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Dallas, Tx, Us

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Manage execution for HR Management System as a Product Owner from product definition and planning through production, release, and end of life.• Develop user stories and requirements while evaluating their potential and practicality by analyzing market and customer needs.• Serve as the central resource with design, process, test, quality and marketing as the product(s) move to production and distribution.• Act as user champion when coordinating product development with business stakeholders and align all development activity with business goals and priorities.• Manage the product backlog, working day-to-day with the product Scrum teams to clarify requirements, balancing business needs with technical requirements, and recommending alternative approaches to meet design requirements when needed.• Collaborate with marketing, sales and service on the development of product positioning, demo design, training courses, sales collateral, etc. to ensure that business objectives are achieved.• Actively participate in the development process by building users stories within the sprint cycle.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Worked with stakeholders to help develop and evolve the overall product vision and prioritize product requirements.• Managed and refined the product backlog, wrote user stories and performed release planning.• Acted as the voice of the customer in the design and development of cloud software products.• Performed user experience testing and continuously incorporated feedback from various channels into the product.• Leveraged data to provide information and drive product decisions.• Worked closely with development team, Scrum Master and participated in Scrum meetings.• Articulated business and customer value to development team and used it to guide prioritization.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Lead new business and project level implementations of warehouse management systems for varies clients.• Conducted stakeholder interviews to gather and document business requirements.• Gap analysis of client requirements, generated workflow process, flow charts and relevant artifacts.• Defined and documented the vision and scope of the project.• Worked with WMS support teams to close projects and transition support to on-going sustainment activities.• Drove completion of UAT and production validation with different business teams, including coordinating testing of report changes, gathering test scripts and managing issue resolution in JIRA.

Irving, Texas

• Assisted business and process owners in the development of self-assessment tools and reporting techniques.• Developed and implemented solutions that significantly improve the internal control environment.• Wrote user stories in JIRA and managed the assignment of user stories to relevant team on the feature and process expertise.• Collaborated with developers and subject matter experts to establish the technical vision and analyze trade offs between usability and performance needs.• Facilitated Scrum planning meetings to coordinate between clients, product owner, DEV and QA teams.• Created new efficiencies, improvements and streamlines major department functions.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Worked with stakeholders to define the product vision and effectively communicate the vision to the team.• Proactively identified and presented opportunities that address challenges faced by the organization and drive a competitive advantage through analysis of industry trends and customer needs.• Ensured each iteration delivered working software and each release is a minimally viable set of features.• Enabled clear, concise and effective reporting and communication flow across product and technical teams.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Programed tracking, timeline development and management, budget management and reconciliation, post-promotional analyses, and internal and external reporting.• Developed effective client and retailer relationships to facilitate communication and execution with internal departments, including creative and production, to ensure that client deliverable is successfully achieved.• Researched, negotiated and planed with third-party vendors and organizations.• Responsible for managing the creative development process and ensuring all concept, graphic design, and copy elements are completed with the appropriate communication priorities and client approvals.• Supported agency partners with coordination of deliverables and updates.• Communicated and interacted effectively with agency team members in all departments and/or clients to deliver timely information and reports.

Tyler, Texas Area