Technical Product Owner - Team Velocity

As a Technical Product Owner you will be responsible for setting, prioritizing, and evaluating the work generated by our Scrum team to ensure impeccable features and functionality of the product. You are highly-motivated with a genuine interest in technology. You have a passion to deliver cutting-edge products, and the best software solutions to our innovative and industry-leading products. Experience in automotive marketing and hosting websites at scale a big plus.

This is a full-time, salaried, remote position headquartered in Herndon, VA. Eastern and Central time zones, highly preferred, but all applicants welcome. Applicants located in Pacific or Mountain time zones must be willing to work eastern time hours.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide direction to the Agile development team and stakeholders throughout the project, and create requirements
• Ensure the team always has suitable, prepared tasks in the pipeline
• Plan and prioritize product feature backlog and development for the product
• Assess value, develop cases, and prioritize stories, epics and themes to ensure work focuses on those with maximum value that are aligned with product strategy
• Provide backlog management, iteration planning, and elaboration of the user stories
• Work closely with support, field, and executive teams to prioritize and define tasks.
• Lead the planning product release plans and set expectation for delivery of new functionalities
• Provide an active role in mitigating impediments impacting successful team completion of Release/Sprint Goals
• Keep abreast with Agile/Scrum best practices and new trends
• Follow the automotive industry and competitors

REQUIREMENTS

• BS in Computer Science, Engineering or relevant field
• 3+ years’ professional experience as a Technical Product Owner or Development Manager
• Experience leading offshore software teams, following Agile best practices
• Experience working with Microsoft SQL Server 2019 to debug issues and understand the underlying data structures
• Experience in software development using .Net and modern web frameworks, a plus
• Having a technical background as software developer or QA tester, a big plus!
• Outstanding communication, presentation, and leadership skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Sharp analytical and problem-solving skills
• Creative thinker with a vision
• Attention to detail

COMPENSATION
This is a full-time, salaried, remote position headquartered in Herndon, VA. Compensation commensurate on experience. Participation in company benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, unlimited paid leave, 401(k) matching, wellness, and more.

NEXT STEPS
If you meet the requirements, and are interested in applying for this role, please complete the online application, be sure to include a current resume and contact information. Eastern and Central Time Zones highly preferred. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

ABOUT TEAM VELOCITY
Team Velocity is a SaaS technology provider serving the automotive industry. We provide an omni-channel marketing automation platform and retailing solutions to OEMs and dealerships nationwide. We are revolutionizing the automotive industry with cutting-edge technology to help dealers sell and service more cars. Made by dealers for dealers, Team Velocity’s proprietary technology platform Apollo® analyzes consumer behavior to predict who will buy, what they will buy, and when they are ready to service. Apollo automates the entire communication process by delivering hyper-personalized campaigns across every touchpoint, maximizing ROI, and lifetime revenue.

Our vision is to serve our clients with a single technology platform that empowers them to execute intelligent marketing across every online and offline channel. We aim to deliver a frictionless consumer experience, from the initial engagement to a final transaction.

Our team members are hard-working and driven to achieve success for our clients and our unique culture promotes creativity, camaraderie, and success.