Product Owner

November 7

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Amplify is a pioneering company in K–12 education, dedicated to providing next-generation curriculum and assessment solutions. Since 2000, Amplify has been developing programs that empower educators with powerful tools, facilitating the development of comprehensive literacy and math systems for students in thousands of school districts globally. Their suite includes the Amplify CKLA literacy program, Desmos Math, and Amplify Science, all designed to align educational practices with the Science of Reading and evidence-based strategies. Amplify also offers professional development through podcasts and webinars, supporting teachers with insight and innovation.

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2000

📚 Education

💰 Series C on 2023-05

📋 Description

• Serve as the subject matter expert for product development applications, researching capabilities, and developing solutions and alternatives to solve business challenges • Identify application efficiencies and processes that drive management and operational improvements across the product development function. • Collaborate with other stakeholders, such as IT, engineering, and business functions, to identify and implement system enhancements, integrations, and automation. • Partner with the Product Development business leads on creating functional specifications in collaboration with product management and engineering teams. • Ensure seamless data flow between product development systems, ERP, CRM, CPQ, data warehouse, and other downstream applications, where applicable. • Define, document, and improve workflows for managing product content, digital entitlements, and customer training tracking by leveraging available technology. • Partner with legal, finance, and compliance teams to manage title rights and royalties tracking to ensure contract and accounting compliance. • Partner with IT, procurement, and third-party vendors to evaluate and implement new system capabilities. • Work with data analytics teams to improve reporting, KPIs and analytics on product development and commercialization efforts. • Communicate effectively and partner with engineering and business systems developers to prioritize and refine backlogs, ensuring alignment with business strategy and system capabilities. • In addition to large projects, manage small enhancements/projects that align with the goals of the Product Development organizations. • Establish and monitor performance metrics, providing related reporting and statuses to product development and technology leadership, and serving as a conduit for escalations, risk mitigations, etc. • Solidify requirements by analyzing documentation, hosting interviews and conducting research. • Proactively identify, create, support, and sponsor projects related to improvements/enhancements in areas of ownership (both technical and business-related). This includes creating business requirements and user stories. • Assist with and conduct QA and user acceptance testing. • Resolve production issues escalated by product support teams.

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years in the capacity of a product owner in a technology organization • Experience working with product development-based applications such as PLM, PIM, Configuration Lifecycle Management (CLM), content management, title and rights management, project management systems, etc. • Bachelor's degree in information services, information technology, computer science, business or related area • Minimum of 1 year of recent experience as a business analyst / product owner managing a SaaS application • Extensive experience working in Agile development environments • Strong written and verbal communication skills to interact with a wide audience: IT, development, product management, operations, account support, vendors/partners, customers, and management/leadership • Capable of working with a mix of in person, remote and offshore team members • Ability to work across several lines of business to achieve long-term organizational goals • Ability to contribute and manage effectively within a fast-paced, fluid environment • Ability to learn and adapt quickly in a dynamic environment

🏖️ Benefits

• competitive health insurance and mental health options • 401(k) plan • stock options • basic life insurance • paid time off • parental leave • access to best-in-class development programs