Business Analyst Ii (Product Owner) - Export Legacy, Is Operational Experience

Job Description

Our Export Legacy development teams are responsible for maintaining and enhancing our mission critical system of record, Expeditors Transportation Management System (e.tms Export). We use the term Legacy to describe our Export system because it provides enduring value to our thousands of users worldwide. We benefit from a balance of maturity, tenacity, and good humor, allowing us to deliver best in class results. In doing so, we support our global operations and migration efforts, and allow Expeditors to remain competitive and compliant within the industry. Come join us, and quickly see the impact of your work in the context of larger market trends and regulations.

The Product Owner (PO) will lead their team by setting the vision and defining the functional outcome of the software that the team will deliver. They are accountable to the development team, Product Management, business stakeholders and IS management to deliver customer value through the team's software products. The PO has a fundamental understanding of the business and technical domain for which the team is responsible. As such, the PO must be able to give direction to software development team members so that they understand how each of their individual contributions align with the Program objectives and overall company vision.

Most importantly, the PO will serve as the customer proxy to guide their team's development priorities to meet the long-term product vision, customer feedback, and market opportunities by ensuring that the highest value features are developed and delivered to users through SAFe Lean-Agile development practices.

Having a strong sense of curiosity about logistics, exceptional interpersonal skills, and an innate customer service-oriented attitude are essential for being successful in this position.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve in a decision-making, leadership role on an Agile Scrum team as Product Owner
• Be a highly visible, fully embedded team member who attends all team-level check-ins, meetings and other events
• Build, refine, and prioritize team backlog in alignment with the Program vision and roadmap
• Draft specific team objectives for each iteration and Program Increment (PI) that align and contribute to Program objectives and overall company strategy
• Break features down into stories, define story acceptance criteria and accept stories as done
• Represent the team at Program-level meetings and pass relevant information back to the team
• Participate in team demos, reviews and retrospectives with an eye toward continuous improvement
• Prepare for Program activities, including PI Planning, System Demos, and Inspect and Adapt
• Craft meaningful requirements that align stakeholder needs to Capabilities
• Collaborate with Product Managers and other Product Owners in Continuous Exploration to understand the business context, define features, and identify dependencies
• Bridge the gap between the development team and business stakeholders to address complexity or ambiguity
• Analyze and decompose complex business requirements to build software systems and influence design for testability and scalability

This position is on-site and will reside in the greater Seattle, WA. area at one of the following locations depending on availability. Candidates must be local or willing to relocate. Relocation assistance is not offered for this position.

• Downtown Seattle
• Federal Way
• Lynnwood
• Bellevue (Factoria)

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience and proficiency with software development lifecycle and software development methodologies including SAFe, Lean, Scrum and Agile
• Certification or ability to become certified as a SAFe Product Manager/Product Owner
• Proven interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships with a wide spectrum of people including senior leaders, customers and people across geographies
• Effective at navigating ambiguity and helping diverse teams drive towards clarity and consensus
• Excellent time management and organization skills
• Outstanding verbal and written communication
• 2+ years of software business analysis experience or equivalent Operational Experience in logistics/brokerage
• Management of multiple and competing priorities
• Ability to recognize and mitigate risks
• Driven, strong 'get it done' attitude

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Ability to elicit and define functional and non-functional Acceptance Criteria
• Ability to compose concepts, ideas, and designs into actionable/measurable deliverables
• Expertise in creating, analyzing, and improving processes
• Highly literate in current industry issues, topics and market drivers that affect our software
• A curiosity about software engineering tools and practices that facilitates better decision-making and better relationships with team members
• A strong interest and desire for knowledge about the commercial and operational aspects of Expeditors' network and the broader transportation industry
• System or Data analysis experience
• Experience creating and utilizing SQL queries or data analysis tools and reporting systems
• Understanding of the transportation/global logistics industry
• Working knowledge of Office 2013 or above, Azure Dev Ops (VSTS/TFS), SharePoint
• Passion for technology
• Experience as a Product Owner for an Agile team

Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer will not transfer or sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization (such as an H-1B visa) for this opportunity.

Position is full time (40 hours per week) Monday through Friday. We are a business professional attire company

Additional Information

Expected base salary: $95,000 to $120,000

May be eligible for bonus following first year of continuous employment in position

Expeditors offers excellent benefits:

• Paid Vacation (first year prorated based off month of hire then eligible for 15 days)
• Holidays (10)
• Flexible Days (2)
• Paid Sick Time (accrual rate of 1 hour of sick time per 30 hours paid)
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with employer match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental & Vision Coverage
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave (additional eligibility criteria)
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (DC FSA)
• Commuter Benefit
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Training and Personnel Development Program
• Educational Assistance and Reimbursement
• Position is full time (40 hours per week) Monday through Friday
• Business professional dress code

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO Guidelines.