Sr Product Owner

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.
• Product Owner certification preferred.

Product Owner III

• Established subject matter expert covering broad value areas within the Mouser enterprise.
• Demonstrated extensive Mouser business acumen.
• Experienced leadership skills in driving the agile software development team to successful delivery of projects and initiatives.
• Primary and trusted conduit for internal customers to work with in order to define their business needs, and document requisite requirements, user stories, and supporting artifacts.
• Lead peers in learning and building Mouser business acumen, Internet Business processes, and product owner skills.
• Drive continuous improvements to further skills and product ownership practices.

Requirements

• Requires a Bachelor's Degree in a technical or equivalent discipline.
• 4+ 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.
• Proven experience with project management tools and methodologies, software development lifecycle and problem solving.
• Proficient in managing multiple projects and priorities.
• Experienced in working in and with cross-functional teams.
• Interacts effectively with individuals and groups inside and outside the organization.
• Product Owner certification recommended.

Senior Product Owner

• Sought out by others as subject matter expert covering broad value areas within the Mouser enterprise.
• Expert leadership skills in driving the agile software development team to successful delivery of projects and initiatives.
• Contributing partner to the product roadmap, suggesting strategic goals and initiatives for assigned domain through industry knowledge of leading practices.
• Recognized as a change agent by all levels of the organization, supporting continuous improvements to further skills and product ownership practices, including individual development, as well as other team members.
• Team subject matter expert.

Requirements

• Requires a Bachelor's Degree in a technical or equivalent discipline.
• Requires 6+ years' experience as a software development business analyst, product owner, or equivalent position.
• Requires 2+ years with ecommerce environments (min 1 year of B2B experience required).
• Internal candidates: Experience can be a combination of internal and external experience.
• Minimum Highly Effective performance in current role.
• Expert with project management tools and methodologies, software development lifecycle and problem solving.
• Expert ability to produce documentation including mockups, flowcharts, and other process diagrams.
• Expert in managing multiple projects and priorities.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrates and encourages others to have a positive attitude toward self and others.
• Consistently sets and track goals proactively.
• Expert ability to tailor verbal and non-verbal communication skills to intended audience, including people at all levels.
• Product Owner certification recommended.

About Us

Mouser Electronics is an award-winning, global distributor of semiconductors and electronic components that ships to over 650,000 customers in 223 countries/territories from its one million sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility in Mansfield, Texas. Mouser.com is an award-winning website that features more than 6.8 million products online from more than 1,200 leading manufacturers. Mouser employees enjoy competitive pay and benefits, a business casual dress environment, a state-of-the-art facility in which to work, and an experienced management team with vision and a passion for growth. Mouser has built upon 60 years of growth and success in the electronic components distribution industry and is a TTI, Inc./Berkshire Hathaway Company.