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Lead product delivery by managing backlog, collaborating with stakeholders, and guiding Scrum teams. | Requires 3+ years in product management or related fields, agile knowledge, strong communication, and analytical skills. | TITLE: Technical Product Owner STATUS: Exempt REPORTS TO: Director - Enterprise Core Banking and Engineering DEPARTMENT: Enterprise Platforms Admin JOB CODE:11190 PAY SCALE: $112,200.00 - $125,000.00 Annually GENERAL DESCRIPTION: The Technical Product Owner will be responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive approach to deliver one or more major products, capabilities, services, or enhancements in accordance with the product roadmap. This role works with Program Managers, Business Leaders, and a cross-functional Scrum team to deliver the product. Manages the overall effort to deliver products, capabilities, services, and enhancements using the strategic vision as well as established key performance indicators. Understands the functionality and determines the release sequence. Prioritizes and maintains the product backlog and performs just-in-time story elaboration with the development team. Provide thought leadership, anticipate, and understand business needs, map these needs to external market trends, conduct vision/validate sessions with business stakeholders and formulate investment cases; translate business needs into technical requirements, document and prioritize user stories, and partner with technology delivery teams to drive execution. Serve as the voice of the business and partner with business stakeholders in recommending technology solutions to support business needs; clarify and document business requirements. TASKS, DUTIES, FUNCTIONS: • Provide thought leadership, anticipate, and understand business needs, map these needs to external market trends, conduct vision/validate sessions with business stakeholders and formulate investment cases; translate business needs into technical requirements, document and prioritize user stories, and partner with technology delivery teams to drive execution. • Serve as the voice of the business and drive to balance the needs of business users with funding and resource availability; partner with business stakeholders in recommending technology solutions to support business needs; clarify and document business requirements. • 20% Providing guidance and direction to SCRUM team and business partners • 20% Research • 20% Documentation and reporting • 10% product consultation • 30% Project support • Define, deliver, prioritize, and manage a major product backlog with input from key stakeholders across the organization. • Assist and guide business partners in developing business requirements, timelines, milestones, and dependencies, Ensures close collaboration with the development team and vendor partners. • Ensures user stories are "ready" for development to start work and ensures user stories have the correct acceptance criteria. • Provide input into product vision, goal setting, execution, product roll-out strategies and possess technical product knowledge or specific domain expertise. • Contributes to the work of the Line of Business Program Manager as they define a product differentiation strategy. • Work closely with cross-functional teams on requirements and drive user experience design, journey discussions and tracks progress towards the release of a product. • Develops personas either alone or in conjunction with a team including user experience experts to track performance, inform product design and development decisions to drive usage. • Define customer needs and the associated features to meet those needs, identify possible automated or digital solutions for customer issues, establish success criteria and measurable results. • Advocates on behalf of the customer for the development team. • Prioritizes defect or bug resolution. • Coordinate with other functional teams to support communication about initiatives and the creation of product collateral. • Always ensure alignment with key stakeholders to deliver a cohesive experience. • Strategic thinker with the ability to inspire confidence from, and to collaborate closely with technology leaders and internal stakeholders. • Maintain a thorough understanding of state and federal laws and regulations related to credit union compliance including bank secrecy and anti-money laundering laws. • Handle other duties as may be assigned. PHYSICAL SKILLS, ABILITIES, AND EXERTION UTILIZED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THESE TASK: • Effective oral and written communication skills required to manage and evaluate staff, create presentations, prepare reports, write recommendations, execute analysis, and accomplish other managerial functions listed. • Reliable leader with ability to maintain the highest level of integrity and trust. ORGANIZATIONAL CONTACTS & RELATIONSHIPS: • INTERNAL: All levels of staff and management. • EXTERNAL: Members, vendors, suppliers, volunteers, external auditors, professional and community organizations, and law enforcement agencies. QUALIFICATIONS: • EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree, preferably in a Management Information Systems, Information management, Information Technology/Computer Sciences field or related work experience. • EXPERIENCE: Three (3) years or more experience in product management, digital transformation, solution design, and business planning. Three (3) years or more experience in operations, engineering, agile methodologies, or solution development. • KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS: Demonstrated experience in new product development preferred. Familiarity with global business practices affecting the supply chain. experience with, or ability to understand, commercial implications of solutions proposed, potential areas of risk and methods to limit liability. experienced in financial business case analysis to help support targeted return on investment. Demonstrated success in assessing, developing, and deploying new offerings or incremental enhancements. preferred • Good knowledge of Agile principles and process • Strong verbal and written communication skills • Successful track record of developing products within deadlines • Excellent attention to detail • Sharp analytical and problem-solving skills • Creative and innovative thinker PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: • Prolonged sitting throughout the workday with occasional mobility required. • Corrected vision within the normal range. • Hearing within normal range. A device to enhance hearing will be provided if needed. • Occasional movements throughout the department daily to interact with staff, accomplish tasks, etc. • Unusually long work hours may be required to accomplish tasks. LICENSES / CERTIFICATIONS: Agile Certifications or Azure eco System(DevOps) preferred #LI-Remote THIS JOB DESCRIPTION PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE GENERAL SCOPE AND LEVEL OF WORK EXPECTED TO BE PERFORMED, BUT IT IS NOT AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST OF ALL DUTIES OR RESPONSIBILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE POSITION. THE CREDIT UNION RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MODIFY, ADD, OR REMOVE DUTIES AS NEEDED WITHOUT ADVANCE NOTICE. EMPLOYEES MAY BE REQUIRED TO PERFORM ADDITIONAL TASKS AND DUTIES AS DIRECTED BY THEIR SUPERVISOR, PROVIDED SUCH TASKS ARE WITHIN THE EMPLOYEE'S KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES, OR CAN BE PERFORMED WITH REASONABLE TRAINING. NOTHING IN THIS JOB DESCRIPTION ALTERS THE AT-WILL EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP OR LIMITS THE CREDIT UNION'S RIGHT TO ASSIGN OR REASSIGN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES TO THIS POSITION AT ANY TIME. REV. 5/23/2026

