Hybrid Technical Product Owner, Freight bei Shamrock Trading Corporation
Shamrock Trading Corporation · Overland Park, Vereinigte Staaten Von Amerika · Hybrid
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Company Overview
Shamrock Trading Corporation is the parent company of a family of brands in transportation services, finance, and technology. Headquartered in Overland Park, KS, Shamrock is often recognized among the “Best Places to Work” in Kansas City and Chicago and was most recently recognized as one of America’s top 100 “Most Loved Workplaces” by Newsweek. We also have offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Ft. Lauderdale, Houston, Laredo, Nashville, and Phoenix. Overland Park is a great place to live, work and play, being conveniently located within driving distance of everything Kansas City has to offer. Housed within the heart of Overland Park, our offices include 4 gorgeous towers on the East and West sides of Metcalf Ave. With a heavy community presence and a winning culture, Shamrock is a great place to work in Overland Park!
With an average annual revenue growth of 25% over several decades, Shamrock’s success is attributed to three key factors: hiring the best people, cultivating long-term relationships with our customers, and continually evolving in the marketplace.
Responsibilities
Shamrock Trading Corporation is looking for a Technical Product Owner to join our Software Engineering team. The Technical Product Owner (TPO) is the primary role driving business requirements into our agile development teams, and a key partner with Product Management and Software Engineering teams. This role serves as a conduit between business/product objectives and technical execution. The purpose of the TPO role is to enable effective and efficient execution of technical product development, with a clear understanding of the desired product, based on well-defined user stories.
- Understand market needs and transform business requirements into features and user stories with clear acceptance criteria to convey specific functionality from an end-user perspective
- Own sprint prioritization, balancing between product work and other activities within a sprint
- Translate product and business needs into detailed technical requirements and user stories
- Prioritize the backlog based on business value, technical dependencies, and stakeholder input
- Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Software Engineers, Architects, SREs, Data Services, Data Analytics and QA to ensure technical solutions align with overall platform strategy and performance goals
- Serve as the go-to expert for the team’s deliverables, ensuring clarity and completeness of stories and technical documentation
- Participate in and lead agile ceremonies in concert with the team’s Software Engineering Lead (sprint planning, refinement, retrospectives, and daily stand-ups)
- Act as the key liaison between different technical units and non-technical stakeholders
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
- 5+ years as a Technical Product Owner, Business Analyst, or similar role in a technology-driven environment; freight or logistics industry experience strongly preferred
- Advanced understanding of agile development processes and demonstrated experience driving agile processes in a highly technical environment
- Exceptional communication and collaboration skills; adept at working across different functions and diverse cultures
- Experience working in a dynamic environment, with a need to adapt to changing priorities, market dynamics, and evolving business needs and guide teams accordingly
- Intimate knowledge of freight brokerage workflows, personas, and the key systems leveraged by them, including but not limited to; TMS, digital marketplaces, and shipper portals
- Ability to translate freight workflows and operational processes into detailed user stories with clear acceptance criteria
- CSPO certification or equivalent experience
- Prefer formal people management experience
Benefits Package
At Shamrock we hire bright, ambitious people and give them the tools they need to be successful. By investing in training and development, we hope to become a long-term career for employees, where there are always opportunities for advancement. Shamrock also offers a premier set of benefits for employees and their families:
- Medical: Fully paid healthcare, dental and vision premiums for employees and eligible dependents
- Work-Life Balance: Competitive PTO, paid leave policies and eligibility for work from home opportunities after an introductory period
- Financial: Generous company 401(k) contributions and employee stock ownership after one year
- Wellness: Onsite gym, jogging trail and discounted membership to nearby fitness center
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