Senior Information Technology Product Owner

Senior Information Technology Product Owner

Company:

The Boeing Company

The Boeing Company’s Infrastructure & Operation organization is currently seeking a Senior Information Technology Product Owner to join the Enterprise Computer and Storage Solutions Product team in North Charleston, SC. 

Infrastructure & Operations (I&O) is an essential capability responsible for delivery premier technology products and services to advance our enterprise digital goals and business outcomes.  We build, integrate, and operate solutions including cloud, network, storage, client computing, mobility and collaboration systems globally.

The selected candidate will assume a pivotal role in the development, coordination, and management of product plans aimed at achieving strategic business objectives for computers and internal cloud. This position will require a steadfast commitment to maintaining adherence to established scope, timelines, and quality standards. This is an opportunity to develop and manage complex, enterprise-wide information technology (IT) products

Position Responsibilities:

• Utilize knowledge of frameworks and practices utilized by self-organizing and cross functional teams that enables evolutionary development and flexible response to change

• Leverage agile practices utilized by teams that enables adaptive planning through continuous use of lightweight practices to estimate, prioritize and decompose units of work that are typically planned in iterations

• Identify business value and align those ideas with customer needs that align with strategic priorities and financial benefits

• Emerge computing and information technology areas to manage advanced research computing technology proposals, projects and resources

• Produce a high level visual depiction that maps out the path of a product offering over time. It explains the details around why and what you will be producing while also aligning with outcomes

• Use knowledge of User Centered Design (UCD) iterative design processes in which the team focuses on the users and their needs along the entire product development lifecycle to verify and validate that the true problems are being addressed

• Leverage modern user research, problem solving, rapid prototyping and usability testing techniques for requirements discovery and documentation

• Utilize UCD approach brings all stakeholders together to visually agree upon the solution vision and to deliver a solution that delights the users

• Provide strategic leadership and direction while effectively integrating activities across diverse teams and partners to ensure the successful implementation and ongoing support of initiatives

• Anticipate and identify risks, issues and opportunities that may impact implementation then develop and implement mitigation plans

• Utilize an array of media to effectively communicate information and ideas to both internal and external stakeholders in a manner that captivates the audience, facilitating comprehension and retention of the key messages

• Ensure the highest quality standards throughout the product lifecycle including establishing and implementing quality assurance processes, monitoring deliverables against defined criteria, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• 3+ years of experience with product ownership in Tanzu Application Services (TAS) and OpenShift Platform in an on-premise implementation

• 3+ years of experience strong stakeholder management to build partnerships 

• 1+ years of experience with managing backlogs and prioritization

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work or military experience

• 3+ years of experience in providing excellent external and internal communication skills (e.g., writing, presentation, etc.)

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Pay & Benefits:

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.  

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health sav