Product Owner

CAMP Systems is the leading provider of aircraft compliance and health management services to the global business aviation industry. CAMP is the pre-eminent brand in its industry and is the exclusive recommended service provider for nearly all business aircraft manufacturers in the world. Our services are delivered through a "SaaS plus" model and we support over 20,000 aircraft on our maintenance tracking platform and over 31,000 engines on our engine health monitoring platform. Additionally, CAMP provides shop floor management ERP systems to over 1,300 aircraft maintenance facilities and parts suppliers around the world. CAMP has grown from a single location company in 2001, to over 1,300 employees in 13 locations around the world.

CAMP's relationships with business aircraft manufacturers, aircraft maintenance facilities, and parts suppliers place it in a unique position to understand how current offline information flows in the business aviation industry to introduce friction to the global market for business aviation parts and services. CAMP is building a digital business that will streamline the exchange of parts and services and create substantial value for both CAMP and the aviation industry at large.

CAMP is an exciting company to work for, not only because of its future growth prospects, but also because of its culture. Smart, motivated people, who want to take initiative, are given the opportunity and freedom to make things happen. CAMP is part of the Hearst Business Media portfolio. We are located in Merrimack, NH - an hour from Boston, and a half hour from the Massachusetts tech corridor.

Job Summary:

CAMP's Product Owners work daily with a team of product managers, application developers, QA testers, and a Scrum Master to deliver business value through innovative software solutions. The Product Owner is the primary product specialist for the development scrum team, manages the team's backlog, participates actively in all phases of development, and is a key stakeholder in product related decisions and release planning. Our Product Owners possess an in-depth knowledge of product functionality and use cases. This position requires an understanding of mathematic science, basic engine operations, trend analysis.

Responsibilities:

• Understand the vision for products and features and evaluate various approaches to implement effective solutions
• Collaborate with product managers and other stakeholders to drive product specifications, product design, and overall product direction
• Meet with customers on site, travel expectation is at least 1 customer visit per quarter
• Translate ideas and strategies into tangible product requirements in the form of themes, epics, and user stories
• Prioritize development backlog items based on product strategy, business value to the customer, implementation cost, and resource availability
• Continuously groom the development backlog by recurring iterations of user story development and prioritization
• Set specific objectives for each sprint
• Act as the one person in the scrum team who fully understands the vision and business value associated with all user stories, and communicate that knowledge to the team to ensure that implemented solutions achieve intended goals
• Make the final acceptance decision on all implemented user stories based on whether the intended business value has been achieved
• Review and demonstrate product functionality with customers and internal stakeholders
• Evaluate and articulate scrum team results, and identify opportunities for further product and feature improvements

Requirements:

• Demonstrated success in managing the responsibilities described above
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, business, or marketing
• 0-5 years of software product related experience
• Welcomes solving problems with a positive attitude, teamwork, and innovation
• An effective and persuasive communicator (written, verbal, presentation, e-mail, etc.), who is skilled at leading meetings and making presentations
• Proven ability to work in a collaborative environment - consulting frequently with team members to understand all issues, ideas, and suggestions
• Experience with agile and scrum processes and methods is highly desirable
• Experience writing formal business/functional requirements and user stories, creating mock-ups, etc.
• Strong customer and user intuition
• Must be able to grasp the big picture vision and have the drive to make that vision a reality
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with many moving parts where information, resources, and priorities can change quickly, and where information must be readily digested, and decisions made expeditiously
• Must be a proactive problem solver, innovator and able to handle multiple complex product features and tasks
• Comfortable with managing large set of data. SQL Server, Oracle experience is a plus. Interest in learning about it is mandatory. We can provide the training and mentorship as required.
• Must be able to travel internationally

CAMP is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. We understand the value of diversity and its impact on a high-performance culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information.

CAMP is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, please contact [email protected].

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status EOE