This is an environment unlike anything in the high-tech world and the secret of Costco’s success is its culture. The value Costco puts on its employees is well documented in articles from a variety of publishers including Bloomberg and Forbes. Our employees and our members come FIRST. Costco is well known for its generosity and community service and has won many awards for its philanthropy. The company joins with its employees to take an active role in volunteering by sponsoring many opportunities to help others. In 2021, Costco contributed over $58 million to organizations such as United Way and Children's Miracle Network Hospitals.

Costco Travel is responsible for the technical future of Costco Wholesale, the third largest retailer in the world with wholesale operations in fourteen countries. Despite our size and explosive international expansion, we continue to provide a family, employee centric atmosphere in which our employees thrive and succeed. As proof, Costco ranks seventh in Forbes “World’s Best Employers”.

The Product Owner partners with Product Management and stakeholders to translate product strategy and problem solving into a detailed, prioritized backlog of user stories. The Product Owner collaborates with an agile delivery team to implement, measure, and learn from the improvements they have made. The Product Owner manages execution of the value stream product features and delivery roadmap for Costco Travel that are aligned to KPI's that integrate both internal and external stakeholder requirements. The Product Owner also serves as the scrum master for their delivery team by enabling the team to self-organize, removing impediments, and fostering an environment for high-performing team dynamics, continuous flow, and continuous improvement.

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ROLE

Supports business strategy by forming a backlog of features and user stories for use by the delivery team.

Articulates requirements for each user story with detailed acceptance criteria.

Uses data and insights from multiple sources that benefits the business and our members.

Pursues incremental delivery by looking for ways to meet business goals and learn from members and end users through frequent, measurable enhancements.

Works collaboratively and uses best practices with the delivery team to support backlog refinement, sprint planning, and long-term release planning.

Monitors and improves product health.

Ensures completed stories meet acceptance criteria by reviewing test plans, the output of automated testing or, where necessary, contributing to manual testing efforts.

Prioritizes and collaborates in resolution of issues and defects.

Seeks and improves processes across the entire product team.

Seeks and improves processes across the delivery team by using retrospectives to inspect and adapt.

Provides direction, mentorship, and coaching to other Product Owners.

Stays current with product management and lean-agile best practices.

REQUIRED

5+ years’ current experience working on a Scrum and/or Agile team.

5+ years’ current experience working within a complex software development environment.

5+ years’ experience with creating documentation for communication with varied audiences.

2+ years’ experience working on complex development projects.

Deep understanding of business requirements elicitation pursuant to specific programs/projects involved.

Proficient in requirements gathering, business modeling, project scoping, and use case creation.

Expertise in utilizing standard documentation tools/utilities.

Recommended

Deadline oriented and capable of self-management.

Strong work ethic; demonstrated attention to detail; excellent time management and organizational skills.

Ability to work both independently and within a close team environment.

Ability to listen to and understand business needs.

Experience with Splunk, Wavefront or any other types of reporting tools.

Experience with change management.

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Apart from any religious or disability considerations, open availability is needed to meet the needs of the business. If hired, you will be required to provide proof of authorization to work in the United States. Applicants and employees for this position will not be sponsored for work authorization, including, but not limited to H1-B visas. costcotravel