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Vice President, Server Operating Systems Product Owner at Prudential Ins Co of America in roseland, New Jersey

Posted in Information Technology 30+ days ago.

Type: Full-Time





Job Description:

Prudential’s CTO organization is hiring a Server Operating Systems Product Owner to drive the product vision and strategy, own the customer relationship and successfully lead a team toward the vision.

As a Product Owner, this person will represent the voice of the customer. They are empowered to make on-the-spot decisions on scope and requirements, as well as manage and prioritize the Product Backlog to maximize business value. The successful candidate must have a background in Server Operating System Engineering and Operations, strong leadership skills, and ability to communicate their vision with clients and users.   

Responsibilities:


  • Set ambitious and clear product vision and communicate ‘the story’ effectively to key stakeholders and the rest of the team

  • Own the end-to-end product strategy from inception and determine business value once solution enters production

  • Acts as the primary customer representative for Agile Pod(s) to connect customer and product

  • Ensure alignment of product features and stories, i.e., review, give feedback, and prioritize user stories in line with own vision

  • Continuously improve backlog with the team, ensuring all items are clearly described, estimated, and prioritized

  • Manages the product backlog and lead the epic / user story creation and development

  • Responsible for story prioritization, acceptance criteria definition and release planning

  • Works with the Scrum Master, Solution Engineers and Test Engineers to plan sprints

  • Works with Solution Architect and Technical Architect to understand and prioritize enabler work

  • Maintains new and existing customer relationships, informs customer of market conditions and updates them on technology disruption and economic trends

  • Attends planning sessions, stand-ups, retrospectives, sprint reviews to maintain close interaction with teams to ensure alignment on vision & value delivery

  • Identifies market/customer needs and ROI; Responsible for defining a strategic multi-year plan impacting product decision

  • Effectively Ensure customer-driven design considering user pain points & usability test results, using market & industry knowledge as well as continual research, to deliver a well-positioned product

  • Approve each feature and provide valuable feedback for the team

  • Drive sprint and release plans together with the Scrum Master and organizational technology teams

  • Exercise strong decision-making mandate from executive group to own product end-to-end

  • Work with Tech lead to build a modular & reusable solution


  • 10+ years of Linux / UNIX Experience (Redhat Enterprise Linux preferred)

  • Experience with Microsoft Windows Operating System and principles

  • Understanding of basic operating systems concepts such as security hardening, configuration management, lifecycle management, access management, etc…

  • Strong background in task automation, infrastructure as code, and Devops principles.

  • A strong understanding of networking and core Internet protocols (e.g. TCP/IP, DNS, HTTPS, and distributed networks) 

  • Strong problem solving skills with an equally strong sense of urgency and ownership

  • Ability to conduct continuous exploration of customer needs using a variety of methods

  • Exceptional written and verbal communications skills, with ability to communicate complex messages and trade-offs to tell a compelling story

  • Ability to work effectively across the organization and influence a diverse group of stakeholders including small to large teams of technical experts

  • Exhibits strategic thinking capabilities, problem solving skills, strong execution, and accountability for outcomes

  • Proven ability to influence and collaborate with others and drive results

  • Ability to translate business need into technical terms

  • Excellent analytical skills with demonstrated experience turning data into actionable insights

  • Experience in Agile Development

  • Balancing tactical outcomes and strategic direction

  • Understands Lean-Agile principles and practices

  • Global mindset

  •  Bachelors degree or equivalent relevant experience

 





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