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Company
UST is a leading provider of platforms, digital innovation, artificial Intelligence and end-to-end IT & Business services and solutions for Global 1000 companies. We are transforming corporations through deep domain expertise, knowledge-based ML platforms, as well as profound anthropological efforts to understand the end customer and design products and interactions that create delight. We are deeply committed to developing a comprehensive understanding of our clients’ problems and to develop platforms to address them.
Description:
UST is looking for Technical Product Owner who can turn data insights into products with actionable outcomes to the ultimate customer. Partners with stakeholders and customers across the organization to inform the product vision, strategy, features, and prioritization. Develops, owns, and executes product roadmap.
Responsibilities:
Collaboration with designers to create mockups for the final product.
Assisting the development team in clarifying requirements and helping them to understand the business side.
Before moving to the next stage, prototypes and other proofs of concepts must be reviewed for feasibility.
Verify that the product meets customer needs by reviewing feedback from customers or conducting usability testing.
Communication with stakeholders is important to ensure everyone is on the same page about features, functionality, deadlines, and other details.
Prioritizing product backlog items is based on their business value, the time required to complete them, and the order they were created.
To ensure that developers understand each project's requirements, coordinate with them.
Communication of project status and roadblocks with other members of the team.
Requirements:
Experience in Product Management and/or Product Development
Databricks, Spark, Scala knowledge required.
Software Development (SDLC, programming languages architecture, etc.)
• Proven track record of delivering data driven solutions with a customer-first mindset
• Established background in launching software or services in partnership with engineering teams and high degree of proficiency in prototyping, iterative development, understanding of Agile principles
• Experience successfully driving end-to-end delivery of data and intelligence solutions, including a wide variety of mechanisms, e.g. dashboards, APIs, real time alerts, etc.
• Proactive, self-starter with excellent project management skills and ability to manage multiple tasks effectively
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage, influence, and inspire partners and stakeholders to drive collaboration and alignment
• High degree of organization, individual initiative, and personal accountability
Salary: $130,000 - $145,000 USD Annually
Location
This position is based in Deerfield, IL. UST will provide relocation assistance. UST is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. |