Product Owner

• Lead cross-departmental discussions to identify and define desired product outcomes.
• Collaborate with business and technology teams to actively pursue company strategies and goals.
• Maintain transparent communication to keep stakeholders well-informed of project progress.
• Set clear product development priorities to align with business objectives.
• Organize, manage, and prioritize the backlog for all product requirements and ideas.
• Demonstrate exceptional organizational skills in managing multiple projects and priorities.
• Efficiently gather and communicate critical information from SMEs and technical teams to stakeholders.
• Leverage operational business experience to inform decision-making and planning for online auction services and processes.
• Proactively engage with business stakeholders and scrum teams through effective communication.
• Skillfully navigate and resolve conflicting ideas and priorities among stakeholders and IT teams.
• Transform sometimes ambiguous ideas from SMEs into valuable product outcomes.
• Maintain an open-minded approach to new opinions and ideas while focusing on desired end outcomes.
• Foster positive discussions and collaboration among team members to drive continuous improvement.
• Embrace constructive criticism with an open mind and provide honest feedback to others.
• Continuously gather feedback from IT releases and convey that information to the scrum team.

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• Bachelor's Degree or relative experience preferred. High school diploma or GED required.
• At least 2 years of experience in a similar role.
• Exceptional organizational skills, self-direction, and strong time-management abilities, with the capacity to excel in high-pressure, deadline-driven environments.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to handle sensitive inquiries and complaints effectively.
• Advanced understanding and capabilities in planning and decision-making related to the Company's online auction services and processes.
• Highly proficient in a wide range of common technology applications, including spreadsheet applications (Excel, Google Sheets), word-processing applications (Word, Google Docs), presentation applications (PowerPoint, Google Slides), Tableau, Jira, and other personal productivity tools.
• Familiarity with agile software development methodologies.
• Preferred prior experience working with agile scrum teams.
• Candidates may be requested to complete position specific skills assessments
• Applicants must be either a U.S. Citizen or eligible to work in the U.S.
• Requires the ability to satisfactorily complete a background check

• Full-time Salaried Exempt, not eligible for overtime
• Office hours are 8am-5pm, Monday through Friday, additional hours may be required depending on priorities
• Based in the Purple Wave headquarters in Manhattan, KS
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.
• Must be able to access various departments of a given location.

• The annual salary varies based on experience and qualifications. Salary paid bi-weekly
• Monthly Bonus Program - determined by the Company’s monthly revenue result and are paid on a “percent to plan” payout formula. (90% = $300, 100% = $600, 110% = $900, 120% = $1,200)
• Monthly phone stipend in accordance with the Company’s cell phone policy, currently $120/month
• Health, Dental, and Vision starting the first of the month after 60 days of employment
• 401(k) plan with an employer match up to 4% starting the first day of employment
• Company-paid Life Insurance benefit of $25,000 with options to add more through employee contribution starting the first of the month after 60 days of employment
• Personal Time Off (PTO) annual amount of 120 hours which is prorated based on the number of days between the 60th day of employment and the end of the calendar year

About Purple Wave

Visit us at: PurpleWave.com

Purple Wave Auction is a leader in the equipment auction industry focusing on construction, ag, fleet, and government equipment. We are a data-driven, quickly changing and evolving, growing organization. Our focus is on marketing the assets we sell for our customers to find the highest quality bidders for the best recoveries for our sellers. We strive to make this transaction Straight, Simple, and Sold. We live daily by our core values of trust, team, care, and passion to be the place people want to work and our customers want to return to for their equipment buying and selling needs for their businesses.

Purple Wave Auction is the largest no-reserve Internet auction company in the Midwest.

• We have over 250 employees, nearly doubling in size in the last three years.
• We have a robust tech team and continue to invest in progressive techniques to enhance our services.
• While working at Purple Wave, you will have the opportunity to help our mission of being the easiest, most straightforward place to buy and sell used equipment.
• Purple Wave empowers its employees to solve problems effectively in a family-run business culture.
• We provide opportunities for continued education as you grow your career with tuition reimbursement. We have a generous benefits package in one of the fastest-growing companies in the area.

Purple Wave is looking for an enthusiastic person to join our growing team to support our customers as we bring our values of Trust, Team, Care and Passion to them.

Purple Wave Auction Core Values:

• TRUST: We are trustworthy…Our business depends upon our integrity and our customer’s ability to trust Purple Wave and its people: to enforce a fair, transparent unreserved auction marketplace; to safeguard their bidding information; to give a full effort on behalf of their asset(s); We are transparent, accountable and fair.
• TEAM: WE ARE A TEAM…We respect, support, appreciate and inspire each other; We communicate and follow-through; We need each other. We do our best work when we work together.
• CARE: WE CARE…We care for our customers. We look out for their best interests. We work hard for them. We “go the extra mile”.
• PASSION: WE ARE PASSIONATE…We are positive, we are enthusiastic, we take pride in our work, we own our responsibilities and we deliver; When we see problems, we fix them. We learn from our mistakes. We improve ourselves and Purple Wave every day; We believe Purple Wave can be the best marketplace for used equipment and we are committed to make it happen.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Equal Opportunity is a Purple Wave, Inc. policy. It is our practice to select the best-qualified candidate for each position in the organization. No employee of the Company will discriminate against an applicant for employment or a fellow employee because of race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, or other physical or mental disability, military or veteran status.

Notice of Background Check

As a condition of your employment, you will be required to sign the Company’s Authorization for Background Check, and to provide the Company with documents establishing your identity and right to work in the United States.