Product Owner (MRI) - Brookfield Properties

Location



Charleston - 997 Morrison Drive, Suite 402



Business




We are a leader in the single-family rental (SFR) Aggregation space with over 10,000 homes across the Southeast and Midwest. Maymont Homes was founded in 2011 to bring technology to the single-family rental space. Over the years we have become a full-service acquisition, renovation, and property management company growing throughout the South and Midwest. By the application of efficient processes enabled by advanced software, our company can provide clean, safe, affordable housing to thousands of people. We strive to offer better living opportunities for individual families, which ultimately improve the lives in the communities we serve!




Job Description




Primary Responsibilities: The Product Owner (MRI) is primarily responsible for planning and prioritizing product development sprints and the product feature backlog. The Product Owner (MRI) will lead product-release plans and set expectations for delivery of new functionalities while mitigating roadblocks to achieve release goals.




MRI Experience Required




*Location - Charleston, SC or Remote*




Skills & Competencies:



+ A bachelor's degree or equivalent education, training, or experience.


+ At least 4 years of relevant work experience


+ Relevant work experience should center around product management or equivalent education, training, or experience.


+ Working knowledge of Agile methodologies (PO certifications).


+ Exceptional communication skills with the ability to encourage diverse opinions and actively listen.


+ Highly skilled in using Atlassian tools: JIRA, Confluence, and related add-ins.





Essential Job Functions:



+ Collaborates with business stakeholders and customers to build a product backlog of features from concept to launch in a fast-paced environment.


+ Works with cross-functional teams, including analytics, design/user experience, engineering and user enablement.


+ Act as the voice of the end user and be able to communicate business needs to guide all stages of software development, including user story development, sprint planning, and prioritization of the product backlog.


+ Identify and prioritize features, create epics and user stories to be delivered to meet customer's needs.


+ Regularly communicate with business and technical stakeholders on backlogs/execution: develop, document and implement user stories successfully.


+ Participate in sprint planning to determine the team's goals for the upcoming sprint and share with the stakeholders for managing expectations.


+ Participate in all agile/scrum ceremonies such as stand-ups, backlog refinements, and team retrospectives.


+ Work with the development SMEs to review acceptance criteria and definitions of done for stories.


+ Lead backlog refinement meeting to ensure stories capture accurate user acceptance criteria and is testable. (Follow SMART approach)


+ Lead the sprint review meeting to present the output and business values from the sprint to key stakeholders and share what will the next sprint consist of.


+ Analyze feedback from sprint reviews and user acceptance testing, and other data such as end user feedback from using the feature in production and operational metrics, to identify and understand product needs.


+ Assist the QA team on the development of feature tests, test cases, and regression tests.


+ Set expectations with business stakeholders for delivery of new capabilities, features, and functionalities.


+ Keep abreast with Agile/Scrum best practices and new trends.


+ Take an active role in removing impediments impacting successful team completion of Release/Sprint Goals.


+ Other duties, as assigned by supervisor or leadership team.







Key Metrics & Responsibilities



+ Well-maintained backlog with clear priorities and user stories.


+ Quality of user stories in terms of clarity, acceptance criteria, and completeness.


+ Communicate the feature development progress, publish sprint goals and releases to stakeholders ensuring transparency and alignment between development team and business objectives.


+ Monitor feature adoption of new features and assess impact to the business and technology stakeholders.


+ Collect feedback from stakeholders to guage satisfaction.


+ Time it takes to move a user story from ideation/backlog to delivery/production.


+ Contribute to a stable/increasing sprint velocity for the development team.


+ Track the percentage of sprint goals achieved.





Physical Requirements



+ Capable of working extended hours, to include evenings, weekends and holidays as necessary.


+ Able to see well enough to read faint or partially obscured writing or printing, with corrective lenses if needed.


+ Must be able to speak English in a clear and understandable voice so that various types of communications may be conducted with people of various levels of education and capabilities, to include the exchange and receipt of information over the telephone.


+ Must be able to interact with all types of individuals, be mentally alert, detail oriented, and with good reasoning skills.


+ Must be able to work in small and confined spaces for extended periods of time, as needed.


+ Must have finger dexterity for typing/using a keyboard.





Environmental Requirements



+ Must be able to work on more than one assignment at a time with frequent interruptions, changes and delays. Must be able to remain focused and work effectively, efficiently, and cheerfully under such circumstances. For safety reasons, employee must remain alert to working conditions and aware of safety, health, and environmental concerns.


+ Must be able to work effectively and cheerfully in an environment which may be stressful due to adversarial situations resulting from the proper performance of duties.





The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.




Why work for Maymont Homes ​?




Our Mission – “We Positively Impact the Lives in the Communities We Serve”. We do this through the work we do and the volunteer efforts that the company sponsors. You can make a difference in your community while you work!




Outstanding benefits package – our benefits are provided by Brookfield and offer immediate 5% match on the 401(k) plan, wellness credits that significantly reduce the employee cost for health care coverage, and up to 160 hours of PTO per year for full time employees.




Huge parent company – support and backing from Brookfield Asset Management, one of the largest real estate asset management companies.




Career growth – with our plans for growth and expansion into new markets, there are many opportunities to move up within the company.




Equal Opportunity Employer: Minorities/Religion/Sex/Protected Veterans/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Marital Status/Pregnancy/Age/National Origin/Genetic Information. #MYMT



At Brookfield Properties, our success starts with our people. People like you. We develop, operate, and manage more than 800 properties and 350 million square feet of real estate across the globe. It’s a feat that wouldn’t be possible without our team, a diverse group of creative visionaries and innovative experts who are relentless in pursuit of one goal: to ensure our buildings don’t simply meet the needs of our tenants, residents, and communities — but exceed them, every day.