Agile Product Owner Cover Letter

I would like to submit my application for the agile product owner opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

In my previous role, I was responsible for input into the roadmap and strategic direction of the ESC Pharmacy and /or ESC PBM-HBM Adjudication product.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Familiarity with software development principles and knowledge of the full life-cycle of a software development product
• Prior experience building regulated software for the medical field
• Drive all aspects of the software development lifecycle with Development teams
• Preferably Agile Product Owner certified
• Work across multiple technical teams to develop solutions
• Demonstrated work with Scrum Masters to identify and resolve impediments
• Intermediate level of proficiency with Excel, Access and other Microsoft Products
• Strong interest in the customer, the market and the business we cater

In response to your job posting for agile product owner, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

Previously, I was responsible for hands-on support collaborating with people across widely varying levels and roles, leading teams toward further understanding and adoption of Agile.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Proficiency with Visio, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Experience with defect tracking management systems
• Team player, with great work ethics and quick learner
• Experience managing and implementing all phases of the systems life cycle, to include the definition, analysis, design, programming, testing and implementation phases
• Demonstrated experience in iterative methodologies (Agile/Scrum)- leading Scrum meetings
• Certified Scrum Product Owner, Scrum Master or Scrum Professional
• Knowledgeable with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems and Campaign Management tools (such as Adobe Campaign)
• Knowledgeable with member facing notifications and user experience (the likes of secure e-mail, Short Message Service (SMS), and Application-based Push notifications)

I would like to submit my application for the agile product owner opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

In my previous role, I was responsible for vision and direction to the Agile development team and creates requirements in close collaboration with the Materials related organizations.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Prior experience working in a Software product development organization using Agile/Scrum
• Proven track of record of successful projects in an agile environment
• Able to work independently and as part of a team on mid to large projects of high complexity, profile, and heavy cross-functional involvement
• Logical and facts based decision making skills
• Calm and effective in a high pressure environment
• Willingness to dive into technical issues
• Consistently demonstrates scrum fundamentals
• Able to quantify business value for each feature

I am excited to be applying for the position of agile product owner. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

In the previous role, I was responsible for strategic direction for roadmap creation and long-range planning; participate in Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Program Increment (PI) Planning activities.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Demonstrates strong, clear communication
• SAFe certification preferred
• Prior experience in a major financial services company (preferred)
• Strong understanding of complex enterprise level applications
• Experience with data warehousing, Tableau, and/or R programming language
• Experience with healthcare or medical data / biomedical reserch
• Sourcing and facilitating subject matter expert knowledge essential for defining requirements
• Maintaining and refining the delivery team Backlog and actively contributing to daily scrums, retrospectives, refinement and review meetings

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the agile product owner position.

In my previous role, I was responsible for education and training sessions at all levels and teach valuable skills that lead toward the organization-wide adoption of Agile methodologies.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Energetic, motivated, and service-oriented
• Deep technical knowledge in software development methodologies
• Build consensus among stakeholders
• Story writing, story splitting, prioritization, focus on real business need and objectives
• Proficiency with a variety of agile project management tools (Rally, JIRA, TFS)
• Knowledge of industry standards and information systems methodologies
• Experience in conducting gap analysis
• Experience with web technologies (HTML/Browsers, XML, ) and other data exchange mechanisms (FTP, Web Services)