Technical Product Owner

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Job description

Position: Technical Product Owner
Job Description: Arrow Electronics, Inc. - a Fortune 150 company helps the world's best technology companies think "Five Years Out," working together to continually innovate the "next big thing". We are a global provider of technology products, services, and solutions, with 2020 sales of over $30 billion. We are seeking a highly motivated individual for a Product Owner role to join our Arrow Digital Product Team, a group passionately committed to turning ideas into reality and managing the entire product lifecycle.

As Product Owner you are part of the larger Product Team, which consists of multiple Product Managers and Product Owners spanning across other development and business teams , supporting our major e-commerce and e-business websites.

In this role you will be supporting one of o ur agile development team s , the Data team. This team is responsible for the overal l data management of our multiple e-commerce websites. The y primarily deal with building, expanding and managing the different data streams , data sets and data storages .
There are internal and external integrations, driving product properties , inventory , and pricing a cross multiple regions and applications .

Your role is responsible for maximizing the value produced by the Data team and ensuring user stories meet the user's needs and comply with our D efinition of D one. Outside of the Data team itself (Scrum Master, Developers, QA) y ou will partner and collaborate with overall P roduct M anagement, Planning & Delivery, UI/UX, and other (business) stakeholders, to refine and prioritize stories in the teams backlo g . Ensure accuracy and consistency when defining processes and provide guidance and feedback on requirements gathering, definition, acceptance, and validation/testing.

What you'll be doing:

• Provide support through proper planning that streamlines the execution of priorities
• make hard calls on scope and competing priorities while realistically managing stakeholder demands and solve prioritization bottlenecks between teams
• Lead regular backlog refinement meetings to help estimate relative feature value and update delivery forecasts to aid prioritization
• minimize oversubscription of Data team and manage stakeholder expectations
• Coordinate with the Scrum Master to facilitate short feedback loops between delivery teams and stakeholders through frequent deliveries and sharing of lessons learned.
• Participate in system demos at the end of the iteration and provide story/feature acceptance per the pre-agreed "Definition of Done" criteria.

What we're looking for:

We're looking for a dynamic and collaborative team member who wants to work hard, find innovative solutions, and see results in real-world applications. A strong candidate will have the following skills:

• 5+ years of experience working with software based products, or in the IT field as appropr iate
• Strong understand ing of the SDLC in an agile environment
• Familiar ity with web application development and design, database technology and ETL tools; Even better if you have experience with Hybris Commerce, SQL Server, MySQL and search engine technology.
• Ability to write basic to intermediate Sql queries/statements
• In-depth experience with agile methodologies
• Understanding of the product lifecycle
• Comfortable working with multiple teams, in-house and remote.
• Able to build strong interpersonal relationships with internal and external stakeholder s
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical skills, plus accurate and precise attention to detail.
• Proven experience in solving complex problems, dealing with ambiguity, and organizational agility
• Working knowledge of software development and eCommerce web technologies
• Experience using Agile methodologies and tools such as JIRA & Confluence

Education:

5-7 years related experience with a 4 year degree; or 4 years experience and an advanced degree

What We Offer at Arrow
At Arrow, we are driving innovation and choice by offering employees a variety of benefits designed to keep you and your family physically and financially healthy.

Not only do we offer a competitive salary and work-life balance, we offer benefits to match your needs:

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• 401k, With Matching Contributions
• Paid Time Off
• Health Savings Account (HSA)/Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) Options
• Growth Opportunities
• Short-Term/Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Discounted RTD Passes, with convenient office location off RTD Light Rail (Dry Creek Exit)
• On-site Café with Catering Option for Busy Lifestyles (availability subject to COVID-19 office guidelines)
• 24/7/365 On-site Gym and Lockers, Free for Use to All Employees! (availability subject to COVID-19 office guidelines)
• Free covered parking, included bicycle and motorcycle parking
• And more!

Annual Hiring Range/Hourly Rate:

$94,500.00 - $115,500.00
Actual compensation offer to candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level. The pay ratio between base pay and target incentive (if applicable) will be finalized at offer.

Location: US-CO-Denver, Colorado (Panorama Arrow Building)
Time Type: Full time
Job Category: Information Technology
EEO Statement: Arrow is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. (Arrow EEO/AAP policy)

Arrow COVID-19 Vaccination Policy: Arrow requires employees to provide proof of full COVID-19 vaccination by:
• December 1, 2021, for all positions located in CO and for business units within immixGroup and Zeus.
• All other employees will be required to identify vaccination status by December 1, 2021, and provide proof of full vaccination by January 3, 2022.