Ameriprise Financial has an exciting new opportunity for a Product Owner to join our team! In this role, you will act as the voice of the customer by maintaining key information on personas, user journeys, product metrics and benefits. You’ll partner with key stakeholders to define goals, success criteria and measurable outcomes for delivering ongoing value. Product Owners will provide effective day-to-day leadership of an agile product team by defining the vision and directing execution of a digital product roadmap.
Key responsibilities
- Lead day-to-day execution of product strategy and delivery for one or more Agile Scrum teams. Represent the Customer to the Product team based on product strategy. Influence team without direct leadership responsibilities. Partner with UX Design Lead and Software Engineering Lead to define roadmap, backlog and sprint plans. Author user stories and provide context for product vision, strategy and requirements. Ameriprise views indirect leadership section as part of a true hierarchy.
- Create compelling product vision - develop and execute product roadmap with a focus on measurable business outcomes. Understand business strategy and customer goals. Define Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) for the customer and business and regularly monitor progress toward goals. Regularly track and share progress with stakeholders and team.
- Represent the Product to the business - Act as the key point of contact to consult with product stakeholders and determine strategic roadmap prioritized list of feature improvements.
- Identify new opportunities to drive value and deepen customer relationship through ongoing assessment of customer needs and goals. Adjust product strategy in partnership with leadership.
- Manage annual product budget to effectively deliver products in collaboration with Senior Product Owner.
Required qualifications
- Bachelors degree or equivalent (4 years)
- 3 - 5 years experience in software-based solutions in an agile environment.
- Proven track record as a Product Owner or Product Manager of software-based solutions.
- Hands-on experience defining product vision, roadmap, and backlog for complex software solutions
- Experience with backlog grooming, sprint planning, and release management.
- Ability to translate business needs into clear, actionable user stories and acceptance criteria
- Strong written and verbal communications skills, including the ability to clearly articulate concepts and rationale.
- Must possess a solid understanding of digital technologies and best practices.
- Proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams (engineering, UX, QA, security, compliance).
- Ability to analyze data and metrics to inform product
- Demonstrate ability to work independently, make informed decisions, and drive initiatives forward in a fast-paced environment.
- Comfortable taking ownership and accountability for outcomes while proactively identifying risks and opportunities.
- Strong problem-solving skills and a mindset for continuous improvement.
Preferred qualifications
- Background in financial services, wealth management, or banking.
- Experience working in a highly matrixed organization
- Certification: Scrum Alliance.
- Experience with management of project and or product budgets.
- Strong communication skills to engage team, facilitate discussions, mentor team members, resolve conflict and mitigate business impediments. impacting successful product delivery.
- Strong UX/UI awareness and ability to advocate for intuitive, accessible design.
- Experience leveraging customer feedback and analytics to drive product improvements.
- Familiarity with data-driven decision-making and KPI tracking for digital products.
About Our Company
We’re a diversified financial services leader with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management, administration and advisement as of 2024. With our team of more than 20,000 people in 20 countries, we advise, manage and protect assets and income of more than 3.5 million individual, small business and institutional clients. We are a longstanding leader in financial planning and advice, a global asset manager and an insurer. Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our unique businesses - Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance and Annuities. Here, we foster meaningful careers, invest in the future, and make a difference for clients, institutions and communities around the world.
The estimated base salary for this role is $93,400 - $126,100 / year. We have a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy. Your initial total compensation may vary based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and geographical work location. In addition, most of our roles are eligible for variable pay in the form of bonus, commissions, and/or long-term incentives depending on the role. We also have a competitive and comprehensive benefits program that supports all aspects of your health and well-being, including but not limited to vacation time, sick time, 401(k), and health, dental and life insurances.
Ameriprise Financial is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, genetic information, age, sexual orientation, citizenship, gender identity, disability, veteran status, marital status, family status or any other basis prohibited by law.
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