Product Owner

Flint Hills Resources (FHR) is seeking a Product Owner to lead a Product team and partner closely with FHR core capabilities to deliver on a technology roadmap that transforms work processes. The goal of FHR's Business Focused technology roadmaps is to create competitive advantage through industry leading data management strategies and leveraging data to automate decision making.

This is role is open to being remote or being a flexible hybrid role located at our Wichita, KS headquarters.

Our Team

Flint Hills Resources IT product teams create value for FHR by maximizing return on investments in technology by focusing on solving business problems and optimizing total cost of ownership. We invite you to apply for our Product Owner role and join our Product Team.

What You Will Do

• Product Roadmap: Develop a comprehensive product roadmap for Commercial products, aligning it with the organization's overall data strategy and business objectives
• Product Development Support: Assist in the development of product strategies and feature specifications. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Software Engineering, Data Architecture, Solution Architecture, Support Team, etc to ensure seamless product development and delivery
• Agile Delivery: Leads a cross-functional agile team, consistently driving focus and strong outcomes
• User-Centric Approach: Advocate for the end-users and maintain a deep understanding of their needs and pain points. Incorporate user feedback into product planning and improvement efforts
• Testing and Quality Assurance: Collaborate with the Quality Assurance (QA) team to ensure product quality and conduct user acceptance testing (UAT) to validate new features
• Market Research: Conduct thorough market research and analysis to identify market trends, customer needs, and competitors' offerings. Use data-driven insights to inform product decisions and prioritize features
• Stakeholder Management: Engage with Business Subject Matter Experts, to understand their data needs, gather feedback, and incorporate their requirements into the product development process
• Product Performance Monitoring: Define key performance indicators (KPIs) to evaluate the success of the product, track its performance, and identify opportunities for improvement
• Training and Documentation: Provide training and documentation for end-users to effectively leverage our products and maximize business outcomes
• Mentor and develop product analysts to deliver competitive results

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience as a Product Owner/Manager or in a similar role in managing data-related products or projects
• Experience translating stakeholder requirements into technical stories/cards
• Experience managing, prioritizing, and grooming a product backlog
• Experience with Agile software development frameworks
• Experience with market research and competitive analysis
• Experience conducting user acceptance testing
• Experience translating complex data-related challenges into actionable product strategies
• Experience collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience using query languages such as Cypher, SQL or VQL
• Knowledge of Open source and commercial RDBMS (MySQL, MS SQL Server, Oracle)

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

For this role, we anticipate paying $90,000 - $140,000 per year. This role may be eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here .

Who We Are

As a Koch company, Flint Hills Resources is an industry-leading refining company making the oil and transportation products that keep the world moving. We make a large supply of fuel for gas stations and airports in addition to transporting crude oil, natural gas liquids and refined products through 4,000+ miles of pipeline - delivering energy to farmers, manufacturers and families. Our team champions innovation and excellence to help power modern life.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf