Product Owner

Thales • Orlando, FL

20h • Hybrid

About The Position

Thales is looking for a Product Owner to lead the design and implementation for Software squads within our Aviation Global Services (AGS) product suite. This role is responsible for planning, scheduling, monitoring, and delivering software projects within the PPS team. As our Product Owner, you will be accountable for the development, testing, and deployment of software features, as well as supporting and maintaining existing products in operation. You will be an individual contributor in a highly visible role, requiring you to deliver high-quality, high-impact products for the Aviation Global Services organization. In this position, you will also work alongside a talented group of engineers (Development Squad) to identify and prioritize features and functionality in the Digital Products and Services domain. The PO plays a pivotal role in the Integrated Product team and is responsible for all aspects of the product delivery and operations with the Squad Lead and the SW Architect.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field with a minimum of 8-12+ years of relevant work experience or Master’s degree in field with 6+ years of relevant work experience.
• 8 years of total work experience managing and leading software projects including coordination with organizations outside software.
• 2 years of experience leading SW development teams of 8+ members.
• 3 years of hands-on experience as a software developer, software testing or software architect and very good knowledge of CI/CD pipeline, trunk-based development, Kubernetes clusters.
• Track record in developing highly effective analytics products.
• Strong experience in creating and managing detailed software schedules and tracking progress.
• Hands on experience as a software developer, software testing or software architect (5 years).
• Expert in cloud-based development.
• Very good knowledge of Linux and Android systems.
• Very good knowledge of all phases of software development lifecycle: requirements analysis, technical design, implementation, code review, testing and release.
• Self –motivated, critical thinker with strong technical background.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer at the time of hire.
• This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship or for assuming sponsorship of an employment visa now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

• May be eligible for 9/80 or hybrid work.
• May be required to work outside core business hours/weekends to meet deadlines.
• Ability to travel 20% of the time to attend external and internal events.

Responsibilities

• Own the full life cycle of the assigned products, including new features development, issue fixing, product and user support.
• Lead technically and organize a DevSecOps Squad, including task planning and software design reviews.
• Priorities SW development activity based on business requirement and needs.
• Accountable for squad supporting, updating and maintaining products in production environment.
• Propose and challenge existing SW architecture solutions.
• Lead and influence the technical solution selection and implementation.
• Able to influence internal and external stake holders.
• Accountable for the overall planning, execution, and success of technical projects, by utilizing and working with multiple global teams.
• Track issues, mitigate risks and provide action plans.
• Develop estimates and determine estimates to complete for project scope.
• Ensure consistency of development activity and deliverables from internal and external resources.
• Gather and leverage stakeholder feedback to define product requirements and responsible for making critical decisions to define a prioritized roadmap for the team.
• Work closely with the Dev Squad engineers and breakdown problems into simplifies tasks to remove functional complexity to the teams.
• Define the business metrics and KPI’s for your team and measure how these improve over time.

Benefits

• Elective Health, Dental, Vision, FSA/HSA, Voluntary Life and AD&D, Whole Group Life w/LTC, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Plan, Identity Theft, and Pet Insurance
• Retirement Savings Plan after 30 days of employment with a company contribution and a match, and with no vesting period
• Company paid holidays and Paid Time Off
• Company provided Life Insurance, AD&D, Disability, Employee Assistance Plan, and Well-being Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior