - Sr. Product Owner in McLean, VA

Need a Product Owner (PO) to be allocated to the Credit Enhancement Project (retire CEDAR). PO should be senior level since the role will require he/she to work across blocks, heavy dependencies, and coordination.

Job Description:

Understanding the needs of customers, internal and external, and their operational processes to identify, design and define solutions that can be effectively implemented to deliver value. Understanding the business strategy and apply it to the prioritization of the product backlog. Representing the Multifamily Technology team as the principal contact as a subject matter expert and technology vendo

Qualifications:

College Degree or equivalent experience; advanced studies/degree preferred Minimum 5 - 7 years related experience; can be more than this Preferred Mortgage related experience with demonstrated experience in Multifamily real estate and/or Capital Markets Preferred people management experience Experience delivering large, complex change management projects that involve interfacing with multiple teams, especially projects involving changes to business applications and technology Proven ability to understand business needs and deliver related value Strong analytical and problem-solving thought processes Strong leadership skills with ability to lead, motivate and energize a team Ability to understand strategy and apply to day-to-day decisions Top notch written and verbal communication skills, including ability to present to management and expertly facilitate meetings High level of comfort operating in the gray, and flexibility to work on multiple, concurrent assignments Keys to Success in this

Role:

Work with the business stakeholders to set ambitious and clear product vision and communicate the story effectively to key stakeholders and the rest of the team Take a business process first approach, understanding current and future state business processes prior to solutioning Break business processes into capabilities and functional components (decomposition) and leverage the model for process reengineering and requirements gathering Ensure alignment of product features and stories, i.e., review, give feedback, and prioritize user stories in line with own vision Continuously improve backlog with the team, ensuring all items are clearly described, estimated, and prioritized Ensure customer-driven design considering user pain points & usability test results, using market & industry knowledge as well as continual research, to deliver a well-positioned product Exercise strong decision-making mandate from executive group to own product end-to-end Facilitate the collaboration of cross-organizational teams to establish, develop, implement and rollout new and enhanced capabilities. Includes working with UX, Change Management, Development, Architecture, Data, and other horizontal cross functional organizations Communicate value and status to various stakeholders and levels of management Participates or leads activities that support system development & deployment (e.g. process redesign, Day 1 setup, risk & controls documentation, user acceptance testing) Proficient in documenting risk & controls (e.g. policies, procedures, process flows, risk and control matrices)