Senior Product Owner
Senior Product Owner at Norfolk Southern (freight railroad) in Atlanta, GA on a hybrid schedule, bridging intermodal terminal operations and IT delivery. They own the product roadmap and backlog, define OKRs and user stories, commit sprint work with the scrum team, and run demos and releases using tools like Jira and Confluence.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Not listed
- Work setup
- Hybrid
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Category
- Product
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 3+ years of relevant product management, product owner or business analyst experience in an agile software product development environment
- 3-5 years job-related experience (minimum level)
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree in business management, computer science or related field
- 3+ years of experience delivering software with agile scrum methodologies and other commonly used tools
- Experience with Jira, Confluence, and/or Jira Plan
- Norfolk Southern experience within Intermodal or automotive business units
- Strong requirement facilitation skills and proven ability to write concisely and clearly for different audiences
- Strong business analytical skills with the capability of identifying, analyzing, and synthesizing product use data
- Ability to connect with leadership and technical and non-technical audiences effectively while collaborating and influencing
- Demonstrated ability to use data, KPIs, and customer insights to inform prioritization and measure product success
- Comfortable making tradeoff decisions under ambiguity
- Oral & written communication, leadership, critical thinking, prioritization, collaboration, analytical, candor, informed risk-taking, creativity
Full description
Requisition 40375: B4 Senior Product Owner
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Norfolk Southern offers a unique opportunity to be part of our proud legacy that spans nearly 200 years. We are a customer-centric, operations-driven team dedicated to advancing safety, serving communities, and driving innovation for tomorrow's rail. As part of Norfolk Southern, you’ll join a collaborative team where there are opportunities for growth across the organization. We are building a culture where everyone can thrive by owning and driving exceptional results, being humble and leading with trust, serving our customers with excellence, and collaborating and coaching to win.
Job Description
Our Senior Product Owners are key members of an Agile Product Management team responsible for driving innovation and value Norfolk Southern’s suite of digital platforms. The role bridges the gap between intermodal terminal operations and technology delivery by partnering with terminal managers, operational leaders, internal stakeholders, and gate/yard personnel to facilitate the collection of business needs. The primary focus is forward-looking by defining and communicating features and associated Objective & Key Results (OKRs) for the upcoming quarters using a product roadmap. The Senior Product Owner is also accountable for in-sprint delivery with close collaboration with the team Product Owner(s), when applicable.
The Senior Product Owner works with the IT scrum team to refine the features in the backlog for the next quarter, define and communicate priorities, and ensures the business needs are incorporated in the creation of user stories. The role commits user stories to the next 2 sprints during Sprint Planning and facilitates sprint demos to the business owners at the end of each sprint.
Principal Duties Product Strategy & Roadmap Ownership
- Define and document the purpose, value, and benefit hypotheses for upcoming product features.
- Develop and maintain a strong understanding of business domain, objectives, and strategic goals.
- Define and communicate features, priorities, and associated Objectives & Key Results (OKRs) using the product roadmap for upcoming quarters.
- Assign and validate business value to features using data to inform prioritization decisions.
Backlog Management & Sprint Execution
- Refine and maintain a ready backlog of features and user stories for upcoming quarters.