Marisa B.

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Principal Product Owner @ Discover Financial Services
Wayne, MI, US
Marisa B.'s Location
Wayne, Michigan, United States, United States
About Marisa B.

Daughter | Wife | Mother | Product Owner | Agile Enthusiast | Customer-Centric InnovatorEmpowering Users through Technology for +27 YearsMy journey into the world of technology began unexpectedly in an 11th-grade Pascal coding class with Ms. Boyd at Martin Luther King High School in Detroit, Michigan. This initial spark ignited my path, leading me to pursue my passion through a journey that culminated in earning both my bachelor's and master's degrees in Computer & Information Systems from the University of Detroit Mercy.Throughout my diverse career, the financial industry became my home, a space where I've continually thrived. My roles, spanning various responsibilities, have consistently revolved around empowering clients to excel in their endeavors.As a seasoned Product Owner, I orchestrate the fusion of customer needs, technology, and business objectives to pioneer cutting-edge solutions. Rooted in the Financial Industry, my expertise encompasses agile methodologies, adept stakeholder management, precise prioritization, and serving as a bridge between product and development teams.I find passion in deciphering user behaviors, harnessing insights, and transforming them into remarkable products. Thriving in agile ecosystems, I champion collaboration and iteration, driving product excellence. Over the course of my career, I've led the creation of multiple impactful product features that directly enhance user experiences.Every product encapsulates a unique narrative, and I am dedicated to crafting stories that deeply resonate with users while aligning seamlessly with overarching business goals. Let's connect and embark on an innovative journey together!

