“We’re not in the shipping business; we’re in the information business” -Peter Rose, Expeditors Founder

　　Global supply chain management is what we do, but at the heart of Expeditors you will find professionalism, leadership, and a friendly environment, all of which foster an innovative, customer service-based approach to logistics.

　　18,000 trained professionals

　　350+ locations worldwide across 60+ countries

　　Fortune 500

　　Globally unified systems

　　Our Export Legacy development teams are responsible for maintaining and enhancing our mission critical system of record, Expeditors Transportation Management System (e.tms Export). We use the term Legacy to describe our Export system because it provides enduring value to our thousands of users worldwide. We benefit from a balance of maturity, tenacity, and good humor, allowing us to deliver best in class results. In doing so, we support our global operations and migration efforts, and allow Expeditors to remain competitive and compliant within the industry. Come join us, and quickly see the impact of your work in the context of larger market trends and regulations.

　　The Product Owner (PO) will lead their team by setting the vision and defining the functional outcome of the software that the team will deliver. They are accountable to the development team, Product Management, business stakeholders and IS management to deliver customer value through the team's software products. The PO has a fundamental understanding of the business and technical domain for which the team is responsible. As such, the PO must be able to give direction to software development team members so that they understand how each of their individual contributions align with the Program objectives and overall company vision.

　　Most importantly, the PO will serve as the customer proxy to guide their team's development priorities to meet the long-term product vision, customer feedback, and market opportunities by ensuring that the highest value features are developed and delivered to users through SAFe Lean-Agile development practices.

　　Having a strong sense of curiosity about logistics, exceptional interpersonal skills, and an innate customer service-oriented attitude are essential for being successful in this position.

　　ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

　　Serve in a decision-making, leadership role on an Agile Scrum team as Product Owner

　　Be a highly visible, fully embedded team member who attends all team-level check-ins, meetings and other events

　　Build, refine, and prioritize team backlog in alignment with the Program vision and roadmap

　　Draft specific team objectives for each iteration and Program Increment (PI) that align and contribute to Program objectives and overall company strategy

　　Break features down into stories, define story acceptance criteria and accept stories as done

　　Represent the team at Program-level meetings and pass relevant information back to the team

　　Participate in team demos, reviews and retrospectives with an eye toward continuous improvement

　　Prepare for Program activities, including PI Planning, System Demos, and Inspect and Adapt

　　Craft meaningful requirements that align stakeholder needs to Capabilities

　　Collaborate with Product Managers and other Product Owners in Continuous Exploration to understand the business context, define features, and identify dependencies

　　Bridge the gap between the development team and business stakeholders to address complexity or ambiguity

　　Analyze and decompose complex business requirements to build software systems and influence design for testability and scalability

　　This position is on-site and will reside in the greater Seattle, WA. area at one of the following locations depending on availability. Candidates must be local or willing to relocate. Relocation assistance is not offered for this position.

　　Downtown Seattle

　　Federal Way

　　Lynnwood

　　Bellevue (Factoria)

　　MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

　　Experience and proficiency with software development lifecycle and software development methodologies including SAFe, Lean, Scrum and Agile

　　Certification or ability to become certified as a SAFe Product Manager/Product Owner

　　Proven interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships with a wide spectrum of people including senior leaders, customers and people across geographies

　　Effective at navigating ambiguity and helping diverse teams drive towards clarity and consensus

　　Excellent time management and organization skills

　　Outstanding verbal and written communication

　　2+ years of software business analysis experience or equivalent operational experience in logistics/brokerage

　　Management of multiple and competing priorities

　　Ability to recognize and mitigate risks

　　Driven, strong 'get it done' attitude

　　DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

　　Ability to elicit and define functional and non-functional Acceptance Criteria

　　Ability to compose concepts, ideas, and designs into actionable/measurable deliverables

　　Expertise in creating, analyzing, and improving processes

　　Highly literate in current industry issues, topics and market drivers that affect our software

　　A curiosity about software engineering tools and practices that facilitates better decision-making and better relationships with team members

　　A strong interest and desire for knowledge about the commercial and operational aspects of Expeditors' network and the broader transportation industry

　　System or Data analysis experience

　　Experience creating and utilizing SQL queries or data analysis tools and reporting systems

　　Understanding of the transportation/global logistics industry

　　Working knowledge of Office 2013 or above, Azure Dev Ops (VSTS/TFS), SharePoint

　　Passion for technology

　　Experience as a Product Owner for an Agile team

　　Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer will not transfer or sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization (such as an H-1B visa) for this opportunity.

　　Position is full time (40 hours per week) Monday through Friday. We are a business professional attire company

　　Expected base salary: $95,000 to $120,000

　　May be eligible for bonus following first year of continuous employment in position

　　Expeditors offers excellent benefits:

　　Paid Vacation (first year prorated based off month of hire then eligible for 15 days) 

　　Holidays (10)

　　Flexible Days (2)

　　Paid Sick Time (accrual rate of 1 hour of sick time per 30 hours paid)

　　401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with employer match

　　Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

　　Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental & Vision Coverage

　　Health Savings Account (HSA)

　　Life and Disability Insurance

　　Paid Parental Leave (additional eligibility criteria)

　　Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (DC FSA)

　　Commuter Benefit

　　Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

　　Training and Personnel Development Program

　　Educational Assistance and Reimbursement

　　Position is full time (40 hours per week) Monday through Friday 

　　Business professional dress code

　　All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO Guidelines.