Product Owner

San Francisco, CA, United States

Company

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

We are the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco—public servants with a mission to advance the nation’s monetary, financial, and payment systems to build a stronger economy for all Americans. We are a community-engaged bank, and are committed to understanding and serving the vibrant, expansive communities of the Twelfth District. That means we seek and appreciate new perspectives. We respect people for what they do and for who they are. We build opportunities to learn and grow. When you join the SF Fed, you become part of a diverse team united in its purpose to promote an economy that works for everyone. We empower our people to balance their life and work responsibilities. That’s why we offer a flexible hybrid work model that allows you to collaborate with office colleagues on some days, and work from home on others.

Are you passionate about building great products? Is your ideal work environment a place where you can collaborate across a large and complex organization and find ways to turn customer insights into successful products? If so, we may have the job for you.

The Product Owner will be part of the Business Enablement + Solutions team, a central IT team within the SF Fed that builds technical solutions for the 12th District and across the System. As the Product Owner, you will deliver technology outcomes to meet the needs and expectations of our business partners. In your role, you will foster dialogue and communication between multiple partners and technical experts, encourage collaboration amongst Agile team members and lead Agile team planning. You will be responsible for writing user stories, maintaining a prioritized backlog, and guiding sprint and release planning.

What will you do?

Implementing p roduct vision: Work with business and IT partners to identify gaps and opportunities for new capabilities,translate inspiring product visions into product roadmaps in alignment with business and IT strategies.

Detail-oriented approach: Decompose and prioritize features into groomed and refined user stories and define detailed acceptance criteria.

Agile Practice: Partner with Scrum master and technical teams to participate in agile ceremonies (sprint demos, retrospectives, sprint planning), manage the backlog, and prioritize work within sprints.

Continuous Improvement: Incorporate release reviews, user testing, user feedback, operational and performance metrics, and analysis to proactively identify enhancements and help mature the team’s agile processes.

Communication: Maintain clear and consistent updates with relevant stakeholders.

Coordination: Organize release activities and monitor product performance, adoption, and operational health; participate in testing as needed.

Be a Team Champion: Lead by example and inspire your team to be adaptable and resilient in the face of obstacles. Celebrate the team's successes and support a culture of continuous process improvement.

What will you bring to the table?

Bachelor's degree or commensurate experience.

5+ years relevant experience within an agile team environment

Proven background in leading customer engagement

Familiarity with SAFe Agile methodologies and the software development process

Working experience withJira or Azure DevOps

Must be U.S. Citizen or Green Card holder with intent to become U.S. Citizen

Desired Skills:

SAFe Product Owner Product Manager (POPM) certification or similar

Experience with WordPress, SharePoint Online, and other web content management technology, content strategy, and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) best practices

Base Salary Range: 113,600.00 - 147,600.00 - 181,600.00 USD Annual

Final salary and offer will be determined by the applicant’s background, experience, skills, internal equity, and alignment with geographic and other market data.

We offer a wonderful benefits package including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Pre-tax Flexible Spending Account, Backup Child Care Program, Pre-Tax Day Care Flexible Spending Account, Paid Family Care Leave, Vacation Days, Sick Days, Paid Holidays, Pet Insurance, Matching 401(k), and Retirement /Pension.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. The SF Fed is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

#LI-Hybrid

Full Time / Part Time

Full time

Regular / Temporary

Regular

Job Exempt (Yes / No)

Yes

Job Category

Other

Work Shift

First (United States of America)

The Federal Reserve Banks believe that diversity and inclusion among our employees is critical to our success as an organization, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. The Federal Reserve Banks are committed to equal employment opportunity for employees and job applicants in compliance with applicable law and to an environment where employees are valued for their differences.

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OUR BANK has one of the most recognizable brands around the world. The Federal Reserve is the central bank of the United States—one of the world's most influential, trusted and prestigious financial organizations. The Federal Reserve is charged with the important mission of promoting a strong economy and a stable financial system and fulfills this responsibility by formulating national monetary policy, supervising and regulating banks and bank holding companies, and providing financial services for banks and the U.S. government.

OUR PEOPLE are diverse in background and ideas, which allows for ongoing creativity and innovation. Ultimately, they are the ones who push our high-performance, exchange-driven culture forward.

Why Our People Choose Us:

Our reputation precedes us

There will always be room for personal growth

Our people are first

You’ll find the right balance

Your responsibilities will be meaningful

We hope that you will be our future colleague.