Product Owner

The SEI Wealth Platform is seeking to hire a Product Owner.  As a Product Owner, you will primarily focus on executing on the product roadmap. To be successful you will be the subject matter expert for the products you support, and have an understanding of the overall platform in which those products operate.  You will act as the primary facilitator among the development teams, the other Product Team leaders, Development Teams, and the user community (clients and operations) in support of their products.

This role is responsible for driving quality by executing hands-on testing, managing data setup, performing rigorous validation, and providing final feature sign-off.

What you will do:
•    Apply detail knowledge of workflows to assist Product Manager in product development.
•    Work with Design team members to analyze and design solutions
•    Work with the Scrum Master and Product Managers to facilitate preparation and readiness for each planning session.  
•    Own the Product backlog, development sequencing and roll out plan
•    Work with the Scrum Team during the ART ceremonies by providing story definition and providing clarification as necessary to assist the teams with story estimates, sprint loading, story sequencing and drafting specific objectives for upcoming PSI.
•    Co-ordinates with the Scrum Team and serves as the customer proxy for solution 
•    Drive iteration content via prioritized features
•    Coordinates content dependencies with other Product Owners, and acts as the main source for feature detail and priorities. 
•    Responsible to accept the final feature delivery plan
•    Participate in Design review and test strategy review sessions
•    Instrumental in producing an aggregated, system/product demo for key program stakeholders.
•    Work with the Product Manager to define a plan for getting to actionable ability for those features not yet actionable
•    Work with Scrum master to identify features that are actionable 
•    Work with Product Management and EPIC Owner to help assure strategy and execution alignment
•    Encourage Communities of Practice around SAFe by participating in the Product Owner Community of Practice forums
•    Assist Product Manager in the identification and resolution of functional business or technical spikes
•    Work with Solution Architect to identify and resolve areas requiring upfront design prior to PSI Release Planning
•    Support User Acceptance Testing Process

What we need from you:   
•    Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business or an equivalent in work experience.
•    A minimum of 5 years of experience in an Agile environment, including experience as a Business Analyst, Project Manager, System Analyst, etc.
•    Detail oriented with the ability to organize and prioritize tasks to ensure timely delivery of the Sprints/PSI’s.
•    Experience with Agile and Iterative development methodologies.
•    Experience with software development management/tracking tools (i.e. Jira, Microsoft TFS, Rally, etc.).
•    Experience within Financial Services industry including banking, wealth management, investment management, asset data and investment processing is preferred.

What we would like from you:
•    Grasp of design principles and technical trade-offs
•    Experience interfacing with management 
•    Desire to work collaboratively with all Agile teams and their stakeholders 
•    Ability to be decisive and say “no” when protecting committed Objectives
•    Understand overall vision and how Product fits with that vision
•    Proven decision-making and problem-solving skills. 
•    Exceptional oral and written communication skills, including understanding of technical writing requirements
•    Someone who will embody our SEI Values of courage, integrity, collaboration, inclusion, connection and fun.  Please see our website for more information.

SEI’s competitive advantage:

To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including comprehensive care for your physical and mental well-being, a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, support for working parents and flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about. 

Benefits include healthcare (medical, dental, vision, prescription, wellness, EAP, FSA), life and disability insurance (premiums paid for base coverage), 401(k) match, education assistance, commuter benefits, up to 11 paid holidays/year, 21 days PTO/year pro-rated for new hires which increases over time, paid parental leave, back-up childcare arrangements, paid volunteer days, a discounted stock purchase plan, investment options, access to thriving employee networks and more.

We are a technology and asset management company delivering on our promise of building brave futures (SM)—for our clients, our communities, and ourselves.  Come build your brave future at SEI.  

The position title reflected in this job description is aligned with SEI's current internal job architecture. As part of SEI's role and career framework, internal job titles may not directly correspond to external market titles and may differ from titles previously assigned during an employee's tenure or at the time of hire.

SEI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and so much more…

After over 50 years in business, SEI remains a leading global provider of investment processing, investment management, and investment operations solutions. Reflecting our experience within financial services and financial technology our offices encompass an open floor plan and numerous art installations designed to encourage innovation and creativity in our workforce. We recognize that our people are our most valuable asset and that a healthy, happy, and motivated workforce is key to our continued growth. At SEI, we’re (literally) invested in your success. We offer our employees paid parental leave, back-up childcare arrangements, paid volunteer days, education assistance and access to thriving employee networks. 

SEI is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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