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Guggenheim Investments · 4 days ago

Product Owner Lead - Application Based Products

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$180K/yr - $205K/yr

10+ years exp

Guggenheim Investments is seeking a Data and Application Product Owner to manage the development and delivery of data-driven and application-based products. This role involves defining product vision, prioritizing requirements, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure successful product releases.

FinanceFinancial ServicesVenture Capital

Responsibilities

Champion efforts to attain product vision and objectives

Develop and document business requirements with input from the business and other key stakeholders

Facilitate and drive alignment among key stakeholders

Understand how the business strategy relates to product strategy and execution

Develop and market a product vision and strategy

Possess a strong business background and technical savvy in order to interpret requirements from business stakeholders to technical teams

Empowered to make critical decisions regarding functionality and priority in sprint cycles. Signs off to "accept" each user story during sprint

Responsible for collecting a wide range of important data points required to conceive and deliver products

Establish and maintain relationships with key business and technology stakeholders

Work with key stakeholders to make frequent and dynamic prioritization decisions in an agile environment

Continually monitor and refine the product by regularly collaborating with product delivery teams

Create and manage product roadmaps based on business outcomes

Communicate the product vision and how it will be realized over time. Continuously verify that the product fulfills that vision as measured by business value and outcomes

Maintain a full product life cycle perspective and manage product backlogs to balance short-term achievements with long-term goals

Plan iterations for development teams to deliver in a regular agile sprint cycle

Foster an environment of constant learning and continuous improvement

Adapt to an agile framework that is best suited for the business and delivery teams

Constantly evaluate development team throughput and velocity

Mentor other product owners and provide direction on more complex features. May include management of other product owners and business analysts

Comprehensive knowledge of the Guggenheim business functions and how applications will be used by Guggenheim customers (not required for new hires—acquired knowledge)

Must have experience in one or more of the following: system architecture, service architecture, technology systems and platforms, cloud technologies, C#, SharePoint, SQL server, writing queries, JavaScript, content management systems, data models or database engineering, scripting, Windows, HTML, etc

Solid knowledge of the financial services industry

Review the current and/or new business problem and identify systems requirements

Document system requirements and business processes; review documentation for others

Prepare communications and/or presentations on system enhancements and/or fixes for business users

Works effectively as part of a team

Qualification

Data managementProduct ownershipAgile methodologiesSQLFinancial services knowledgeProject managementTechnical writingAnalytical skillsCommunication skillsInterpersonal skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field

10+ years of experience in data management, data governance, or product ownership within asset management, private markets, or financial services

Minimum 4 Years experience in technology role (i.e. Business Analyst, Developer, Product Owner) in an IT environment

Minimum 2 years of experience of business writing which includes business requirements documents, system requirements documents, use case specifications, and functional specifications

Experience in supporting or coordinating multiple projects or programs

Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and interpersonal skills

Willingness to take on tasks as needed to support the team and business