Product Owner

Job Description

Summary of Position

We are currently seeking a Product Owner to fill an opening on the Content Supply Chain team within the STARZ UX team. This position will work with Product Designers, Business Users and Development teams to create a cohesive vision for various products and design and deliver an elegant and intuitive experience for our users. The ideal candidate will thrive in a work environment that requires strong problem-solving skills and independent self-direction, coupled with an aptitude for team collaboration and open communication. The candidate will also have a desire to be part of creating a new team and collaboratively defining ways of working and processes. The most important factors in identifying our ideal candidate will be their documentation and facilitation abilities. This position will focus on system integration analysis and design, working closely with customers, functional teams, application developers, respective users, and internal business leaders on defining and documenting various applications and system processes. The ideal candidate will have a passion for taking complex interconnected systems and breaking them down into intuitive process flows and clear and concise requirements. This position will report to the User Experience Manager, Content Supply Chain.

Responsibilities
• Evaluate existing systems and identify areas for improvement.
• Work alongside the UX Research team to create and facilitate appropriate testing plans and perform analysis e.g. determining KPI's for Business Cases and outline benchmark testing and user testing criteria.
• Make strategic recommendations related to core, and new, functions and features.
• Work collaboratively with business users, executives, developers, and testers to:
• Facilitate requirements gathering sessions,
• Document business processes flows and requirements,
• Oversee the implementation of new systems and improvements to existing systems.
• Work alongside a Product Designer to deliver feature requirements packages containing process flows, feature requirements, and a cohesive UI design.
• Coordinate and manage meetings (Including: Development Feasibility; Feature Kickoff with Development Team; Sprint Review Demo; Discovery and Requirements Gathering, Post-release, Project Level User Retrospectives)
• Attend Dev Team Standups
• Manage and update JIRA tickets post Project Request Review
• Configuration of project space documentation
• BRD Creation
• Business area and development team communication relating to requirements
• Feature/Project Presentation creation
• Walkthrough of User Acceptance Testing with Business Users
• Check delivered features against requirements to confirm requirements have been met
• Detailed requirements documented as user stories (for UAT)
• Requirements change management (and escalation when needed)
• Feature planning and timeline management
• Requirements backlog management (Post Epic kickoff)

Qualifications & Skills
• A bachelor's degree in business or related field or an MBA.
• 3+ years of experience in Business Analysis or related field.
• Excellent analytical and conceptual thinking skills.
• Strong documentation skills.
• Excellent planning, organizational, and time management skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience creating detailed reports and giving presentations.
• Experience leading and developing top-performing teams.
• Experience creating process flows and writing detailed requirements
• The ability to influence stakeholders and work closely with them to determine acceptable solutions.
• A track record of following through on commitments.
• A history of leading and supporting successful projects.
• Strong working knowledge of Confluence, Asana, JIRA, Figma and Miro a plus
• Experience working with Audio/Video components a plus

About Starz

STARZ (www.starz.com), a Lionsgate company, is a leading global media streaming platform committed to delivering premium content that amplifies narratives by, about and for women and underrepresented audiences. STARZ is home to the highly rated and first-of-its-kind STARZ app that offers the ability to stream or download STARZ premium content, as well as the flagship domestic STARZ® service, including STARZ ENCORE, 17 premium pay TV channels, and the associated on-demand and online services. In 2018, STARZ launched its international premium streaming platform STARZPLAY, now LIONSGATE+, to provide subscribers access to bold, curated storytelling. LIONSGATE+, coupled with the STARZPLAY ARABIA joint venture in MENA and Lionsgate Play in South and Southeast Asia, has a footprint that extends across the globe. STARZ and LIONSGATE+ are available across digital OTT platforms and multichannel video distributors, including cable operators, satellite television providers, and telecommunications companies around the world. In February 2021, STARZ launched #TakeTheLead, a multi-faceted and innovative inclusion initiative expanding its existing efforts to improve representation on screen, behind the camera and throughout the company.

With the Company aligning its studio operations behind the growth of its streaming business, Starz has become one of the pre-eminent modern premium global streaming platforms. Offering subscribers more than 7,500 television episodes, including Starz original series and provocative documentaries, along with a broad catalogue of first-run movies, Starz is taking the lead in delivering relatable premium content that makes it the platform of choice among a wide spectrum of female, African-American and other historically underserved audiences. Its focused brand, premium content and freedom from legacy relationships position Starz at the forefront of the new bundles emerging throughout the media ecosystem, a compelling value proposition to complement virtually every kind of subscription platform.

Distinguished by its successful and focused content strategy, top programming, exceptional curation and speed to market, Starz has quickly scaled its platform to become one of the most widely distributed and fastest-growing OTT services in the world, with OTT subscribers making up more than half of its global subscriber base. The Starzplay International premium subscription service offers a ''best of global SVOD'' content portfolio in more than 50 countries throughout Europe, Latin America, Canada, Japan and India through a bespoke and expanding network of distribution partners. The Starzplay Arabia joint venture is one of the leading SVOD operators in the fast-growing Middle East and North Africa region. The proprietary and highly-rated Starz app, a proven hit with US audiences, continues to roll out internationally.
Our Benefits
• Full Coverage – Medical, Vision, and Dental
• Work/Life Balance – generous sick days, vacation days, holidays, and Impact Day
• 401(k) company matching
• Tuition Reimbursement (up to graduate degree)

Compensation

$73,100 - $111,900

EEO Statement

Nearest Major Market: Denver

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g46yj7-3-144-189-177-42 in your application.