Product Owner- Mobile
We are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced, and highly driven Product Owner to support and lead our mobile app solutions. The Frontline Education mobile app is a quick and easy way for clients to access important information and functionality from their Frontline solutions while on-the-go.
You would help steer the mobile roadmap and drive all components from ideation through design, deployment, and operations while working in an exciting, fast-paced, agile environment.
This role reports to Mobile product leader and works closely with Development, Architecture, UX Design, Sales, Customer Success, Clients and Strategic Partners to deliver solutions that simplify and mobilize the daily work life of the front line of education.
Primary Responsibilities:
Lives in the software product backlog, owning, creating, refining, and prioritizing business requirements Collaborates with multiple solution scrum teams to estimate, groom, and plan for the highest priority mobile features Participates in backlog grooming and prioritization and recurring scrum ceremonies, including stand-ups and retrospectives Conducts customer validation sessions to ensure prioritized features meet customer needs Provides support, decision-making, and validation during design and development Ensures requirements, project status, and release notes are properly documented Trains and supports internal stakeholders on existing, under development, and new feature/function Works collaboratively with the Frontline product teams to support product vision and strategy with mobile features Communicates with clarity across multiple stakeholders, collaborates with business partners and development teams, to provides support in companywide decisions Informs on plans, status, and progress against key performance indicators (KPIs) with both external and internal stakeholders Partners with the UX team through research and customer validation to ensure we are solving problems in the right way Participates in customer-facing situations and/or user conferences as a product expert Leads new product launches from start to finish Ensures the voice of the customer permeates all aspects of the product development process Develops and monitors KPIs to ensure strong client and business outcomes
Your Attributes:
Is this the right opportunity for you?
You love mobile products and get excited about solving complicated, and often ambiguous problems, and having autonomy in decision making You love answering the question, What problem am I trying to solve? You enjoy bringing new and innovative products to market You like creating win-wins for clients and the company You are a strong project manager that ensures all elements of a project are well-coordinated You can deliver intuitive, streamlined, and easy-to-use solutions that don’t compromise on functionality or compliance You understand the value of UX and can work effectively in partnership with our User Experience team and solve problems the right way through research and validation You do not shy away from engaging with cross functional teams and understand we are only successful when we all work in the same direction You are an engaging and outstanding communicator who excels at negotiating across cross-functional teams You’re an analytical thinker who can understand the impacts of new ideas to all parts of your solutions as well as how your solution behaves in a platform context You’re agreeable to occasional travel (< 5%)
Required Qualifications:
Who we are:
Frontline Education is a pioneer of school administration software purpose-built for K-12 districts. We provide innovative, connected solutions for student and special programs, business operations, and human capital management with powerful data and analytics to empower educators and administrators. We earn the trust of K-12 leaders across the U.S. by serving as a consistently high-performing, forthright partner of school districts through every dimension of the company.
We're a group of unique and talented individuals that love what we do. We've been lucky enough to land jobs with a rapidly growing tech company that supports an appreciative and friendly customer base. We work hard to make our customers happy, but we like to have a good time in the process. We are a company that strives to think in terms of “we” instead of “me.” We believe in the philosophy of servant leadership and that it’s all about putting others first. We also value the balance between family and work.
Frontline embraces diversity, equity, and inclusivity. We are intentionally building a workplace that respects, supports, and values the identities of all our employees. We believe this to be foundational in developing a strong community in our company. Frontline Education is an equal opportunity employer and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
The perks of being a Frontliner:
Frontline offers a competitive compensation package including a base salary, rewarding bonus structure, 401k match, and unlimited PTO! Our company growth has created a promising environment for career advancement and rewarding challenges. We offer a tuition reimbursement program for eligible college credit coursework available to employees depending on their status and length of employment.