Product Owner, 3rd Eye, Chattanooga

Job Description:

Job Title: Product Owner I

Operating Company:  Environmental Solutions Group - 3rd Eye

Location:  Chattanooga, TN

Reports to:  Director, Product Management, 3rd Eye and Connected Collections

Department:  Sales and Marketing

COMPANY SUMMARY:

3rd Eye is disrupting the traditional Fleet Safety Video Monitoring and Telematics industries with leading high-quality media and reliable digital delivery. Our services are engineered for high availability, maximum reach, and cost savings for our customers. Fleet managers can watch live streams or review safety events instantly, from any device, to monitor their vehicle fleet. Our technology is the cornerstone of our industry, and our customers use it to improve their fleet safety, operational, and maintenance performance.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Product Owner will organize, prioritize and assess work for our development teams. The Product Owner responsibilities include gathering feature requests, documenting requirements, creating user stories, and coordinating prioritization. To be successful in this role, you should be able to identify user needs and work with cross-functional teams to manage product releases. Ultimately, you’ll help us roll-out products that deliver our company’s vision.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS INCLUDE:

• Incorporate feature requests into product roadmap.
• Groom and prioritize backlog.
• Develop user stories and define acceptance criteria.
• Partner with SCRUM master to set sprint goals.
• Collaborate with QA to write User acceptance tests.
• Establish plan releases and upgrades with DevOps.
• Follow progress of work and update leadership on status.
• Analyze preferences and requests of end users.
• Work with Project Manager on updating status.
• Identify business requirements as communicated by Business Analysts.
• Up to 25% will be required for this role.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor of Business and/or Sciences preferred, or equivalent experience is required. 

• Master’s Degree in computer science is a plus.

• 3-5 years of experience as Business Analyst, Product Specialist, Product Owner, and/or software development Project Manager or Product Manager.
• 2-3 years of experience with JIRA
  • 1-2 years of technical writing experience
• Strong understanding with coding languages Python, SQL, and JavaScript.
• AWS Solution Experience a plus.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint required. 
• New product development process experience is a definite plus. 
• Demonstrated track record of cross-functional teams.
• Project Management experience is a plus.
• Preferred PMI certification.
• Candidate possesses strong analytical and technical abilities. 
• Strong leadership and control of work processes from beginning to end is necessary.  The job demands fast, but carefully thought-out results. 
• Must be able to handle multiple tasks. 
• Must be able to lead and influence change, cross functionally.
• Must possess interpersonal and emotional intelligence (self-awareness of own personality traits and communications style with sensitivities to how own behaviors and style affects others in leading change and also must be able to adapt as needed to every situation).
• Must be able to effectively communicate with senior internal and external customers as well as end-users of related products and services. 
• The candidate must also demonstrate the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams as well as lead team projects.
• Works under limited supervision.  Predominantly handles matters on own initiative, but communicates routinely with cross-functional teams, superiors and management.
• Must be a self-starter and exercise substantial degree of judgment.  Must maintain high standards to continually produce high quality work.  Decisions must be of the highest ethical standards, must align with company's strategic initiatives.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

Ethics and Work Standards: Maintain the highest ethical and work standards, while promoting the same attributes in co-workers and others.  Ensure that all business activities – with both internal and external customers – to be performed with a professional demeanor and that all participants be held accountable to this high standard.

Communication:  Expresses thoughts clearly, both orally and in writing, using good grammar. Presents concise, well-organized reports in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.  Listens to understand input, feedback, and concerns.  Provides complete informatio