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SkillPath · 2 hours ago

Product Owner

Mission, KS

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

5+ years exp

SkillPath is a company focused on providing data-driven business insights, and they are seeking a Product Owner to lead the vision and execution of product features. The role involves collaborating with stakeholders, managing product backlogs, and driving the development of analytics features to empower teams with actionable insights.

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Responsibilities

Lead Product Strategy: Define and drive the long-term strategy for business analytics features across our products, aligning them with broader business goals and objectives

Stakeholder Collaboration: Engage with senior business leaders, data teams, and engineering to define high-level product requirements, ensure alignment with company objectives, and guide the product vision for analytics-related features

Backlog Ownership: Own and manage the product backlog, ensuring that user stories are prioritized based on business value, technical feasibility, and alignment with the overall product roadmap. Focus on creating impactful, data-driven features and enhancements

Data-Driven Product Decisions: Leverage advanced business analytics, KPIs, and market data to influence product development decisions, identify opportunities for optimization, and ensure our products are delivering measurable business impact

Cross-Functional Leadership: Work closely with engineering, design, and other teams to drive the successful development and deployment of analytics-focused features, ensuring that they meet business needs, user expectations, and quality standards

Roadmap Development: Lead the creation and ongoing management of the product roadmap, ensuring analytics features are integrated into the broader product strategy and timelines

Market & Competitive Analysis: Stay current on industry trends, emerging technologies, and competitive products, and use this knowledge to shape the product direction and ensure we remain ahead of the curve

Mentorship and Guidance: Mentor team members, offering guidance on best practices, business analysis techniques, and product ownership methodologies. Act as a subject matter expert in business analytics and reporting features

Qualification

Product ManagementBusiness AnalyticsAgile MethodologiesData VisualizationSQLCloud PlatformsAnalytical SkillsCommunication SkillsTeam Collaboration

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, related field or equivalent experience is a bonus

5+ years of experience in a product ownership, product management, or business analyst role with a strong focus on software development, business analytics, or data-driven products

Strong understanding of software development processes, data analytics, and business intelligence tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, or similar). Experience working closely with engineering teams to build technical solutions

Advanced knowledge of business analytics, data visualization, KPIs, and reporting metrics. Ability to leverage data insights to inform product decisions and drive business outcomes

Proven experience in leading product teams through agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban), with a focus on iterative delivery and continuous improvement

Ability to influence stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership, and drive consensus on complex product decisions. Strong experience managing product roadmaps and aligning multiple teams on shared goals

Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex technical and business concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Strong analytical skills and experience in solving complex problems, particularly around data, business intelligence, and product performance

Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their data analytics services

Proficiency in SQL, Python, or other scripting languages for data analysis

Experience with product management tools like Jira, Confluence, Aha!, or similar

Ability to help define and document workflow processes for new team partnerships

This is largely a sedentary role; however, some filing is required. This would require the ability to lift up to 25lbs