Associate Product Owner

Job Title: Associate Product Owner

Introduction:

The Associate Product Owner (APO) is primarily responsible for championing the principles of Agile Development. The APO participates in the development lifecycle by organizing and communicating product requirements for the development and quality engineers. They are the representative and owners of the requirements throughout development and participate, either as a primary or delegate, in the final approval and acceptance of requirements implementation.

The work will require you to work alongside other product owners and product managers in an effort to execute on key performance indicators and the critical business objectives.

Required:

• Skills:
  • Dynamic, articulate, and passionate individual with a self-starter personality
  • Demonstrated ability to translate well documented requirements into actionable work items
  • Strong presentation and communication skills
• Experience:
  • Bachelor's degree
  • 0-1 years of relevant university coursework or professional experience in successfully executing against a requirements pipeline

Responsibilities:

1. Supports the development lifecycle by organizing and communicating product requirements with responsibilities including but not limited to:
   1. Participant in business requirements documents (BRD) review
   2. Participant in Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, grooming, etc.)
   3. Participant in user acceptance testing (UAT) and requirements signoff.
   4. Produces end of Agile iteration reports to stakeholders
2. Maintains strong relationships with the development organization and acts as a trusted go-to representative for the product organization within their relevant area of influence
3. Produces appropriate reports at end of sprint for relevant stakeholders. Reports including but not limited to backlog burndown, sprint burnup, and requirements readiness analysis.
4. Perform other related duties as assigned.

About the Company:

Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions is a dynamic billion-dollar global company based in Research Triangle Park, NC, providing retail store solutions to your favorite brands. Have you ever been in a hurry and made use of the self-checkout at Lowe's Foods, earned fuel rewards at Kroger, or just paid for purchases at retailers such as Walmart, Michaels, Carrefour, The Gap, Calvin Klein, Boots, Cencosud, BJ's, or Costco? These are just a few examples of our in-store solutions and impressive customer base that made us the world's installed market share leader.

The nature of retail is changing quickly, so if you share our 'Together Commerce' vision of a seamless two-way, participatory shopping experience, let's get together to drive the new economy.

Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, Inc. offers a competitive salary and generous benefits package including the following:

• Group health coverage (medical, dental, & vision)
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Pre-tax spending accounts
• 401(k) plan (with company match)
• Company provided life insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Employee discounts
• Generous paid holiday schedule, paid vacation & sick/personal days

EEO:

Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that evaluates qualified applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, religious creed, disability, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, national origin, race, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation or any other protected factor. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process should email [email protected] to request an accommodation

DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION:

We at Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions firmly believe that our people are an integral part to the success of our customers. Furthermore, we're committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for all our people as highlighted by our 5 Core Principles (Create Outreach, Foster Belonging, Unleash Opportunity, Diverse Cultural Engagement and Culture of Transparency). We're passionate about our customers the retail industry and becoming a more responsible company as we help create a brighter future.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)