Product Owner- Operational Experience

You will be joining Global Service Center (GSC) as a Product Owner (PO), where your main responsibility will be to lead a Scrum team in developing transportation solutions for Expeditors Businesses. As a PO, you will be in charge of setting the vision and defining the functional outcomes for the software that your team will deliver. Your accountability lies with both Product Management and business stakeholders to ensure the delivery of customer value through the team's software products. Key Responsibilities: - Serve in a decision-making, leadership role on an Agile Scrum team - Attend all team-level check-ins, meetings, and events - Build and prioritize the team backlog in alignment with the program vision and roadmap - Define team objectives for each iteration and Program Increment (PI) - Break features into stories - Collaborate with stakeholders to resolve dependencies - Represent the team at program-level meetings To excel in this role, you must possess a sound understanding of the business and technical domain for which your team is responsible. It will be your responsibility to provide direction to software development team members, ensuring that their individual contributions align with program objectives and the overall company vision. Your primary role as the PO will be to act as the customer proxy, guiding your team's development priorities to meet the long-term product vision, customer feedback, and market opportunities. You will be instrumental in ensuring that the most valuable features are developed and delivered to users using SAFe Lean-Agile development practices. Qualifications Required: - At least 5-8 years of professional experience - A strong commitment to customer satisfaction - Experience in working in the freight forwarding or transportation industry - Proficiency in software development lifecycle and methodologies including SAFe, Lean, Scrum, and Agile - Excellent interpersonal skills - Effective time management - Outstanding verbal and written communication skills It would be beneficial to have certification or the ability to become certified in Leading SAFe and SAFe PM/PO. In addition to a competitive salary, Expeditors offers excellent benefits such as paid vacation, health insurance, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, training and education programs, and unlimited opportunities for career advancement.,