Bremer Bank National Association Looking for Product Owner at Lake Elmo, MN  Full Time

Are we a bank? Absolutely. But when it comes to careers, you’ll find that there’s a lot more to our business than you might expect. We’re passionate about helping customers throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota succeed and grow. Our commitment to authentic and enduring relationships starts by taking time to listen and learn about our customers’ goals, and innovate to solve their challenges, not only through financial resources but also deep knowledge, insights and ideas.

We expect, encourage and reward entrepreneurial thinking from our employees. We have a shared purpose of cultivating thriving communities, inspired by our founder, Otto Bremer, who spent his lifetime supporting the communities that his banks served in new and unexpected ways. That commitment to community and creative problem-solving contributes to Bremer’s culture.

If you want the next chapter in your story to be one where you make a real difference for our customers, communities and economies, we’re the bank to join. We foster diversity, equity and inclusion, building on the legacy of our immigrant founder. If you’re curious, enjoy collaborating, and start each day with the customer in mind, we invite you to join our team!

As a product owner, you will take the lead role in many areas of product development, such as business strategist, product designer, market analyst, customer advocacy and project management. You are a technical person that requires understanding of the ins and outs of application design and development, agile framework, scrum practices, and technology infrastructure. You are directly accountable to business stakeholders for the product and are team oriented and internally focused.

This individual will oversee the deployment and adoption of collaboration tools like Microsoft 365, Atlassian (Jira/Confluence), Cisco Audio/Video, and Slack within our environment. This role combines technical and business skills with leadership talent to deliver collaboration, communication and process improvements for our employees, customers and partners. You must possess a curious mind and a passion for developing talent as you develop your team of Solution Engineers in our organization. An ability to prioritize outcomes and build consensus is essential to properly serve our Bremer employees. Ultimately, you’ll help us build and roll-out products that deliver to the company’s vision. Further responsibilities are:

• Responsible for design and delivery of overall collaboration solution strategy
• Oversee technical staff to ensure healthy management of Microsoft 365 and collaboration solutions including deployment, migration, management, support and ongoing release cadences
• Oversight of design and ongoing management of campaigns and communication materials used for driving adoption of selected Microsoft 365 and collaboration solutions
• Oversee selection and management of vendor staff for technical, solution design/delivery and support functions including budget management
• Ability to work under pressure while maintaining positive morale and providing clarity about competing priorities
• Utilize superior analytical abilities to successfully resolve conflicts, prioritize deliverables and build consensus across organizational boundaries

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and minimum 7 years relevant technical experience
• 2+ years working experience as a product owner or product development lead
• 5+ years Microsoft 365 management experience including some combination of service management of SharePoint, Exchange, Microsoft Teams and/or other collaboration solution delivery management including workflow tools such as Microsoft PowerAutomate & PowerPlatform tools and their predecessors
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including executive presentations
• Technical proficiency in service solution design including custom solutions in Microsoft 365 utilizing Azure services as needed
• 5+ years of Agile service management experience in running feature teams with Kanban, SCRUM or other Agile methodology. Experience in best practices for iterative service release and communications.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Our Values

Collaboration: We work elbow-to-elbow with our customers, making a difference for them in good times and bad. We share our skills, knowledge and experience to support each other every day.

Commitment: We’re deeply invested in the places we live and work, and we’re always ready to do whatever it takes to help our neighbors and communities thrive and grow.

Creativity: Imagination and innovation are essential to helping our customers and Bremer succeed. If there’s a better way to do something, we’ll find it or create it.

Our Benefits

At Bremer, we are committed to supporting and growing the we call home. Our people understand that they represent our name and reputation in every conversation, and that they’re backed by an organization that values finding a better way to get things done. . Not just the 401(k), pension plan, healthcare, and vacation kind (we’ve got those), but the kind of everyday benefits that get you excited for what each day holds.

Bremer Bank is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We’ve built an organization of experienced, intelligent and collaborative people from a range of all backgrounds, and all of them contribute something essential to helping our customers thrive and grow.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Miscellaneous Items to Note

• Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without Bremer sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status, 0-1, TN, EB-2)

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