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The Sr Product Owner is the Product Management leader on one or more scrum teams. Their goal is to deliver innovative solutions based on their understanding of high-level business objectives. The Lead Product Owner works with Product Leadership and Business Stakeholders to understand the product vision and then provides clarity for the scrum teams.

Sr Product Owners are responsible for leading scrum teams in the breakdown of features into user stories.  Our expectation is that all team members contribute to user stories, but the Lead Product Owner is key in ensuring team alignment and completeness to the vision.

Sr Product Owners work with other Product Managers and a cross-functional scrum team, to build, enhance and manage a set of products and platforms using Agile software methodologies. They will own and groom the backlog for the scrum teams with high-level input from Product Leads for their Release Train.  Teams will consist of developers, analytics resources, technical leads, designers and scrum masters.

As products and solutions near launch they will support our Release Train core team, Product Readiness Team and associated Product Managers to develop go-to-market plans.  They may help in demos and support training material creation as a subject matter expert.

Sr Product Owners are expected to contribute back to the Release Train ideas and opportunities that become part of the product roadmap.  Understanding of financial processes and systems are essential to the role.

This role requires a high-level technical understanding of financial applications and excellent communication and collaboration skills. The successful candidate must have a demonstrable track record of achieving success in a dynamic, fast-paced software development environment. They must be able to adapt to rapidly changing priorities and make appropriate product decisions quickly.

Responsibilities (including but not limited to):

Partner with other Product Leads and Business Stakeholders to understand and influence product strategy while generating innovative ideas for achieving product success

Work with scrum teams to determine alternative development strategies, solutions, and release dates

Translate business requirements into features and user stories, collaborate with cross functional team to craft solutions/documentation and represent customer needs in product delivery

Monitor products and platforms to evaluate consumer and client satisfaction, return-on-investment (ROI), and satisfaction of original objectives 

Partner with Product Managers and Business Stakeholders to create business roadmaps that increase delivered value and efficiency over time

Partners with Release Train Core Team to develop release plans that support go-to-market strategies

Communicate progress toward milestones as software is released

Develop and maintain subject matter expertise in application features, capabilities, and business rules

Make rapid tactical decisions where needed to maintain team momentum and focus on value delivery

Prioritize Scrum Team backlog with guidance from Product Leads and to ensure alignment with product strategy and roadmap

Work closely with the Scrum Master to optimize velocity for the team

Work with Scrum Master to prioritize and schedule production defects for resolution

Participate in the daily stand-ups, sprint planning meetings, retrospectives, and release train planning meetings

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in related field and 5+ years experience OR MS w/ 2+ years experience OR 9 years experience of equivalent combination of industry related professional experience and education.

Ability to understand and articulate various internal and external customer needs

Excellent communication skills & presentation skills; verbal and written with the ability to communicate across business and technology

Demonstrable experience in strategic planning with business partners

Solid experience working on user experience/customer experience projects

Experience leading scrum teams in Agile methodologies

5+ years product management experience

Demonstrated experience delivering software to market

Self-directed problem solver with a demonstrated ability to organize & prioritize

Excellent people and teamwork skills

Ability to work directly with customers to understand how they use the provided applications

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience

Qualifications (Desired):

3+ years experience in Agile Product Development

Knowledge of financial billing system processes

Financial product set experience

Experience in Rally Software

Who We Are

About Cox Automotive

There’s nothing ordinary about Cox Automotive. We are people of every background driven by our passion for mobility, innovation, client success and community outreach. We make buying, selling and owning (or simply using) cars easier for everyone. Touching more than 40,000 clients across five continents, we bring together the best brands and the best teams to propel the automotive industry forward. Some of those team members work for our iconic consumer brands like Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book, while others are creating the future of automotive at industry-facing brands like Dealer.com, Manheim and vAuto.

About Cox 

We are the Cox family of businesses. We’ve been making our mark since 1898 by building and evolving world-class businesses, staying true to our values, and encouraging top talent to always look for growth and impact while building a career with us.  Our primary divisions – Cox Communications and Cox Automotive – are driving a new wave of innovation, powering smart cities with powerhouse broadband communications and pioneering greener, more progressive transportation alternatives for individuals and fleet operators.  We’re also expanding into new spaces like cleantech and healthcare to rev up our momentum toward building a better future for the next generation.  We’re looking for the talent today who will be our leaders tomorrow. Sound intriguing? Learn more about where we are today, where we hope you’ll be going with us, and the common purpose that unites us at coxenterprises.com.

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.

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