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J.B. Hunt Transport Product Owner III in Lowell, Arkansas

Job Summary:

Under general supervision, this position acts as the representative of stakeholders to manage product backlogs and review iteration outcomes to ensure the business success of software development projects. Owns the most complex products and provides support to the Client, verifying the business value delivered by the Product and how it aligns with the Client's strategy. They actively support the Client from the business point of view and provides guidance in assessing Product opportunities and risks. They take advantage of the Product KPIs (and other business metrics) to optimize the Product.

Job Description:

Key Responsibilities:

  • Works closely with the Client, defining the next iterations of the Product and plan their releases; presents the Team’s perspective and point of view to the Client, and build trust between the two sides

  • Contributes to the design of UX workflows for the product

  • Trains other junior staff and ensuring appropriate agile processes are being followed to facilitate product success

  • Provides inputs for applications technical designs and data models to deliver user-friendly product solutions

  • Uses dedicated techniques for road mapping (e.g. MOSCOW, Kano, or Pareto) and selected tools to describe the Product vision (e.g. business model canvas, lean canvas, or vision box)

  • Provides strategic focus for the development team, to ensure the right things to be focused on and completed during the development process; organizes workshops with the Product’s users (based on the Discover/Define approach) to discover and validate hypotheses, as well as work with architecture the best solutions for the Product

  • Evaluates the KPI metrics and suggests new solutions to increase the Product’s business value. Verifies the business value delivered by the Product and how it aligns with the Client’s strategy

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelors degree in Business, Computer and Information Science, Software Engineering, or related field, or foreign equivalent, or suitable combination of education, experience and training;

  • Plus 5 or more years of experience acting as a Product Owner and/or certification in Agile fundamentals.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Knowledge of Agile process and principles

  • Knows and embodies Scrum values

  • Understands Product Owner involvement in Scrum events

  • Experience drafting and elaborating backlog items

This position is not eligible for employment-based sponsorship.

Education:

Bachelors: Computer Engineering (Required), Bachelors: Computer and Information Science (Required), Bachelors: Business Administration/Management (Required)

Work Experience:

Software Development, Product Management

Job Opening ID:

00558092 Product Owner III (Evergreen) (Open)

J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. affirms its belief in equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment in all terms and conditions of employment. J.B. Hunt is committed to both the spirit and the letter of affirmative action law and continues its good-faith efforts to comply with all applicable government laws and regulations. The company is committed to basing employment decisions on the principles of equal employment opportunity. J.B. Hunt will recruit, hire, compensate, offer benefits to, upgrade, train, layoff, terminate, and/or promote individuals without discrimination in regards to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a qualified individual with a disability, status as a protected veteran, or other bases by applicable law.

J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. offers reasonable accommodation in the employment process for individuals with disabilities. If you need assistance in the application process due to a disability, you may request accommodation at any time by calling 1-800-777-4968.

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