Garmin
IT Product Owner
Garmin, Olathe, Kansas, us, 66051
Overview
We are seeking a full-time
IT Product Owner
in our Olathe, KS location. In this role, you will be responsible for managing the functionality of a system or service, maximizing the value it provides to its customers and stakeholders and owning the vision for the product/guiding the team in executing on this vision, including ideation, prioritizing product features and functionality, and monitoring the usage, value, and effectiveness of the product.
Essential FunctionsServe as a liaison between the development team and Global stakeholders to build a viable product, maximizing return on investment of the squadDefine strategy/vision for product by collaborating with multiple business/technology stakeholders, and harnessing external market information, business process knowledge, and value analysis and define/drive initiatives that deliver on this visionMaintain/manage a prioritized product backlog, accept the work of a squad, and lead the planning of work to accomplish results including participating in product releases/setting expectations of deliverables/timeframesMay manage projects requiring coordination cross-functionally and/or cross-departmentallyUnderstand and advocate for global customers and stakeholdersGather, document, and effectively communicate user stories, which describe the product from the user's perspective for medium to large size projects of medium complexity for products across multiple strategic channels, with multiple stakeholdersCollaborate with both functional/technical architect to assess level of effort on projects, enhancements, fixesEvaluate product effectiveness/suitability and market the value of the product internally to IT/the businessMaintain and run the product successfully (ex. incidents, performance, etc.), participate in an On-Call rotation, and look for opportunities to standardize globallyAssist in evaluating squad health, function, and capacityCommunicate at all levels including Executive level (ex. project status/health, risks, achievements etc.Work closely with cross-functional project teams/multiple enterprise stakeholders to ensure requirements are understood and deliverables are aligned with long-term, enterprise objectives as well as project objectivesUnderstand/communicate business impact of issues and how they relate to IT owned solutionsIdentify interdependencies between projects, squads, and overall business strategies and participate in alignment on priorities/timelines for overall benefit of Garmin being aligned with Executive Systems Review prioritizationCollaborate directly with co-located and remote development team members and business clientsActively and constructively contribute to high pressure situationsDemonstrate quality and effectiveness in documenting work in organized manner in accordance with Garmin/IT standards and provides reliable solutions to problems including evaluation of new technologies to improve existing functionsActively implement continuous improvement for a given stakeholder set for business processes/IT business analysis processes and actively participate in Garmin's Product Owner communityProduce Reporting metrics for applications and define/monitor performance goalsDemonstrate a proficient, in-depth understanding of the technologies utilized by the product(s)/portfolio and advocate for regulatory compliances for owned applicationsSeen as the go-to subject matter expert for application/technology solution and related business processes within the squad and given stakeholder setDemonstrate responsibility for ongoing personal development, professional growth and continuing educationDemonstrate broad understanding of one or more of Garmin's business functions (ex. Engineering, Operations, Finance, Sales & Marketing)Serve as a mentor to less experienced Business Analysts and POsUnderstand the importance of change and consistently supports change as an opportunityManage development and documentation of requirements from global Stakeholders using use cases and scenariosCollaborate with other squad members which may include other analysts, QA developers, and business to define test cases and assist with testing effortsManage acceptance testing by end users to ensure appropriate standards are met and successful deployment validation is completedWork with Business Stakeholders and if necessary, language services, to ensure translations are correctParticipate in continuing business analysis and Product Owner education coursesBasic Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Business or related field
AND
a minimum of 5 years relevant experience
OR
Master's Degree in one of the fields noted above
AND
a minimum of 3 years relevant experienceExcellent academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.0 as a general rule)Demonstrates mastery of business analysis principles and methodologies and ability to apply and adapt them into requirements which meet business needsDemonstrates facilitation and leadership expertiseDemonstrates superior analytical skills including a thorough understanding of how to interpret customer business needs and translate them into application and operational requirementsExperience working on Agile/Scrum project teamDemonstrates strong and effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills in a cross-functional setting with business partnersDemonstrates ability to work independently with a high degree of competencyDesired Qualifications
Outstanding academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.5)Certifications: PMI-PBA, CBAP, Scrum MasterExperience with JiraUnderstanding of compliance and security conceptsKnowledge of basic application architecture conceptsExperience with usability, user training, and user change managementExperience collaborating across a decentralized, global team
Garmin International is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran's status, age or disability.
