Product Owner

ABOUT US

AUTOPAY is an innovative FinTech company that is powering finance in the age of mobility. We function as a virtual Finance & Insurance office, finding our customers the perfect lender for their car loan or refinance. This means we're able to solidify our customers' auto loans prior to going to the dealership, and our marketplace of lenders ensures they get the lowest rate available. 

WHY WORK WITH US

We come from all kinds of backgrounds and experiences to create something new: A better way to do car loans. We support a casual work environment, positive work culture, and develop our talent to become successful leaders. Our core values of Hard Work, Optimism, Growth, and Integrity help us create a collaborative team mindset and a better place to work.

SUMMARY

The Product Owner is responsible for overseeing the product vision from a high level (how does this feature make sense for where we want to be in six months) to a low execution level (how does styling this button this way impact key metrics through this function). The product owner’s role is to shape and execute the product functionality and features that meet the department goals, engage in business case development, and ensure adherence to the Agile Scrum process.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include achieving positive results in the following key areas:

• Understand and demonstrate the principles of AUTOPAY’s Mission, Vision, and Values.
• Define and communicate the overall vision, objectives, and goals of the business. Articulate the product needs. Create, refine, socialize and prioritize the Product backlog.
• Enable the delivery of Product Backlog by presenting backlog to the team; creating, owning, and refining well-formed user stories and artifacts that describe and detail new products, features, and services based on feedback from the team, creating acceptance criteria with the team and accepting stories as they’re completed.
• Work daily with stakeholders to refine, groom, and accept stories and bugs for implementation.
• Create UAT test cases, organize and facilitate UAT testing, track test results, and work with the scrum master and agile team to resolve issues.
• Represents the team, when needed, to external stakeholders, leaders, and other teams to ensure alignment and understanding progress of the product.
• Ability to work independently with minimal guidance in a rapidly changing environment.
• Identify opportunities for process optimization and redesign that will allow us to accomplish objectives more quickly and at a higher level of probability.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to build, prioritize and define workflows and requirements
• Reinforces team approach throughout organization both on client projects and internal initiatives.
• Compliment the broader team with high quality and partnership.
• Communicates effectively with internal stakeholders to identify needs and evaluate alternative business solutions and strategies.
• Continually defines ways to increase customer satisfaction and deepen business relationships.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Product Design, Business, Finance or related field or equivalent experience required.
• Experience:
  • Minimum of three (3 ) years of experience in varied product and/or design roles (Product, UX, management, etc.).
  • Demonstrated ability to develop and execute requirements for technically complex feature sets. Experience in complex design challenges highlighting your end-to-end design process from concept through pixel-perfect designs.
  • Experience assimilating customer feedback received through user research, user feedback, user testing, etc.
  • Experience creating functional prototypes and working closely with product management and development teams to implement your design solutions.
  • Developing business analysis artifacts such as user experience models and prototypes/process flows/ business rules to clarify requirements.
  • Proficient with a wide arsenal of design software packages and tools. Experience in the financial services industry is a plus.
• Language/Communication/Interpersonal: Ability to speak read and write fluent English. Must possess exceptional written, oral, interpersonal, presentation, and collaboration skills. Must be self-motivated, detailed-oriented, able to define ideas down to a specification level. Must be able to drive projects, debate the merits of approaches, and work effectively with others.
• Analytical: Demonstrated ability to define key success metrics for projects, incorporating measurable business objectives, revenue optimization, and client experience best practices.

• Reasoning Ability: Excellent judgment and creative problem-solving skills, including negotiation and conflict resolution, consensus-building skills.
• Technical: Proficient with Jira, Product Management Tools, Analytics Systems, Google Analytics, and Microsoft Office.
• Other: High level of personal motivation, professionalism, and integrity required. Ability to exercise discretion and judgment.

BENEFITS

• Generous Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• 401K Savings Plan
• Four Health Insurance Plan Options
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Long-term Disability and Life Insurance
• Access to Fitness Centre 
• Free Parking Options and Transportation Assistance
• Remote/Hybrid Options
• Casual Professional work environment
• Beautiful Office located in the Denver Tech Center with Mountain views 

COMPENSATION

Starting annual pay range: $110,000 - $125,000. Salary will be determined based on seniority, merit, education, and experience. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

AUTOPAY is an equal opportunity employer. With regard to hiring and promotions, qualified persons will not be denied employment opportunities based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age 40 and over, disability, military status, or genetic information. Any questions or concerns about our EEO policy should be directed to Human Resources.

Salary : $110,000 - $125,000