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About the team:

We are looking for an enthusiastic, creative and inspired Product Owner to help define, design, build, and launch innovative Talent Management products for our customers. As a Product Owner, you will be a key member of our product team, responsible for driving growth and success through the end-to-end product delivery process.

You will be working energetically and collaboratively with our customer success, marketing, sales, and engineering teams to identify customer needs and product opportunities, define value-driven product solutions, bring the solutions to market, and continually measure product success.

About the role

• Ensure that the team always has an adequate amount of prior prepared tasks to work on
• Collaborate effectively with business, engineering, and design to bring product solutions to life
• Plan and prioritize product feature backlog and development for the product
• Work to define product vision, roadmap, and growth opportunities
• Assess value, develop cases, and prioritize stories, epics, and themes to ensure work focuses on those with maximum value that are aligned with product strategy
• Provide backlog management, iteration planning, and elaboration of the user stories
• Create and maintain a product backlog according to business value or ROI
• Provide an active role in mitigating impediments impacting successful team completion of Release/Sprint Goals
• Research and stay abreast of the competitive landscape and market trends in the Talent Management software space
• Keep abreast with Agile/Scrum best practices and new trends
• Provide functional demonstrations of products
• Assist in drafting and editing product-related documentation
• Work with cross functional teams in support of product launch
• Collect customer feedback, analyze usage data, and develop insights to inform product decisions

Basic Qualifications:

• 2+ years’ experience interpreting, formalizing, and communicating business and/or product requirements in a product role
• 2+ years’ experience in product life cycle, software development processes, and user interface design
• Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills
• Ability to evaluate user feedback and competitive insights to inform product decisions
• Superior written and oral communication skills with the ability to collaborate with multiple teams/stakeholders with strong organizational and analytical skills


Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with SaaS systems
• Experience in product experimentation and optimization
• Experience in Human Resources technology, with special emphasis in Benefits Administration
• Ability to work both independently and in team-oriented structures
• Ability to travel domestically and abroad to remote engineering teams


UKG is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace, including the recruitment process.      

Disability Accommodation:  

For individuals with disabilities that need additional assistance at any point in the application and interview process, please email UKGCareers@ukg.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer    

Ultimate Kronos Group is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive work environment. All qualified applicants will receive considerations for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, veteran status, and any other legally protected status under federal, state, or local anti-discrimination laws.      

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Disability Accommodation 

For individuals with disabilities that need additional assistance at any point in the application and interview process, please email UKGCareers@ukg.com.  

The pay range for this position is $99,800.00 to $143,450.00, however, base pay offered may vary depending on skills, experience, job-related knowledge and location. This position is also eligible for a short-term incentive and a long-term incentive as part of total compensation. Information about UKG’s comprehensive benefits can be reviewed on our careers site at https://www.ukg.com/careers