IT Product Owner

The IT Product Owner is responsible for the overall coordination, status reporting, and stability of project-oriented work efforts for the CFS business unit and works in a highly collaborative, cross-functional Agile environment. It will establish and implement project management processes and methodologies to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget and scope, adhere to high-quality standards, and meet customer expectations. This position requires extensive knowledge and expertise in the use of project management methodologies, tools, techniques, resource management practices, and change management techniques. This role is also technical, requiring a mixture of architectural knowledge, technical leadership, operational expertise in a cloud setting, as well as the ability to communicate plans, manage risks, and deliver to schedule.

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Essential Job Functions:Product Owner for CFS business unitDevelop the strategic plan between the future-state and current-state of the Manhattan Scale WMS and other applications in partnership with IT and Finance leadershipManage product backlog of enhancement requests and work within the team to develop and deliver new solutions within the applicationLead technology activities in support of month and quarter-end financial processesIdentify new features in quarterly upgrades to be assessed and implemented for Financials solutionPartner with other application Product Owners to ensure consistency in solutions and adherence to best practices for architectureDeliver value to plan, communicating clearly, engaging product teams, third party partners, software engineers and subject matter experts across different parts of the organizationEnable agile development best practices conformant to Hub Group standardsEnsure integrity, reliability, performance and scale of technology platformOperate in a cloud environment, work towards continuous delivery, understand orchestration, and leverage it to guarantee uptimeLead the team in role modeling DevOps best practicesPair up with architects and tech leads to propose and drive design decisionsWork with business leaders to identify business needs and develop those needs into project requestsAssist IT management with project identification, requirements gathering, scope development, budget development and management, and project prioritizationIdentify and manage change and service requestsManage and escalate functional, quality, timeline, and all other project issuesCoordinate project communication with all areas of IT and businessEnsure all internal controls and policies are adhered to for projects and systems change managementEnsure the technical performance of all solutions within the platform. Oversee the entire line life cycle from strategic planning to effective project management of tactical activitiesRegularly create service improvement plans - in terms of people, processes and technology - to improve a serviceDuties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or changed from time to time
Minimum QualificationsStrong experience working with a warehouse management system preferably Manhattan Scale WMS.B.S. in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field7 years of experience in the IT industry as a programmer, technician, engineer, or project/product manager2 years of work experience with Agile methodologies such as Scrum and Kanban and supporting toolsProven success in the delivery of software development projects within either technology services or software product companyExperience with Service Oriented Architecture in an enterprise environmentExperience with monitoring and alerting best practices, leveraging industry standard toolsAbility to work in a projects-based, team environmentProven analytical and problem solving skillsAbility to manage multiple priorities as well as flexibility to adapt to change with new systems and methods while working in a team environment
** This is a full-time, W2 position with Hub Group – We are NOT able to provide sponsorship at this time **

Salary Range: $110,000 - $130,000 / year base salary + bonus eligibility
** This is an estimated range based on the circumstances at the time of posting, however, may change based on a combination of factors, including but not limited to skills, experience, education, market factors, geographical location, budget, and demand **
BenefitsWe offer a comprehensive benefits plan including:MedicalDentalVisionFlexible Spending Account (FSA)Employee Assistance Program (EAP)Life & AD&D InsuranceDisabilityPaid Time OffPaid Holidays
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