AVP Product Analyst

The Product Owner / Analyst works within the agile process and is the final authority for decisions regarding priority, business value, and functionality for all the work done by the Agile development team. The Product Owner / Analyst possesses an in depth knowledge of goals and desired objectives of the project, as well as analytical skills to assess and articulate what needs to be built.

Responsibilities:

Liaison & Communication

• Acts as a fully integrated team member.

• Ably represents the business user and product priorities.

• Uses clear goals to communicate vision at the beginning of every release and sprint so that the team understands and is equipped to realize it.

• Analyzes business systems and clearly communicates requirements through epics and stories so they are understood.

• Communicates status outside the team.

Agile Scrum Team

• Creates, maintains, prioritizes, and sequences the product backlog based on business value or ROI.

• Creates user stories and acceptance tests from themes and features granular enough for a single sprint.

• Prioritizes user stories by business value.

• Decides which user stories are scheduled into sprints.

• Provides rapid feedback.

• Participates in product increment planning, daily stand-up meetings (scrums), reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, demos and other Scrum-related meetings.

Application Support

• Reviews deliverable and demonstrable code after every sprint, and has the authority to accept or reject.

• Develops and maintains standards for testing and progress visibility.

• Provides progress reporting.

• Assists as needed with backlog maintenance.

• Assists with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information.

• Assists with prioritization and resolution of defects / bugs

Management

• Is always accessible and participates proactively and constantly in the team activities.

• Steers the project to ensure delivery of business value.

• Is visible, vocal, and objective.

• Qualifications

  •  5-10 years Financial services experience

  • A track record of innovative thinking and problem solving

  • Business Analysis experience

  • Product management experience within an agile delivery framework

  • Track record of delivering in Agile software development methodologies

  • AWS/Cloud project or product experience preferred

  • Passion for delivering the best client experience both internally and externally

  • Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively with all levels of staff and management across multiple partner teams

  • Exemplary collaboration, interpersonal, and presentation skills

  • Superior skill and ability in multi-tasking and appropriate prioritization

  • Ability to effectively respond to dynamically changing work environment and to positively influence business outcomes

Why LPL? 

At LPL, we believe that objective financial guidance is a fundamental need for everyone. As the nation’s leading independent broker-dealer, we offer an integrated platform of proprietary technology, brokerage, and investment advisor services. We provide you with a work environment that encourages your creativity and growth, a leadership team that is supportive and responsive, and the opportunity to create a career that has no limits, only amazing potential.

We are one team on one mission. We take care of our advisors, so they can take care of their clients.

Because our company is not too big and not too small, you can seize the opportunity to make a real impact. We are committed to supporting workplace equality, and we embrace the different perspectives and backgrounds of our employees.We also care for our communities, and we encourage our employees to do the same. This creates an environment in which you can do your best work.

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Information on Interviews:

LPL will only communicate with a job applicant directly from an @lpl.com email address and will never conduct an interview online or in a chatroom forum.  During an interview, LPL will not request any form of payment from the applicant, or information regarding an applicant’s bank or credit card.  Should you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact LPL’s Human Resources Solutions Center at (800) 877-7210.