Product Owner/Portfolio Manager- Hybrid- Des Moines, IA at INFO ORIGIN INC – Des Moines, Iowa

Product Owner / Portfolio Manager

The role focuses on managing a portfolio of IT products while acting as a Product Owner. It involves driving product strategy, aligning IT solutions with business needs, leading cross-functional (fusion) teams, and ensuring continuous improvement through performance metrics and user feedback. The position requires strong collaboration with business stakeholders, IT leadership, and vendors.

• Manage a portfolio of IT products and applications, ensuring alignment with business objectives for internal and external users

• Act as Product Owner across the full product lifecycle (planning → development → release → optimization)

• Collaborate with business SMEs, IT teams, vendors, and external agencies to define scope and identify IT solutions

• Create, maintain, and prioritize product backlogs and long-term roadmaps

• Oversee product releases, deployment readiness, performance tracking, and risk management

• Define and monitor KPIs and ensure compliance with federal and IT governance standards

• Manage vendor relationships, SLAs, interoperability issues, and service delivery performance

• Handle IT product financials including budgeting, cost tracking, and reporting

• Lead cross-functional fusion teams and ensure effective collaboration across departments

• Allocate resources, monitor team performance, and support team members

• Facilitate Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, reviews, backlog grooming, user story development)

• Use user feedback and performance data to refine features, acceptance criteria, and delivery priorities

• Work with Executive Technology Officers (ETOs) to align product development with enterprise strategy

• Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships and ensure consistent communication

• Project Management (scope, budget, timeline, resources) – 5+ years

• Product Ownership / Portfolio Management – 2+ years

• Requirements Elicitation & Documentation – 5+ years

• Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) knowledge – 5+ years

• Vendor Management & Collaboration – 5+ years

• Agile methodologies (Scrum, backlog prioritization, sprint planning) – 3+ years

• User story creation and product backlog management

• Release planning and delivery management

• High-quality documentation (project plans, BRDs, user stories, process maps, reports) – 5+ years

• Understanding of IT governance and compliance frameworks

• Strong stakeholder communication (technical + business + leadership level) – 5+ years

• Ability to manage expectations and present product strategy

• Team leadership and cross-functional coordination

• IT Vendor Management – 3+ years

• Budget planning and financial oversight

• Performance metrics tracking and data-driven decision making