Sr Product Owner - 19061

Company:

Cox Automotive - USA

Job Family Group:

Engineering / Product Development

Job Profile:

Sr Product Owner

Management Level:

Individual Contributor

Travel %:

Yes, 5% of the time

Work Shift:

Day (United States of America)

Job Description:

Senior Product Owner

Are you a creative thinker with a passion for product delivery, agile methodologies, and turning vision into execution? If so, Manheim Logistics is seeking a Senior Product Owner to drive our growth and reinforce our position as a market leading digital marketplace, Central Dispatch

Who is Manheim Logistics? Manheim Logistics is made up of two brands; Ready Logistics and Central Dispatch. Our businesses connect shippers (automotive dealers, auctions and commercial clients) needing to move vehicles with a carrier base to execute that move. From anywhere to everywhere, we make it easy to transport your vehicles quickly and conveniently.

The Senior Product Owner is responsible for assessing market needs and inspiring cross-functional product teams to find the fastest way to achieve value around those needs. The role focuses on delivering business value to drive sales, improve efficiency, and improve customer satisfaction through the production of quality products.

Ready to dive into our products? Let's talk!

What's In It for You?

Here's a sneak peek at the benefits you could experience as a Cox employee:

• A competitive salary and top-notch bonus/incentive plans.
• Professional development and continuing education opportunities.
• The chance to work with fascinating, cutting-edge platforms.
• Exceptional work-life balance, flexible time-off policies and accommodating work schedules.
• Comprehensive healthcare, with multiple options for individuals and families.
• Generous 401(k) retirement plans with company match.
• Inclusive parental leave policies, plus comprehensive fertility coverage and adoption assistance.

Check out all our benefits.

What You'll Do

You'll manage the development team's capabilities so we can deliver timely, high-quality products. Here's more on what you'll do:

• Drive release planning by defining solutions for validated market problems.
• Write detailed requirements and user stories.
• Maintaining a product backlog.
• Provide recommendations to scrum teams and partner with other stakeholders to ensure high-quality product delivery.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to define long-term strategy and market opportunities.
• Work closely with development teams to groom and refine the product backlog, ensuring alignment with stakeholder priorities.

Who You Are

You're a skilled multitasker who enjoys collaborating with other technical teams to deliver quality products. Here's what else you bring to the table:

• Seeing the world through the eyes of our customers: shippers, brokers, and carriers
• Make product decisions that drive value on a daily basis while keeping customer needs in mind.
• Working with Product Managers, Business Leaders, and a cross-functional Scrum team to deliver the product to the Client.
• Establishing a regular cadence for communications for product stakeholders and executives to enable trust and transparency
• Lead standups, iteration planning sessions, retrospectives, and product demos
• Prioritization and maintenance of the product backlog and performs just-in-time story elaboration with the development team.
• Summarize complex technical concepts into non-technical language for stakeholders.
• Assess product performance against KPIs and make corrections to improve performance and regularly communicate performance of the product/experience to stakeholders and the organization

Minimum:

• A bachelor's degree in a related discipline and 4 years of experience in a related field. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master's degree and 2 years of experience; a Ph.D. and up to 1 year of experience; or 8 years of experience in a related field.
• Experience creating, prioritizing and recommending epics and features.

• The ability to manage the development lifecycle with the scrum team for multiple products.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Working knowledge for SAFe Agile Methodology
• High-level understanding of engineering architecture with experience working with engineering teams to deliver products.
• Work experience in design, development and implementation of product plans.
• Experience in working cross-functionally with a variety of different domains, including Engineering, Architecture, and Business Development.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, that can be applied across a diverse set of audiences.

Preferred:

• Automotive industry experience
• Experience working with offshore scrum teams
• Experience with Rally, Mural, Figma

Help us build the future of technology. Join Cox today!

Drug Testing:

To be employed in this role, you'll need to clear a pre-employment drug test. Cox Automotive does not currently administer a pre-employment drug test for marijuana for this position. However, we are a drug-free workplace, so the possession, use or being under the influence of drugs illegal under federal or state law during work hours, on company property and/or in company vehicles is prohibited.

About Us:

Through groundbreaking technology and a commitment to stellar experiences for drivers and dealers alike, Cox Automotive employees are transforming the way the world buys, owns, sells - or simply uses - cars. Cox Automotive employees get to work on iconic consumer brands like Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book and industry-leading dealer-facing companies like vAuto and Manheim, all while enjoying the people-centered atmosphere that is central to our life at Cox. Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page. Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer - All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual's age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. Cox provides reasonable accommodations when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with disability, unless such accommodations would cause an undue hardship.