On-Premise and Operations Product Owner

Rally Software Development located in Boulder, Colorado is a dynamic, start-up that provides software-driven enterprises a complete solution of knowledge, coaching and tooling to succeed with Agile, the next generation of development practices.

We are recognized nationally as the best product in our category (Jolt Award 2006, 2007, 2008), locally as the most innovative product (IQ Awards) and as a top "Best Company to Work For" in Colorado.

We are seeking a sharp, innovative Product Owner (Technical Product Manager) that can understand and prioritize customer, sales, strategic, and market requirements and transform them into shippable code that is delivered to production every eight weeks.

Responsibilities include:

• Aggregating input from customers and all stakeholders to form a single view of the prioritized requirements for the On-Demand Operations Scrum and the On-Premise Scrum for Rally's enterprise Agile lifecycle management application
• Working with on-premise customers, customer care, engineering, and operations to define and rank the backlog of requirements for our on-premise product
• Working with the engineering team, operations team, and support team to define and rank the strategic and tactical backlog for our On-Demand Operations Scrum
• Defining acceptance criteria for requirements
• Working with the team on a day-to-day basis and during release and iteration planning.
• Prioritizing features according to market value
• Accepting or rejecting work results
• Representing the interests of the business in development team discussions
• Working with engineering and support to prioritize product and release backlogs
• Working with sales team to help close deals
• Assisting in training customers and sales on new features
• Teaming with support to resolve issues from customers
• Tracking competitors and the market landscape in general

The ideal candidate will have the following experience and attributes:

• 5+ years experience as a product owner, product manager or program manager in a successful commercial, software environment. Will consider broad software experience such as developer, architect, development manager, or technical sales
• Prior experience in an Agile development environment
• Directly participated in multiple new product development efforts
• Proven track record of successfully working with engineering to deliver high-productivity, customer-focused software by providing design leadership, functional specifications, prototypes, feature/issue prioritization, documentation, and test plan reviews
• Success working directly with stakeholders through various channels for requirements gathering, road map discussions, feature/issue assistance, and support cases
• A basic technical knowledge of VMWare, Java Web Applications, and Relational Databases
• Demonstrated cross-functional leadership skills
• Ability to influence and gain buy-in for initiatives
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

At Rally we're looking for people who are passionate about the software industry and want to work with the best and brightest. We value teamwork, the ability to meet commitments and a successful track record. We strive for a healthy, productive work/life balance, while enjoying the opportunity to substantially contribute to the direction and success of a vibrant software business. Rally offers excellent compensation, benefits and stock options with an exceptional opportunity to grow.

If this sounds like an environment in which you might thrive, please email resume to jobs@rallydev.com.

No third parties.

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