Product Owner

At Apple Leisure Group we care for people so they can be their best. We deliver distinctive experiences for our guests, while providing a world of understanding and care. We strive to be the first choice in vacation travel, enriching lives and uniting the world.

Grow your career as a Product Ownerwithin Trisept Solutions, one of our 14 leading brands. The ideal candidate will have a strong drive for delivering results, interpersonal skills, a proactive approach to problem solving, great attitude and be comfortable managing and coordinating cross-functional teams. This position will have a focus on functionality within our Synapse product (Trisept booking engine).

A successfulProduct Owner will:

• Works to define the Product Backlog, including definition of user stories and acceptance criteria
• Continuously and transparently communicate with the Product Manager on the prioritization of the teams backlog and the status of development efforts via demos and team activities
• Work as a part of a highly collaborative cross-functional team to lead the planning, development and design of strategy from product initiation through the end of the product life cycle.
• Work with delivery to help direct, motivate, and guide the teams
• Act as the subject-matter expert for assigned products
• Participate in creating functionality vision, business goals, product roadmap and rollout plans.
• Participate with the team to break down program-level Features into detail-level user stories consumable and testable by the development team
• Communicate status, coordinate user acceptance testing & create/publish necessary documentation
• Manage, prioritize, and assess the impact of defects, including providing key input on the decisions to fix or defer
• Ensure that the development team deliverables meet agreed-upon standards for quality and non-functional requirements, and that the products meet the stated business need

A successfulProduct Owner will have:

• Bachelor's degree preferred in Business, Computer Science or related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience

• 2-4 years in product/Business Analyst/project management or related role
• Product Owner or Scrum Master certification preferred
• Experience & proficiency in using Microsoft Office Suite
• Experieince & proficiency in using TFS and SmartSheet preferred
• Outstanding problem-solving abilities, along with an ability to collaborate cross-functionally
• You must have strong organization, planning skills with a consistent track record for delivering commitments on time.
• Self-starter who proactively identifies new opportunities and new ways of thinking about the business, and is always on a journey of improving their craft
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal); demonstrated ability to work with cross-functional teams to drive execution against project milestones and deliverables

About Apple Leisure Group

Apple Leisure Group® (ALG) is the leading North American travel, hospitality and leisure management group with the only vertically-integrated business model, serving travelers and destinations worldwide. ALG consistently delivers exceptional value to travelers and strong performance to resort owners and partners by strategically leveraging the power of its portfolio of brands across five segments, comprising:

ALGV: the largest seller of vacation packages and charter flights in the U.S. for travel to Mexico and the Caribbean, moving approximately 3.2 million passengers annually through well-established vacation brands,

AMResorts : brand management of 5-star and 4-star luxury resorts through AMResorts® award-winning brand portfolio;

AMSTAR: best-in-class destination management services provided by Amstar DMC and Worldstar®,

UVC: the exclusiveloyalty program Unlimited Vacation Club®;

Trisept Solutions: the innovative technology solutions provider Trisept Solutions®, connecting over 88,000 travel agents with leading travel suppliers.

To learn more about the Apple Leisure Group advantage, visit appleleisuregroup.com.

About Trisept Solutions

Trisept Solutions® is the enterprise operating platform that delivers innovative merchandising solutions for airlines, hotels and resorts, destinations, theme parks and other travel merchants. With 20 years of travel technology innovation, end-to-end traveler engagement and billions of transactions processed each year, this is the world's most sophisticated travel merchandising platform.

Our Values

At ALG, we call our employees Colleagues, because we are more than just employees. We care for people so they can be at their best, we provide a world of understanding and care, and we deliver distinctive experiences for our guests. Our Values, by which we operate:

Empathy • Integrity • Respect • Inclusion • Experimentation • Well Being

Benefits at a Glance

We offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefit package to our U.S. based employees:

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Basic Life Insurance
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Corporate Wellness Program
• Travel Discounts & Deals
• Paid Time Off & Holidays
• 401(k) Plan with Company Match

We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free and tobacco-free workplace and perform pre-employment background checks.