Help change the world and improve the lives of North Dakota citizens by partnering with our customers to meet business needs, deliver transformational customer and state constituent experiences across Team ND. North Dakota Information Technology (NDIT) is seeking a Product Owner for our Business Applications division.

The Product Owner will act as a trusted partner to business units and will use expertise to manage prioritized user stories through the development process to conclusion, including defining dependencies, event sequences and expected outcomes. The Product Owner supports the business unit(s) in the definition and maintenance of the Product Backlog. The Product Owner must possess strong interpersonal skills with the ability to listen and build rapport and credibility as a strategic partner within the business unit(s), stakeholders and Scrum Teams.

To succeed in this position, you will:

• Interact across a diverse set of stakeholders, spanning multiple organizational levels with empathy and advocacy of their needs within a technology-based organization.
• Demonstrate a knowledge of product owner as a practice, SDLC (software development life cycle) and scrum/agile frameworks.
• Oversee the development of the product through all its stages, including the planning, refinement, review, and sprint for each event.
• Plan releases and upgrades, monitor progress of work and address production issues during sprints, and provide feedback to refine our agile methodology based on results and client feedback.
• Learn quickly in a rapidly changing technology landscape.
• Utilize your strong negotiation skills and understand data for decision-making and influence.
• Be with people in a collaborative environment and who embodies the core values that we follow as public servants for the State of ND: Gratitude, Humility, Curiosity, and Courage.

Minimum requirements:
Bachelor degree in business administration, computer science, or a closely related field, and two years of current and progressively responsible professional-level work experience with customer relationship management along with business and technical requirements analysis, elicitation, modeling, verification.
OR
Associate degree?in business administration, computer science, or a closely related field, and?four years?of current and progressively responsible professional-level work experience with customer relationship management along with business and technical requirements analysis, elicitation, modeling, verification.
OR
Other Associate degree and six years?of current and progressively responsible professional-level work experience with customer relationship management along with business and technical requirements analysis, elicitation, modeling, verification.

If the selected candidate lives within 40 miles of Bismarck, they will work with their team in office one day a week.
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Application Procedures
Please make sure that your resume includes information to demonstrate how you meet the minimum qualifications as posted. Your work history will not be given credit if North Dakota Information Technology cannot determine that you meet the minimum qualifications.
All application material, including your resume, must be received on or before the closing date by 11:59 pm.
North Dakota Information Technology does not offer or provide sponsorships. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
For more information or if you need an accommodation, please contact itdjobs@nd.gov or (701) 328-4470.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The State of North Dakota and this hiring agency do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), genetics, religion, age or disability in employment or the provisions of services and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act.
As an employer, the State of North Dakota prohibits smoking in all places of state employment in accordance with N.D.C.C. Sect. 23-12-10.