Co-Product Owner (PO)/ Experienced / Virtual/ Start Immediately

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Experienced Product Owner to share PO responsibilities

Description

Are you an experienced Product Owner in a modified Agile methodology? Work virtually with a team of front-end and back-end developers, a team leader, UX/ UI designers, and another PO to develop a state-of the-art learning experience that's engaging and interactive and has the potential to eliminate poverty in the United States.

You will work with the with the tech leader and co Product Owner and meet twice a week with the CEO and team leader to ensure you have the priorities you need and the UXUI work.
Write user stories so that there are ample user stories to choose from at all times.

The project is run in two-week sprints and we teleconference the sprint meetings, There are sprint meetings every Tues. at 6:00 p.m. (EST) Wed. at 6:00 p.m. EST. that last no longer than 1 hour. Attendance is important but can make exceptions.

Organization

App to Succeed Inc. is a nonprofit 501 (c)(3) organization that aims to eliminate poverty in the United States and narrow the income gap by empowering at-risk Americans with everything they need to know to achieve financial independence and success.

Requirements

You must know how to:

• Write clear and thorough user stories.
• Write user stories quickly enough to be sure the software developers always have assignments to work on.
• Prior experience with Jira
• Prioritize backlog on Jira.
• Lead Sprint Review and Planning meetings.
• Ensure one PO Leads each Sprint meeting.
• Manages the user story flow on JIRA and keeps the back log current and prioritized.
• Inform the CEO well in advance what you need for the coming Sprints
• On occasion, help on board new software developers, and consult the tech leader and database tech team as needed.
• Be solution oriented.
• Prefer candidate who is enthusiastic, enjoys the work, and working with others toward a common goal.
• Preference for PO that is determined to finish a prototype that is 85% done.

Compensation

As a nonprofit organization, we are not yet able to pay our volunteers and interns, but we do offer other forms of compensation.

1. For completing your volunteer commitment, your name will be acknowledged on the organization’s website and in the credits of the software program when published.
2. Those who exceed expectations and make a significant contribution to the project will receive their choice of a personal letter of reference written and signed by the CEO or a linked in endorsement.
3. You will benefit from the personal finance information you learn by working on the project.
4. Flexibility:

• Hours are flexible to accommodate your schedule. (Except for meeting times)
• Work is done remotely so you save the time and expense of commuting by communicating through Slack, JIRA, and teleconferencing.
• Start dates and end dates are flexible (minimum 4 months)