Senior Product Owner

**Senior Product Owner, Product Management / R&D**The role is responsible for analyzing and defining business needs and assists in testing and implementation of the ERP software. Provides the functional and business expertise to assist in identifying, evaluating and developing new QAD solutions or enhancements to existing products. Works across the business and involves staff from various functions to resolve issues and acts as an expert in his or her areas of product responsibilities, and strives to complete innovative cost effective solutions to solve complex business process issues.**What you will do**- Independently analyze business needs, define, and create business software use cases and granular user stories in conjunction with business experts, Product Managers and customers. Research and update of the solution defined use cases / user scenarios in collaboration with other POs across the business flow (not limited to a single function). Create User Stories for sprint or more granular development and testing. Contribute to the Engineering team by collaborating on scrum development activities.- Provide initial screen designs in collaboration with UX Agent and Liaison. Provide guidelines to QA's to direct their testing strategy. This role functions across the QAD business and works deeply with existing customers to better understand their process needs.- Business overview validation of completed solutions working with SEs and QAs. Executing solution components and completed sprints, release based on use cases and business expectations.- Ability to demo solutions to product managers, customers and business experts.- Contribute to and lead team members through all implementation efforts, including design, build, test, documentation and go-live activities- Collaboration across the QAD Solution Suite. Provide and share expertise with other Product Owners, Product Managers and Scrum teams to develop effective QAD solutions. Recommend business process changes based on best business practices with our software.- Assist in development and delivery of product documentation and training materials as a Subject Matter Expert (SME).Mentor new R&D Product Owners and other team members. Assist other team members in their professional development and growth.- Work closely with Consulting Services and Service Delivery to assist with customer implementations and support during the Early Adopter phase. Perform initial triage of escalated customer functional issues and recommend disposition and/or resolution.**What you need**:- Education/Licenses: Bachelor’s Degree required- Experience: 5-8 years of related experience, preferably in a global ERP software company- Fundamental Software development skills ideally from a Scrum background or similar rapid development methodology, working knowledge of QAD supported technologies, platforms and languages.- Experience interpreting user needs and writing or editing use cases and user stories for new systems, systems changes or system enhancements. Must be comfortable and capable of creating and presenting complex ideas and technical solutions and leading teams and workgroups.- Required Travel: 20 % Aprox.**Who You Are**- You have a proactive and solution oriented mindset.- Your positive attitude has a strong impact and is infectious to the people you deal with.- You are knowledgeable in software development processes and lifecycle management.- You are able to handle some periods of high stress.- Someone who can work in a 24/7 environment.- Demonstrates experience in effectively presenting technical information to non-technical audiences.- Demonstrates QAD core values - Partnership with Our Customers, Commitment to Excellence, innovation, Global Teamwork, Integrity, and Respect for the person.**What We Offer**- Your health and well being are important to us at QAD. We provide programs that help you strike a healthy work life balance.- Opportunity to join a growing business, launching into its next phase of expansion and transformation.- Collaborative culture of smart and hard-working people who support one another to get the job done.- An atmosphere of growth and opportunity, where idea-sharing is always prioritized over level.- Ongoing learning and development including the opportunity to complete industry certifications (paid for by us)- Compensation packages based on experience and desired skill set**Who We Are**QAD Inc. is a leading provider of adaptive, cloud-based enterprise software and services for global manufacturing companies. Global manufacturers face ever-increasing disruption caused by technology-driven innovation and changing consumer preferences. In order to survive and thrive, manufacturers must be able to innovate and change business models at unprecedented rates of speed. QAD calls these companies Adaptive Manufacturing Enterprises. QAD solutions help customers in the automotive, life sciences, packaging, consumer goods