Marisa B.'s Current Company Details
Discover Financial Services

Discover Financial Services

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Principal Product Owner
Wayne, MI, US
Marisa B. Work Experience Details
  • Discover Financial Services
    Principal Product Owner
    Discover Financial Services
    Wayne, Mi, Us
  • Discover Financial Services
    Principal Product Owner
    Discover Financial Services Oct 2022 - Present
    Riverwoods, Il, Us
    As a Principal Product Owner, I work within a product family group to modernize technology torecover monies from clients that have file bankruptcy. I ensure an outcome for a product isdelivered that meets the requests from stakeholders and customers. This requires a fundamentalunderstanding of the business and its constraints (financial, marketing, compliance, legal,service, the customer environment, the technical capabilities, the user experience, etc.) toprovide a solution that satisfies all stakeholders and customers.• Interacts and collaborates with stakeholders on key product considerations andaligns with product vision, features and roadmap. Leverages customer insights,feedback, financials, compliance, and risk data to define product features androadmap in partnership with other SMEs.• Builds product backlog, prioritize its items to achieve Objectives and Key Results(OKRs) and continuously keep it up to date. Holds meetings with the product team tocontinuously update product backlog. Ensures product features and processes alignwith applicable Discover compliance and risk management standards. Ensuresproduct adheres to the highest quality standards, including releasing securitypatches not linked to customers.• Defines functional and non-functional product requirements; ensure completeness;integral and consistent; source of requirements for product team. Creates andvalidate user story acceptance criteria. Defines and ensures appropriate testingframeworks for product features (e.g., market testing, functional performance, etc.).• Partners with business technology to create technical features that are required tocontinuously optimize system components and underline infrastructure maintenance.• Builds a culture of accountability and ownership by empowering the product team tomake decisions as close to the work as possible.
  • Epiq
    Product Owner
    Epiq Jul 2022 - Sep 2022
    New York, New York, Us
  • Rocket Mortgage
    Product Owner
    Rocket Mortgage Nov 2018 - Jul 2022
    Detroit, Michigan, Us
    (Rocket Mortgage Client Website) As a Product Owner, I bridge the gap between product strategy and development to release features to a website in the FinTech sector that receives 98% client use, averages 800,000 visitors a month, and generates more than $9 billion per year in company revenue. • Following an iterative design and development process, drive the execution, delivery, and outcome of the product throughout the entire product lifecycle. • Translate features into user stories within the team’s backlog to reflect stakeholders’ requirements. • Manages delivery of scope, partners with delivery teams to ensure user stories are clear, and resolves open issues/questions quickly and efficiently.• A tactical member of the development team who attends daily and weekly Scrum meetings. In addition, ensure the developers are working efficiently and on the right items.• Product demos with different stakeholders and users to get feedback for product improvement • Coordinate dependencies with other Product Owners when deliverables are dependent on other Teams for completion, attending PO synchronizations as needed.• Find solutions involving data services between external vendors, internal services, and database applications.• Handle aggressive deadlines and balance multiple projects while maintaining system integrity.• Interpersonal and relationship management skills to effectively collaborate with varying levels of the organization as needed.• Collaborate with Product Architect to determine Enablers and coordinate Enabler Rollout.• Utilize modeling tools such as Gliffy to prepare process flows. • Experience with GIT/source code management.
  • Quicken Loans
    Business Analyst
    Quicken Loans Jan 2016 - Nov 2018
    Detroit, Mi, Us
    (MyQL Client Website)As I Business Analyst, I used my business analysis capabilities to work on one of the core teams supporting a B2C transactional website to improve and streamline processes that help an organization meet its objectives and reach goals. • Evaluated mortgage operations business processes, anticipated requirements, uncovered areas for improvement, and developed and implemented solutions. • Translated features into user stories within the team’s backlog while managing, ranking, and prioritizing the backlog to reflect stakeholders’ requirements. • Documented clients’ needs and analyzes business processes from a technology standpoint to create process diagrams for a visual representation and/or detailed process to be presented to developers.• A tactical member of the development team who attended daily and weekly Scrum meetings. In addition, ensuring the developers worked efficiently and on the right items. Also, prepare test plans and performed user acceptance testing.• Coordinated dependencies with other Business Analysts when deliverables are dependent on other Teams for completion, attended project synchronizations as needed.• Apart from product demos with different stakeholders and users to get feedback for product improvement. Also, stakeholders to gain insight into how clients experience the product. • Interpersonal and relationship management skills helped to effectively collaborate with varying levels of the organization as needed.
  • Quicken Loans
    Business Analyst
    Quicken Loans Jan 2014 - Dec 2015
    Detroit, Mi, Us
    (Document Conversion)As I Business Analyst, I used my business analysis capabilities on a cross-functional team supporting a document conversion into our document storage and retrieval system to improve and streamline processes that help an organization meet its objectives and reach goals.• Found solutions involving data services between external vendors, internal services, and database applications.• Worked with a variety of partners such as Business Consultants, business members, Engineers, and QA to deliver quality technology solutions to the business goals.• Handled aggressive deadlines and balanced multiple responsibilities while maintaining system integrity.• Wrote use cases or specifications for changes by analyzing the impact of the request and business process.• Provided training and mentorship to new team members and business partners.• A part of an Agile Software Development process, working in conjunction with users/stakeholders and the technical delivery team.• Documented clients’ needs and analyzes business processes from a technology standpoint to create process diagrams in Gliffy for a visual representation and/or detailed process to be presented to developers.• Coordinated dependencies with other Business Analysts when deliverables are dependent on other Teams for completion, attended project synchronizations as needed.• Interpersonal and relationship management skills helped to effectively collaborate with varying levels of the organization as needed.
  • Quicken Loans
    Business Analyst
    Quicken Loans Feb 2013 - Jan 2014
    Detroit, Mi, Us
    (OnBase)As a Business Analyst, I worked on a team of Business Analysts that supported various applications. My focus was a document management system called OnBase to improve and streamline processes that helped the company meet its objectives and reach goals.• Worked with a variety of partners such as Business Consultants, business members, and Engineers to deliver quality technology solutions to the business goals.• Analyzed and evaluated business processes, anticipated requirements, uncovered areas for improvement, and developed and implemented solutions. • Performed responsibilities including planning, preparing, and documenting information obtained during the meetings as well as identifying and communicating, tracking action items, and ultimately making sure all commitments are met timely.• Configured workflows for processes using OnBase Config application.• Performed manual testing by creating test documents, test cases, bugs/defect tracking, defect management using TFS, and Test Manager.• Provided training and mentorship to new team members and business partners.• Handled aggressive deadlines and balanced multiple responsibilities while maintaining system integrity.• Updated, implemented and ensured timely completion of projects.
  • Comerica Bank
    Technical Business Analyst
    Comerica Bank Jun 2005 - Feb 2013
    Dallas, Tx, Us
    - Plan develop, and implement custom applications or enhancements including researching and analyzing customer needs, modifying existing programs, assisting in the conversion of operating systems, and preparing appropriate documentation in accordance with established methods and procedures using Access 2003, PL/SQL, and/or Crystal Reports.- Knowledgeable of specialized Document & Imaging System (Unisys Client Work Manager) in the assigned support area and a key resource in the area on technical issues, report generation, and analytical data.- Participate or provide oversight in gathering requirements, developing test plans and strategies, and developing and/or reviewing test scripts with test team.

Marisa B. Education Details

  • University Of Detroit Mercy
    University Of Detroit Mercy
    General
  • University Of Detroit Mercy
    University Of Detroit Mercy
    Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Senior High School
    Martin Luther King Jr. Senior High School
    Science & Applied Technology

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Marisa B. works for Discover Financial Services

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Marisa B.'s current role is Principal Product Owner.

What schools did Marisa B. attend?

Marisa B. attended University Of Detroit Mercy, University Of Detroit Mercy, Martin Luther King Jr. Senior High School.

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