This position is eligible for Garmin's benefit program. Details can be found here: Garmin Benefits
We are seeking a full-time
IT Product Owner
in our Olathe, KS location. In this role, you will be responsible for managing the functionality of a system or service, maximizing the value it provides to its customers and stakeholders and owning the vision for the product/guiding the team in executing on this vision, including ideation, prioritizing product features and functionality, and monitoring the usage, value, and effectiveness of the product.
Essential FunctionsServe as a liaison between the development team and Global stakeholders to build a viable product, maximizing return on investment of the squadDefine strategy/vision for product by collaborating with multiple business/technology stakeholders, and harnessing external market information, business process knowledge, and value analysis and define/drive initiatives that deliver on this visionMaintain/manage a prioritized product backlog, accept the work of a squad, and lead the planning of work to accomplish results including participating in product releases/setting expectations of deliverables/timeframesMay manage projects requiring coordination cross-functionally and/or cross-departmentallyUnderstand and advocate for global customers and stakeholdersGather, document, and effectively communicate user stories, which describe the product from the user's perspective for medium to large size projects of medium complexity for products across multiple strategic channels, with multiple stakeholdersCollaborate with both functional/technical architect to assess level of effort on projects, enhancements, fixesEvaluate product effectiveness/suitability and market the value of the product internally to IT/the businessMaintain and run the product successfully (ex. incidents, performance, etc.), participate in an On-Call rotation, and look for opportunities to standardize globallyAssist in evaluating squad health, function, and capacityCommunicate at all levels including Executive level (ex. project status/health, risks, achievements etc.Work closely with cross-functional project teams/multiple enterprise stakeholders to ensure requirements are understood and deliverables are aligned with long-term, enterprise objectives as well as project objectivesUnderstand/communicate business impact of issues and how they relate to IT owned solutionsIdentify interdependencies between projects, squads, and overall business strategies and participate in alignment on priorities/timelines for overall benefit of Garmin being aligned with Executive Systems Review prioritizationCollaborate directly with co-located and remote development team members and business clientsActively and constructively contribute to high pressure situationsDemonstrate quality and effectiveness in documenting work in organized manner in accordance with Garmin/IT standards and provides reliable solutions to problems including evaluation of new technologies to improve existing functionsActively implement continuous improvement for a given stakeholder set for business processes/IT business analysis processes and actively participate in Garmin's Product Owner communityProduce Reporting metrics for applications and define/monitor performance goalsDemonstrate a proficient, in-depth understanding of the technologies utilized by the product(s)/portfolio and advocate for regulatory compliances for owned applicationsSeen as the go-to subject matter expert for application/technology solution and related business processes within the squad and given stakeholder setDemonstrate responsibility for ongoing personal development, professional growth and continuing educationDemonstrate broad understanding of one or more of Garmin's business functions (ex. Engineering, Operations, Finance, Sales & Marketing)Serve as a mentor to less experienced Business Analysts and POsUnderstand the importance of change and consistently supports change as an opportunityManage development and documentation of requirements from global Stakeholders using use cases and scenariosCollaborate with other squad members which may include other analysts, QA developers, and business to define test cases and assist with testing effortsManage acceptance testing by end users to ensure appropriate standards are met and successful deployment validation is completedWork with Business Stakeholders and if necessary, language services, to ensure translations are correctParticipate in continuing business analysis and Product Owner education coursesBasic Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Business or related field
AND
a minimum of 5 years relevant experience
OR
Master's Degree in one of the fields noted above
AND
a minimum of 3 years relevant experienceExcellent academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.0 as a general rule)Demonstrates mastery of business analysis principles and methodologies and ability to apply and adapt them into requirements which meet business needsDemonstrates facilitation and leadership expertiseDemonstrates superior analytical skills including a thorough understanding of how to interpret customer business needs and translate them into application and operational requirementsExperience working on Agile/Scrum project teamDemonstrates strong and effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills in a cross-functional setting with business partnersDemonstrates ability to work independently with a high degree of competencyDesired Qualifications
Outstanding academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.5)Certifications: PMI-PBA, CBAP, Scrum MasterExperience with JiraUnderstanding of compliance and security conceptsKnowledge of basic application architecture conceptsExperience with usability, user training, and user change managementExperience collaborating across a decentralized, global team
Garmin International is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran's status, age or disability.
This position is eligible for Garmin's benefit program. Details can be found here: Garmin Benefits