Aptos is hiring: Principal Business Analyst (Product Owner) in Northlake

Making a job change is a big decision. Why consider Aptos? You will join a team of remarkable colleagues who are committed and passionate about creating and delivering leading-edge solutions to the retail market. You will be part of an exciting growth journey where we will do everything possible to help you reach and exceed your career dreams. Our colleagues have access to industry-leading training and development opportunities, and the chance to work in a global, diverse culture with offices in 13 countries. You will be part of an inclusive culture that is grounded in our Company's purpose: to make a difference for every colleague, every client, every day. With years of deep retail DNA, Aptos has been a market-leading platform that drives the world's largest retailers' product, promotion, commerce and merchandising decisions across online and brick-and-mortar operations. The opportunity at Aptos has never been greater, as we transition our solutions to cloud-native, microservices architecture. More than 135,000 retail locations impact nearly $2 trillion in annual revenue across fashion, grocery, drug, convenience, general merchandise, discount and sporting goods stores optimized with Aptos' solutions. We hope you'll be a part of taking innovative solutions to market with the leader in Unified Commerce. Aptos is seeking a Principal Business Analyst (Product). Hybrid model - Alpharetta office. This Principal Product owner will work closely with other Product team members, business stakeholders, and customers to both understand and contribute to the overall product strategy, as well as convert the product vision and roadmap into highly detailed user stories utilized by the Scrum Team during their engineering efforts in order to achieve target business outcomes. This person will be the product expert and should understand the data platform product at a 360-degree level to ensure proper expectations are set with customers and development teams. This person is likely an accomplished product thinker with a high capacity for building new data solutions and offers deep experience leveraging design-centered thinking to drive the development of experiences used by a variety of people. Roles & Responsibilities: Convert product vision and strategy defined by Product Management into highly detailed requirements that will be utilized by the Scrum Team during their engineering efforts. Prioritize and manage product backlog items to determine what needs to be built, and when, in order to deliver the maximum business value and deliver on customer commitments. Lead detailed requirements gathering efforts on features as needed - consulting with product management, design, engineering, other business stakeholders, and customers. Create detailed user stories for features with defined acceptance criteria that may be broken down to fit into a single sprint. Lead backlog grooming to refine and estimate user stories. Lead scrum meetings including stand-ups, retrospectives, and demos. Ensure use cases and customer expectations align with delivered solution Act as primary product "owner" and liaison between multiple departments, including design, engineering, implementations, sales, and customers. Effectively communicate with all levels of the organization, from Executive Leadership to scrum and project teams Collaborate with the Product and Engineering teams to develop and deliver internal and external release documentation and training materials on key functional aspects of products Conduct product acceptance testing protocol for the development organization you work with to ensure highest quality and customer experience Experience and Knowledge: B.S. or B.A in Business, Software Engineering, or related discipline Minimum 5 years experience working as a scrum Business Analyst or Product Owner gathering requirements and writing detailed user stories. Equivalent combination of education and experience acceptable Scrum or Business Analyst Certification preferred Experience working in an agile, iterative-based development environment using Scrum Excellent written and verbal communication skills, exceptional interpersonal and presentation skills. Strong teamwork, organization, and problem resolution skills Self-starter with proven ability to deliver results with minimal assistance is a must Basic data querying and exploration skills (Excel, SQL, Tableau etc.) with working knowledge of databases and ETL processes The pay range for this position is between $113,000 and $138,000 plus Incentive Bonus. Starting salary may vary based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, the position being offered, location, education, training, and/or experience. Hybrid office in Alpharetta LI-TM1 We offer a competitive total rewards package including a base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set, and location. For those in eligible roles, discretionary incentive compensation may be awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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