Lead enterprise-wide learning and organizational development strategies to drive workforce transformation and culture. | Senior leadership experience in learning & development or organizational development with strong strategic and operational capabilities. | Job Title: VP - Head of Leadership and Organizational Development Status: Exempt Reports to: EVP - Chief People Officer Department: Leadership and Development Admin Job Code: 12022 Pay Range: $250,000.00 - $270,000.00 Annually WHO YOU ARE: You are a strategic partner to senior leadership, skilled at identifying current and future organizational capability needs and ensuring that learning and development initiatives directly support business priorities and workforce transformation. You design, implement, and evaluate key Learning & Development programs including onboarding, leadership development, technical training, compliance, and leverage innovative technologies and personalized learning to enhance program effectiveness. You operate as an enterprise-wide leader who shapes organizational culture, drives capability building, and influences decision-making at all levels. You bring a strong blend of strategic thinking, business acumen, and technical fluency, enabling you to connect learning with broader organizational goals and long-term talent needs. WHAT YOU'LL DO: DEVELOP AND EXECUTE LEADERSHIP & ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY: • Formulate and execute a comprehensive learning strategy aligned with the organization's mission, vision, and business goals to drive growth and workforce readiness. • Partner with senior leadership to assess current and emerging skill gaps and forecast future talent needs. • Establish enterprise-wide KPIs and ROI measures for all learning programs, ensuring measurable impact. • Collaborate with senior leaders, HR, and department heads to embed learning into business processes and culture. • Stay informed on industry trends, laws, and emerging practices; represent the organization at external events and within the professional learning community. PROGRAM DESIGN & DELIVERY: • Oversee the design, implementation, and continual improvement of learning solutions, including onboarding, leadership development, technical training, compliance programs, and ongoing professional development. • Leverage innovative learning technologies and analytics to deliver personalized, scalable, and data driven learning experiences. • Integrate advanced learning systems, including LMS capabilities, AI-driven platforms, and microlearning, to enhance accessibility and effectiveness. • Curate internal and external learning resources to build customized development pathways. • Ensure all learning programs maintain high standards of quality, relevance, and alignment with strategic objectives. • Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, ethical standards, and organizational policies in all learning and development activities ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT & HIGH-PERFORMANCE LEARNING CULTURE: • Lead, coach, and develop the Learning and Development team to foster collaboration, innovation, and operational excellence. • Direct a broad portfolio of organizational learning initiatives, ensuring they meet evolving workforce and business needs. • Champion a culture of continuous learning, adaptability, and inclusion, ensuring equitable access to development at all levels. • Drive succession planning efforts in partnership with leadership to strengthen the talent pipeline. • Integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion principles into all learning and development efforts. • Build an agile learning ecosystem that anticipates industry trends, organizational shifts, and future capability requirements. • Cultivate a high performing, engaged L&D organization capable of delivering enterprise-wide impact. • Drive enterprise engagement, culture building, and retention strategies that support organizational values and position the company as an employer of choice. • Champion the organization's mission, vision, and core values through leadership behaviors, development programs, and alignment of L&D strategy with cultural goals. • Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, guiding organizational effectiveness, workforce planning, and culture shaping strategies. OPERATIONAL LEADERSHIP & GOVERNANCE: • Lead and oversee departmental operations, ensuring efficiency, scalability, and operational excellence in all L&D processes. • Monitor functional KPIs and implement data driven improvements to strengthen team performance and program effectiveness. • Identify and mitigate strategic, operational, and compliance risks associated with enterprise learning and development. MEASURE AND IMPROVE TRAINING IMPACT: • Use data, analytics, and stakeholder feedback to assess training effectiveness, refine programs, and demonstrate measurable business outcomes. • Monitor and report on KPIs and ROI across the learning portfolio to guide strategic decision making. • Oversee the L&D budget and manage relationships with external vendors, ensuring cost effective and high value solutions. QUALIFICIATIONS AND PREFERENCES: • Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Education, Business Administration or a related field required • Master's Degree (e.g., Organizational Development, I/O Psychology, HR, MBA, or related discipline) is strongly preferred • 10+ years of progressive experience in Learning & Development, Organizational Development, Talent Management, or related fields required • 5+ years in a senior leadership role overseeing enterprise-wide programs or teams required • Experience leading large scale learning strategies, change initiatives, and organizational capability development is strongly preferred Please view the full job description detailing the complete list of duties and expectations for this role by clicking or copying this URL into your browser: https://golden1.jdxpert.com/ShowJob.aspx?EntityID=2&id=3257