Senior Product Owner, Enterprise Observability

CHS, Inc.•Inver Grove Heights, MN

About The Position

CHS Inc. is a leading global agribusiness owned by farmers, ranchers and cooperatives across the United States that provides grain, food and energy resources to businesses and consumers around the world. We serve agriculture customers and consumers across the United States and around the world. Most of our employees are in the United States, but today we have employees in 19 countries. At CHS, we are creating connections to empower agriculture.

Requirements

High School diploma or GED
4+ years of experience in Information Technology and/or IT Technology Consulting and Support

Nice To Haves

Multiple years of experience in defining or implementing digital projects
Experience working within an agile software development cycle
Ability to understand, prioritize, and manage multiple initiatives with a variety of business partners
Demonstrated “consulting” skills such as: critical thinking, problem solving, desire to deliver value-based results, general flexibility/adaptability
Demonstrated communication and presentation skills such as: framing up a situation differently based on the audience (leadership, stakeholders, scrum team, etc.), ability to facilitate meetings and build consensus
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
Proficiency in MS Office
Bachelor's degree preferred in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology Management, or related field

Responsibilities

Collaborate with stakeholders to define the product's vision and mission and ensure the vision is clearly communicated to the product delivery team and understood by the team.
Develop a product marketing strategy to drive consumption including core positioning and value proposition for the product and its major releases.
Create, maintain and communicate the product roadmap to the product delivery team and stakeholders. Hold decision-making authority for scope-versus-schedule decisions for features isolated to their product.
Prioritize backlog based on customer and business value and drive clarity for the product delivery team by communicating the goals of the requirements.
Understand the overall market, various segments, and define user personas of the product in order to ensure that the product strategy and roadmap provide value to the users and business.
Conduct the necessary research and analysis to fully understand customer needs and requirements and definition of business value.
Represent the voice of the customer to the product delivery team and provide direction on the development, testing, and refinement of features.
Ensure the product is demonstrated to the customer and stakeholders to validate that the product being delivered meets the customer's needs.
Negotiate with the customer representatives, stakeholders, and the product delivery team to prioritize work in the backlog and help maximize the value the team delivers.
Provide leadership to ensure product delivery team continually achieves a meaningful balance between user needs, business objectives, and technical feasibility.
Ensure value realization by consistently measuring the impact of delivered features against the original goals and KPIs identified by stakeholders.
Work with IT Technology Business Management Office to manage financial performance of the product.
Perform other responsibilities as needed or assigned.