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Job Description Insight Global is looking for a Junior Product Owner to join one of their financial services clients in New York City. The Junior Product Owner will support the Product Owner in developing, enhancing, and delivering digital products and internal tools. This role operates under the Product Owner, contributing directly to backlog management, business documentation, agile delivery, and process improvement. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, collaborative, and comfortable translating business needs into actionable requirements. Key Responsibilities: -Work directly under the Product Owner to execute the product vision, roadmap, and priorities. -Assist in backlog grooming, sprint planning, and stakeholder alignment. -Serve as a point of coordination between the Product Owner, developers, UX, and business teams. -Help manage and prioritize the product backlog aligned with strategic goals. -Write clear, concise user stories, tasks, and acceptance criteria. -Participate in sprint ceremonies: daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives. -Support delivery of product enhancements, feature launches, and process improvements. -Engage business stakeholders in working discussions to understand needs, gaps, and opportunities. -Document business requirements, workflows, use cases, and process maps. -Translate business needs into functional requirements for developers and QA. -Identify issues or dependencies and escalate appropriately to the Product Owner. -Create and manage JIRA epics, stories, tasks, and dashboards to maintain transparency across teams. -Ensure story quality, acceptance criteria, and documentation meet internal standards. -Support documentation in Confluence including product guides, requirements, and sprint notes. -Create and update standard operating procedures (SOPs), product manuals, and training guides. -Write release notes, how-to guides, and user documentation. -Assist with training sessions and user onboarding for new tools or enhancements. -Partner with operations, technology, compliance, data, and product teams to support end-to-end delivery. -Manage feedback loops between users and the development team. -Support UAT cycles by testing features, documenting results, and gathering user feedback. We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to HR@insightglobal.com.To learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global's Workforce Privacy Policy: Skills and Requirements -1-3 years of experience as a Business Analyst, Junior Product Owner, or similar role. -Strong understanding of Agile methodologies (Scrum or Kanban). -Hands-on experience with JIRA and Confluence. -Strong skills in writing user stories, business requirements, and process documentation. -Ability to lead working sessions and communicate effectively with business and technical teams. -Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; attention to detail. -Experience in financial services, technology, or other complex, regulated environments. -Basic understanding of data structures, integrations, or system architecture. -Experience with product analytics or basic UX principles.

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