Associate Product Owner Intern

Apprenticely is helping AcreTrader hire a Associate Product Owner Intern in Fayetteville, AR.

About the Position:

The Associate Product Owner Intern will serve as a product and feature-specific expert when it comes to tactical feature functionality. They will be responsible for feature decomposition as well as tactical requirement gathering and documentation(user story creation). They will regularly interact with internal and external stakeholders. They will be comfortable and confident speakers who can communicate with users on a regular basis.

The Associate Product Owner Intern will work with internal and external stakeholders to ensure we are delivering maximum value. They will be responsible for creating well-written, thorough user stories which our software development squads will leverage to deliver new features. Hiring the right people for these roles is important to our team because they will be integral to the creation and continuous improvement of our products. As at any growing company, you can expect many other tasks and responsibilities to be assigned as well as growth opportunities to be seized.

Key Responsibilities:

• Communicate regularly with internal and external stakeholders to optimize business value from our product(s)
• Work closely with the VP of Product and Data Science and Senior Product Owner to ensure feature requirements are in line with product strategy
• Work with Product, UX, and across teams to facilitate user research using a variety of research strategies.
• Assist with managing the product backlog and ensure it is prioritized to support the product strategy
• Decompose epics and features into clearly written user stories containing acceptance criteria that are actionable and of business value
• Participate in Agile Scrum ceremonies
• Create visual aids to demonstrate requirements to our development squads, e.g. process flows, mind maps, etc.
• Work one on one with UX resources to ensure workflow designs meet expectations
• Measure feature usage post-release to make recommendations to our business partners concerning enhancement, modification, or retirement of features
• Serve as a liaison between product and development teams, and be available to answer questions or concerns that arise during development
  
  
  

What a Successful Candidate Looks Like:

• Experience in creating documentation which breaks down complex requirements into easier-to-understand features: (e.g. Visio, Miro, Lucid Charts, etc.)
• Effective communication skills
• Openness to learning and sharing knowledge
• Extremely well organized
• Possess a keen eye for detail
• Undergraduate degree in product management, computer science, or related field
• Experience working in Agile project management tools like Azure Dev Ops, Jira, ZenHub, etc
• Experience in the tech industry
• Experience working with a Product team as well as UX Design
• Experience with user research
• Local to Fayetteville Arkansas or willing to relocate
  
  
  

Our Must Haves:

• Current Arkansas state resident
• Ability to work full-time in the United States without a current or future need for visa sponsorship
  
  
  

Additional Details

• Pay Range: $15/hour
• Schedule: 40-hour week: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday-Friday during internship
• Length of Internship: 3 months
• Location: Fayetteville, AR
  
  
  

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