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Business Analyst II/III (Product Owner) – Accounting and Data Governance, Operational Experience

Expeditors

Business Analyst II/III (Product Owner) – Accounting and Data Governance, Operational Experience

Seattle, WA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job Description

    As part of Operational Experience IS Portfolio, the Accounting and Data Governance group is responsible for developing core business applications that enable our world-wide network to efficiently manage and transport freight via collaborative internal and customer facing systems. These systems provide formalized and sustainable solutions for managing our data.

    As a Product Owner and Business Analyst, you will be responsible for shaping the direction and quality of the governed reference data required to support our systems, in addition to Customer Relationship Management (CRM).  As a member of the Master Data Management (MDM) Agile Release Train (ART), you will drive the long-term vision, development priorities and requirements for a development team in alignment with core business objectives.

    You will fully understand and support our team’s objectives by clearly articulating business value, breaking features down into user stories with clear acceptance criteria, and collaborating closely with program and IS leadership to ensure all of the necessary Reference, Service Provider, and Customer data is produced and shared with various downstream systems. This distribution of data aligns with our Strategic Initiative: Deliver the exp.o System.

    RESPONSIBILITIES

    • Serve in a decision-making, leadership role on an Agile Scrum team as Product Owner
    • Build, refine, and prioritize team backlog in alignment with the program vision and roadmap
    • Draft specific team objectives for each sprint and program increment
    • Craft meaningful requirements that align stakeholder needs to capabilities
    • Clearly define story acceptance criteria and accept stories into the team backlog
    • Collaborate with other Product Owners and Business Stakeholders to resolve dependencies, coordinate efforts, and deliver cross-functional initiatives and technical enablers
    • Lead backlog grooming sessions to facilitate shared understanding of upcoming stories and acceptance criteria
    • Collaborate with MDM Product Managers, as well as other groups that may include: Air Product, Cargo Services, Ground Network Services & Transcon, and Ocean on dependencies and shared objectives
    • Collaborate with MDM Product Managers to define Business Features and deem them ready for development
    • Analyze and decompose complex business requirements to build software systems and influence design for testability and scalability
    • Participate in team demos, reviews and retrospectives with an eye toward continuous improvement
    • Prepare for and participate in ART activities, including PI Planning, System Demos, and Inspect and Adapt
  • Qualifications

    Qualifications

    MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

    • 5+ years of software business analysis experience
    • Proficiency with the system development lifecycle, including agile techniques and other methodologies
    • Proven interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively
    • Effective at navigating ambiguity and helping diverse teams drive towards clarity and consensus
    • Management of multiple and competing priorities
    • Ability to compose concepts, ideas, and designs into actionable/measureable deliverables
    • Excellent time management and organization skills
    • Outstanding verbal and written communication
    • Ability to recognize and mitigate risks
    • Driven, strong 'get it done' attitude
    • Certification or ability to become certified as a SAFe Product Manager/Product Owner

    DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

    • System or Data analysis experience
    • Working knowledge of the UML (Unified Modeling Language) with the ability to effectively communicate business requirements through Business Object Models, State Diagrams, and other UML diagrams
    • 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
    • Experience working with Reference Data, and/or Data Governance products

    Additional Information

    EXPEDITORS OFFERS EXCELLENT BENEFITS:

    • Paid Vacation, Holiday, Sick Time 
    • Health Plan: Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental and Vision
    • Life and Long Term Disability Insurance 
    • 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan 
    • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
    • Training and Personnel Development Program

    All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Successful candidates must pass a background check.

  • Industry
    Transportation / Trucking / Railroad