About Us
Partner Valuation Advisors (PVA) is actively hiring professionals to meet the increasing demands of our client base. Founded by nationally respected industry veterans, we are blazing a new trail in the valuation industry with the commitment to provide a better experience for our clients and our employees. We offer the excitement of a startup with the stability of an industry-leading parent company, and a culture that values innovation and fun.
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Summary
The Product Owner is responsible for aligning business needs with platform capabilities, managing multiple initiatives, and collaborating with internal development teams and external vendors. They are liaisons between stakeholders, development teams, and operations and assist with setting prioritization to balance the needs of our stakeholders, our clients, and our platform. They will leverage knowledge and experience to optimize product functionality, triage challenges, and coordinate change management. For external platforms, they stay updated on vendor roadmaps, advocate for beneficial features, and ensure efficient licensing and utilization.
Additionally, the Product Owner acts as the technology advocate/champion, driving adoption and removing roadblocks. They build and maintain product roadmaps, track utilization metrics, and work closely with business stakeholders to translate their needs into actionable requests, ensuring Partner meets our evolving business requirements.
The position may be remote or hybrid, based on location. This is a full time role. Regular business hours vary based on business needs, but generally are from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Managing life and work responsibilities is unique for everyone. Reasonable accommodates will be offered, as needed, to meet the responsibilities and requirements, where possible.
Responsibilities and Duties
- Maintain and provide insight into the business needs and knowledge of company systems and participate in prioritization processes
- Provide insight and work with Operations to determine the scale/type of changes that we can make at one time, to ensure we are growing and pushing the business
- For internally developed platforms, coordinate with the Development Team on changes:
- Manage and maintain multiple initiatives or platforms at one time
- Act as product leader for agile team(s) associated with platforms assigned
- Participate in Triage efforts as needed to support the development and support process
- Participate in or create Major Initiatives Charter Documents and Initiative Definition Documents
- Decision making responsibility for functionality in the assigned platforms, based on initiative size/scope;
- Maintain the approach for products to be configurable without development touches, for product/SMEs to be empowered to make changes through configuration
- Configuration vs. coding
- Modules within report writers
- For external/licensed platforms assigned:
- Understand and stay up to date on vendors product roadmap
- Identify new features beneficial to company and spearhead their implementation
- Advocate to the vendor to develop features that would benefit company
- Understand the licensing model and ensure that company efficiently manages it
- Understand the product and be able to lead/assist someone in the business with leveraging it, and/or perform the configuration for the business as necessary.
- For internal or external/licensed platforms assigned:
- Act as the evangelist for the platform across the enterprise ensuring that it is leveraged in all areas that would be beneficial
- Advocate for and potentially participate in necessary testing before rolling changes to production
- Work with Operations on change management (and testing?) for new technology rollouts
- Understand the disaster recovery/business continuity requirements for the platform and ensure that appropriate plans are in place at all times
- Build and maintain a Product Roadmap for the platform covering: current functionality, planned features/enhancements, planned upgrades, etc…
- Establish and track appropriate metrics to measure the utilization of the platform
- For business areas assigned:
- Work with key business stakeholders and clients when applicable to understand specific needs and translate that into PTT work requests for consideration
- Understand key requirements and priorities and represent those in the intake and prioritization process
- Understand the platforms necessary for the business areas assigned
Qualifications
- Strong communication, written, and organizational skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects at once
- Strategic thinking and task prioritization
- Innovation oriented mindset—actively identifying platform improvements
- Ability to work independently and as a member of a team
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills
- Ability to work full time, generally from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday
- Relevant work experience in commercial real estate and/or appraisal is/is not required
Preferred
- Relevant Work Experience and/or Education:
- Relevant work experience may include, but not limited to: business analyst, operations analyst, business systems analyst, project manager, IT consultant, agile team lead/Scrum master, operations manager, or a related field in technology, or business
- Degree, or concentration may include, but not limited to: business administration, computer science, information systems, information technology project management, product management, operations management, real estate, finance, or a related field in technology or business
- Experience in product ownership, task prioritization, and/or change management
- Experience with Databases and API integrations
- Prior experience in appraisal related businesses
- Interest in advancing the appraisal industry through culture, technology, and innovation
What you can expect from us
- A culture of Innovation and Fun
- We welcome novel ideas and solutions from all team members
- An open-door policy with supervisors and management
- A supportive and collaborative work environment
- Professional development
- Team activities
- Salary Range: $90,000 - $115,000
- Competitive Benefits:
- Medical, Dental, & Vision
- Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits (available on the first of the month following start date)
- HealthiestYou Membership, Virtual Doctor Visits, in states the program is offered
- General Medical
- Mental Health
- Dermatology
- Additional Insurance Coverage
- Employer-paid Basic Life Insurance Policy
- Employer-Paid Short-Term Disability (for employees in states that do not offer SDI)
- 401k Benefits Package
- Paid Time Off, Holidays, and Sick Time
- 15 days Paid Vacation Annually
- Holidays: 11 paid holidays, including 3 floating holidays
- Sick Time: 48 hours of sick time per calendar year
- Commuter Benefits
- Please note: This is a general list of benefits. Conditions, limitations, and requirements apply for enrollment. Not all programs and/or benefits are available in all municipalities/states. For any questions, please ask your recruiting.
What we can expect from you
- Experience and knowledge in related fields to role and responsibilities
- Curiosity to continue learning and developing in skillset
- Champion Partner technology initiatives and promote user adoption
- A commitment to positively contribute to company culture
- Ask every question that comes up
Physical Requirements
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk.
- Regular use of computer and related technology.
- Infrequent lifting of lightweight items (up to 10 lbs).
- Attending and/or leading meetings, in person or virtually, which may include note taking, summarizing, and/or task delegation
- Speaking and listening: verbal communication is key in this role, whether presenting, discussing with stakeholders, or coordinating with teams
- Frequently communicate with colleagues, vendors, and market participants via telephone, email, online correspondence, messengers, and video conferencing.
- Frequently compile, interpret, and convey requests from stakeholders, development teams, operations, and vendors.
- Frequently utilize the Microsoft Suite of applications (including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams)
- Frequently utilize data visualization software for product road mapping, metric tracking, and related tasks
- Occasional mobility, as needed, to move around office for meetings or collaboration
Hybrid/Remote Office Requirements
If working remote or hybrid, the following requirements apply:
- Reliable internet connection
- Ability to work with privacy
- Quiet background for phone or video calls with stakeholders and vendors
Additional Considerations
Partner Valuation Advisors, Inc. is committed to the principles of equal employment. Reasonable accommodates will be offered, as needed, to meet the above responsibilities and requirements. Please feel free to discuss with a recruiter.
Additionally, if you need reasonable accommodations to complete the job application or hiring process, please reach out to us directly at careers@partnerval.com.
Individuals with gap years and/or individuals pursuing a career change are welcomed and appreciated. We will consider qualified applicants who have criminal histories in a manner consistent with the law.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Partner Valuation Advisors, Inc. is committed to the principles of equal employment. We are committed to complying with all federal, state, and local laws providing equal employment opportunities, and all other employment laws and regulations. It is our intent to maintain a work environment that is free of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation based on an individual’s race (including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, religion, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender (including gender identity and gender expression), age (40 years and over), sexual orientation, veteran and/or military status, protected medical leaves (requesting or approved for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act or the California Family Rights Act), domestic violence victim status, political affiliation, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws. The Company is dedicated to the fulfillment of this policy regarding all aspects of employment, including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, placement, transfer, training, promotion, rates of pay, and other compensation, termination, and all other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.
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