Saman Arif
Plano,TX
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Product Owner
Community Choice Financial Inc.
04.2019 - Current
- Worked with product and development teams for both retail and online lending products of the company, participated in the launch of the online title loan website and state rollouts.
- Managed backlog prioritization, ensuring alignment with business goals and stakeholder expectations.
- Converted business requirements into technical user stories with detailed acceptance criteria for testing.
- Managed the Ecommerce website scrum team and lead all scrum ceremonies like refinement and grooming sessions, daily standup, sprint planning and sprint retrospective meetings.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify system dependencies and impacts.
- Facilitated communication between development teams and stakeholders, ensuring clear understanding of requirements and expectations.
- Collaborated with engineering team on technical feasibility assessments, resulting in realistic scope definition for projects.
Product Manager
ACE Cash Express Inc.
06.2016 - 03.2019
- Communicated effectively with team members to deliver updates on project milestones and deadlines.
- Executed new product initiatives/projects for the prepaid debit card product that assisted in accomplishing product goals for the company
- Identified new opportunities for Point of Sale optimization in 1000 plus ACE stores
- Partnered with IT in preparing Business Requirement documents and product use cases to drive product activity
- Developed sales tools and sales training material
- Managed product-related support, feedback and inquiries from users
Education
BBA - Business Administration And Management
Institute of Business Management
Karachi, Pakistan06.2013
Skills
- Release planning
- Business Analysis
- Product Backlog Management
- Roadmap development
- Scrum Methodology
- User Story Creation
- Project Management
Timeline
Product Owner
Community Choice Financial Inc.
04.2019 - Current
Product Manager
ACE Cash Express Inc.
06.2016 - 03.2019
BBA - Business Administration And Management
Institute of Business Management
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