Job details
Job type full-time
Full job description
Illuminate education partners with k-12 educators to equip them with data to serve the whole child and reach new levels of student performanceOur solution brings together holistic data and collaborative tools and puts them in the hands of educatorsMoment-by-moment, our users can visualize each student`s progress, determine the right instructional or intervention strategy, and take the next best actionHeadquartered in irvine, ca, illuminate supports over 17 million students and 5200 schools and districts across all 50 states.
Illuminate is seeking a motivated product owner for the data and assessment (dna) product that provides educators tools to assess and analyze data to inform instruction in the k-12 classroomThis is an opportunity to join a team that is passionate about improving the lives of teachers and students.
Our ideal candidate will be a technically competent self-starter with strong communication, leadership, and organizational skillsMust be able to work with multiple project teams simultaneously and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environmentIf you are passionate about solving problems for educators and are ready to contribute your knowledge, expand your talents, learn, and innovate with us, we are looking for you!
As a product owner, you will be joining our product team while working closely with ui/ux designers, engineering, qa, and other teams to drive and lead incredible user experiences in the dna product.
You will be responsible for planning, development, and direction of business/functional requirements and design of our software platform and integration with other illuminate products and external education systems to create positive outcomes for educators and studentsYou will write user stories, manage the backlog and project plans, and provide overall leadership and management of our usability and technical requirements and acceptance criteria.
You should possess exceptional skills around gathering requirements and finely tuning a feature or enhancement to meet the customer’s needsYou must be able to take a feature or enhancement through the software development lifecycle with minimal oversight while ensuring all stakeholders are appropriately involvedStrong team dynamics and interpersonal skills are critical to success in this role, with a strong emphasis on agile practices within small teamsOverall, this role is part of a team, holding substantial feature design and product leadership opportunities and responsibilitiesOne focus of this role will be database and integration.
*
Here’s what you’ll be responsible for*
Become an expert on the dna application, platform and assessment measures.
Serve as a communication hub and strategic guide to all stakeholders involved with the product.
Help lead and implement po best practices amongst other product owners to grow the product owner role in illuminate.
Gather feedback from stakeholders by presenting to and surveying stakeholders throughout the software development life cycle.
Escalate issues by working with our customer facing teams to understand and communicate impact on our customersPrioritize and communicate updates on the highest priority escalations.
Work closely with product management to align priorities with the product roadmap and business needs.
Create well written user stories and help improve existing user stories by providing context on the user persona and problem being solved.
Present feature requirements, design, and stories to architects and engineers through story grooming and planning sessions.
Work closely with the engineering team to ensure a timely solution according to the specifications, project plans, and significant business needs.
Handle complex issues and discrepancies of opinion among stakeholders to negotiate resolution and priority.
Develop and maintain a repository of product documentation to be shared with the stakeholder community, including requirements documentation, use cases, ui mock-ups, test cases, requirements traceability matrix, etc.
Participate in the daily standups and retrospectivesLead sprint reviews, sprint planning, and backlog grooming sessions.
Maintain and promote excellent communications within the agile teams and with the product management team.
Work cross functionally with other product owners and their agile teams to facilitate communication and planning for projects involving multiple teams.
*
Here’s what you’ll need*
Bachelor’s degree in business, communication, computer science or equivalent technical and work experience
3+ years work experience as a business analyst or product owner in a saas environment
Experience with software development projects and methodologies
Background from a technical aspect of the product - database background and integration focus.
Excellent written, interpersonal, and presentation communication skills to effectively influence and interact with all levels of the organization
Attention to detail, good organizational skills, and ability to handle tasks of high complexity
Experience and willingness to work with off-shore or distributed teams
Must possess strong analytical skills and have the ability to take a large topic and break it into smaller components
Independent, self-directed and responsive problem solving and troubleshooting skills
Ability to resolve and remove obstacles to a project’s completion
Experience translating research and ideas into requirements
Ability to facilitate and perform data-driven decision making
Proven track record of delivering quality products within aggressive timelines
Training and certification as a professional scrum product owner (pspo) or as a certified scrum product owner (cspo) or equivalent is desired
K-12 market experience and a passion for edtech is a huge plus
Past development experience is a nice to have.
Working knowledge of atlassian products
A sense of humor and humility
Minimal travel required – may include up to 10% of travel domestically in the us.
_
Illuminate education is an equal opportunity employer and a member of e-verifyAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law._
Job type: full-time
Work location: multiple locations
