Software Product Owner

Job Summary:

AssetWorks is seeking an experienced Product Owner for our industry-leading Fleet management products. We are looking for a results-driven self-starter who will be responsible for overseeing & delivering the timely release of our software products. As a key member of the product development team, you will collaborate cross-functionally across Product Management, UI/UX, Engineering and QA to ensure the successful delivery of high-quality software solutions. This position will be responsible for driving adherence to agile principals managing release planning and accelerating our innovation to our customers.

Job Description:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Set user story standards and ensure test and acceptance criteria for them
• Work with Product Manager and UX to refine user stories
• Monitor and enforce Jira Hygiene
• Facilitate feature/bug/tech debt prioritization with Product Managers
• Facilitate/ensure yearly, release, and sprint work plans
• Manage backlog continuously prioritizing and adjusting based on business needs
• Regularly communicate status, escalate issues, and remove blockers
• Establish and communicate key performance indicators (KPIs)
• Act as a Release Manager to help plan releases and ensure timely delivery

Requirements:

The ideal candidate will possess a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related STEM field from an accredited college or university. Asset Management domain knowledge and/or experience working with state and local governments is a plus.

The successful candidate will possess the following:

• 10 years in enterprise software development
• Prior experience as a product owner, scrum master, or software product management
• Experience using Jira to build and track epics and user stories and construct a release pipeline
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and experience working in Agile teams.
• Experience with overseeing CI/CD pipelines
• Skilled at collaborating across departments and internal stakeholders
• An ability to drive product decisions often across stakeholders with incomplete information
• Have experience with refining development methodologies to improve the delivery and velocity of releases and user stories
• Must be able to work with changing deadlines and priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent project management, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or similar certification is a plus.
• Travel: Less than 10%
• After-hours work: Some required
• Soft skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Adaptability
  • Team player
  • Resilience

Benefits:

• Generous Paid Time Off
• 11 Paid Holidays

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life insurance benefits with various choices and generous employer contribution
• 401k with employer match which immediately vests
• Annual Company Bonus
• Career growth and mentoring opportunities as a smaller business unit within the Volaris Group
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Employee rewards and recognition programs
• Optional Employee Stock Purchase Program with company match
• Pet insurance
• TicketsatWork program, discounted entertainment tickets to movies, sporting events, hotels, live performances, etc.
• Referral bonuses
• Employee engagement events
• Flexible remote work arrangements

Worker Type:

Regular

Number of Openings Available:

1