Product Owner

Summary

Join Altera, a health IT solutions provider, as a remote Product Owner in Canada. You will be the primary liaison between stakeholders and business analysts, defining requirements, managing the product backlog, and ensuring alignment with product vision and business objectives. Responsibilities include prioritizing tasks, monitoring progress, identifying risks, and collaborating with the development team. This role requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, 4-7 years of relevant work experience, and 1-3 years of Product Owner/Management experience. Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills are essential. Up to 30% travel may be required. The salary range is $65,591 - $77,398 CAD.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent/years of experience required
• 4-7 years Relevant work experience
• 1-3 Years Product Owner/Management Experience
• Software Design experience in complex, multi-tasking, real-time, highly available systems
• Experience with relational databases
• Experience working in small, highly focused teams
• Experience with complex software solutions across multiple generations of product, preferably in agent-based solutions. Must be able to define and manage complex process and/or product issues of a broad scope using independent judgement
• Experience writing technical functional specifications
• Project Management Skills
• Excellent analytical skills
• Excellent interpersonal communication and management skills
• Demonstrated problem solving skills
• Agile methodologies
• Deep understanding of customer needs and business goals
• Up to 30% travel may be required
• Work is performed in a remote environment with minimal exposure to health or safety hazards
• $65,591 — $77,398 CAD

Responsibilities

• Manages the product backlog to ensure readiness and priority
• Works closely with the business analyst and development team to ensure features are built according to specifications
• Creates Epic level work items with detailed Acceptance criteria
• Writes high-level business requirements
• Responsible for knowledge transfer and requirement collaboration with the Business Analyst
• Drives backlog refinement, incorporates feedback from stakeholders, and adjusts requirements as necessary
• Ensures the team focuses on features that provide the most value to the business or customer
• Monitors product performance, sets KPIs, and ensures the product meets business goals including on-time delivery
• Identifies potential risks and creates contingency plans to be reviewed with Product Managers and stakeholders
• Contributes to: Scope Management decisions with Portfolio Leaders
• Demos & documentation
• Designs by working closely with UX designers to ensure the product delivers expected user experience
• Management of user feedback sessions
• Compiling and communicating market research and trends pertaining to product

Preferred Qualifications

Clinical experience preferred