Product Owner II

Mouser•Mansfield, TX

About The Position

ACCOUNTABILITIES & ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Collaborate with developers, product managers, project managers, quality assurance, business teams and technical support to provide a mix of business and technical direction on systems, design, development, testing and deployment. Learn stakeholder strategy, tactical approaches, priorities, requirements, and business process. Document business requirements and user stories, oversee and coordinate the development of technical specifications, and help enforce change control procedures. Must take initiative to spend time with all levels of users (formal meetings, informal meetings, observing work, etc.) Develop a strong Mouser business acumen and use it with each assignment Understand basic agile software development methodology processes Document basic business needs, user requirements and/or user stories Participate in functional design process Oversee development team backlog Establish open and timely communications with interested parties, stakeholders, and teams. Develop and maintain all project documentation for all assigned projects. Must be seen as an advocate for the customers/users Represents the company and Internet Business in a professional manner Establishes and maintains effective relationships with internal and external contacts. Team player. Expected to utilize organizational skills to document, categorize, prioritize, provide easy access to information, ask questions, follow up, and maintain communications. Detailed and thorough in work habits with multi-tasking ability. SKILLS & CERTIFICATIONS Skill evaluation: Behavioral (80%) General understanding of project management tools, software development lifecycle, and problem solving. Ability to work on an agile software development team. Produce documentation including mockups, flowcharts, and other process diagrams. Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities. Strong organizational skills. Strong ability to work in teams with a collaborative interpersonal style. Demonstrates a positive attitude toward self and others. Ability to set and track goals. PC experience in a Microsoft Windows environment, proficient with internet e-mail, Microsoft Word, Excel, Visio, Power Point, Project, Outlook, and other software. Able to use, read, analyze, and interpret spreadsheets and printed reports. Exhibits strong analytical, problem solving, negotiation, organizational and teaching skills. Interacts effectively with individuals and groups inside and outside the organization. Good verbal and non-verbal communication skills. Including the ability to communicate with people at all levels. Product Owner I Requires a Bachelor's Degree in a technical or equivalent discipline or experience that demonstrates equivalent expertise Familiarity with ecommerce environments preferred Product Owner II Maintain and continuously build on an established strong Mouser and Ecommerce business acumen Serve as a subject matter expert within established Internet Business value area Demonstrated success in guiding an agile software development team Eliciting and documenting business needs, user requirements and/or user stories, and supporting artifacts Contribute to functional design of customer-facing solutions Proficiency in maintaining a well-groomed team backlog

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's Degree in a technical or equivalent discipline
2+ years of experience as a software development business analyst, product owner, or equivalent position required.
Requires 1 year of experience with ecommerce environments.
For internal candidates, experience can be a combination of internal and external experience.
Experience with project management tools and methodologies, software development lifecycle and problem solving.
Demonstrated ability to work on an agile software development team.
Proficiency in producing documentation including mockups, flowcharts, and other process diagrams.
Familiarity in working in and with cross-functional teams.
Familiarity with setting and tracking goals.
Excellent verbal and non-verbal communication skills. Including the ability to communicate with people at all levels.

Nice To Haves

Product Owner certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with developers, product managers, project managers, quality assurance, business teams and technical support to provide a mix of business and technical direction on systems, design, development, testing and deployment.
Learn stakeholder strategy, tactical approaches, priorities, requirements, and business process.
Document business requirements and user stories, oversee and coordinate the development of technical specifications, and help enforce change control procedures.
Must take initiative to spend time with all levels of users (formal meetings, informal meetings, observing work, etc.)
Develop a strong Mouser business acumen and use it with each assignment
Understand basic agile software development methodology processes
Document basic business needs, user requirements and/or user stories
Participate in functional design process
Oversee development team backlog
Establish open and timely communications with interested parties, stakeholders, and teams.
Develop and maintain all project documentation for all assigned projects.
Must be seen as an advocate for the customers/users
Represents the company and Internet Business in a professional manner
Establishes and maintains effective relationships with internal and external contacts.
Team player.
Expected to utilize organizational skills to document, categorize, prioritize, provide easy access to information, ask questions, follow up, and maintain communications.
Detailed and thorough in work habits with multi-tasking ability.