Sr Product Owner

Department : Technology

Our Company Promise

We are committed to provide our Employees a stable work environment with equal opportunity for learning and personal growth. Creativity and innovation are encouraged for improving the effectiveness of Southwest Airlines. Above all, Employees will be provided the same concern, respect, and caring attitude within the organization that they are expected to share externally with every Southwest Customer.

Job Description : Job Summary

All of Southwest's People come together to deliver on our Purpose; Connecting People to what's important in their lives through friendly, reliable, and low-cost air travel. The Senior Product Owner delivers on our Purpose by serving as the Customer proxy, and is responsible for working with Product Management and other stakeholders, including other product owners and other Teams, to define and prioritize the Team Backlog so that the solution effectively addresses program priorities while maintaining technical integrity. This role attends product management meetings, planning, and backlog / vision refinement sessions. The Senior Product Owner looks forward to delivering innovative, high-impact solutions that enhance safety, reliability, and efficiency across Southwest's network.

Additional details :

• This Dallas-based role is offered as a remote workplace position, which may require onsite presence / travel for trainings, meetings, conferences, etc. Outside of those required visits, the majority of your working time may be spent in an approved remote location within the Dallas - Fort Worth area.
• U.S. citizenship or current authorization to work in the U.S. required and no current or future work authorization sponsorship available.

We're committed to fair hiring practices and to making employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, military or veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other legally protected characteristics.

Responsibilities

Provide innovation and the end-to-end launch of integrated solutions / products across multiple Agile Teams

Collaborate with Business Partners and Product Managers to co-develop a roadmap and drive products and features from concept to launch in a fast-paced environment across multiple Agile Teams

Work with senior stakeholders and customers across the organization to inform the product vision, strategy, features, and prioritization

Translate product roadmap features into well-defined product requirements including features, user stories, and acceptance test criteria across multiple products or complex solutions

Turn data insights into products with actionable outcomes to the ultimate customer

Oversee the design, construction, and implementation of integrated solutions ensuring functionality meets business requirements

Coach and mentor other Product Owners across multiple Agile Teams to build, refine, prioritize and maintain their Team backlogs

Review, approve, and drive iteration content by prioritizing user stories and accept user stories as complete

Define and prioritize solutions to complex issues and effectively communicate dependencies, risks, issues and cope for complex solutions

Coach and mentor Product Owners and Scrum Masters in the successful delivery of Scrum ceremonies such as iteration planning, iteration reviews, and demos

May perform other job duties as directed by Employee's Leaders

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Ability to make decisions independently and demonstrate skills to support, guide, and mentor other Product Owners in the same business domain

Ability to understand technical issues across multiple business systems and how business areas interact in order to drive toward the best solutions

Ability to be analytical and problem solve with a high attention to detail

Ability to show initiative by anticipating risks, issues and opportunities, and escalating them accordingly, while mentoring and coaching

Skilled in presentation, facilitation, communication, and negotiation across multiple stakeholders and levels in the organization

Ability to search for opportunities, focus on business value and the Return On Investment and act proactively on possible risks and threats

Ability to effectively manage complex tasks that are not well defined

Ability to balance priority, risk, value, learning opportunities and dependencies and effectively uses product / Team backlog to manage them

Ability to effectively communicate complex problems, risks, progress, or new ideas to diverse Stakeholders and influence direction

Knowledge of industry trends and new technologies in order to provide innovative product guidance to the Business or Product Manager

Expertise in Agile including the value and principles, and how they are applied in enterprise environments

Education

Required : High School Diploma or GED

Required : Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information systems or similar fields of study or equivalent advanced level experience

Experience

Required : Advanced-level experience, seasoned and specialized knowledge in :

Agile and Scrum software development methodologies

Business analysis, project management or software development delivering enterprise products and solutions

Licensing / Certification

N / A

Physical Abilities

Ability to perform work duties from [limited space work station / desk / office area] for extended periods of time

Ability to communicate and interact with others in the English language to meet the demands of the job

Ability to use a computer and other office productivity tools with sufficient speed and accuracy to meet the demands of the job

Other Qualifications

Must maintain a well-groomed appearance per Company appearance standards as described in established guidelines

Must be a U.S. citizen or have authorization to work in the United States as defined by the Immigration Reform Act of 1986

Must be at least 18 years of age

Must be able to comply with Company attendance standards as described in established guidelines

Must be able to travel and / or attend Company and non-Company facilities and remote locations such as remote-based offices as necessary

Pay & Benefits

Competitive market salary from $119,900 - $133,200 per year

Benefits you'll love :

Fly for free, as a privilege, on any open seat on all Southwest flights (your eligible dependents too)

Southwest will help fund your Retirement Savings Plan with Company contributions up to 9.3% of your eligible earnings

Potential for annual ProfitSharing contribution in the Southwest Retirement Savings Plan- when Southwest profits, you profit

Competitive health insurance for you and your eligible dependents (including pets)

Southwest offers health plan coverage options that start from the very first day of employment. You will have 30 days to select and enroll in your health plan with coverage retroactively available to your first day of employment.

Explore more Benefits you'll love : https : / / careers.southwestair.com / benefits

Southwest Airlines is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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