Product Owner - Transportation

Ashley Furniture is the largest manufacturer of furniture in the world. Our talented engineers and designers travel the world to stay ahead of evolving trends, new materials, and emerging technologies. Our global teams work closely, ensuring that new products meet our standards of excellence while optimizing efficiencies in manufacturing, cost control, and speed to market.

Product Analyst/Sr Product Owner - Transportation

As a Product Owner for Transportation at Ashley Furniture Industries, you will play a pivotal role bridging the gap between business and technology, driving Transportation product strategy and execution. You will work closely with the Senior Product Manager to support the development and delivery of high-quality products using Agile methodologies. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to grow their career in product management and share industry knowledge to innovate at a fast growing company.

Primary Job Functions

This section describes the primary /essential responsibilities that this job performs.

· Company Values: Demonstrate the Company’s Core and Growth Values in the performance of all job functions. (Honesty & Integrity, Passion, Drive & Discipline, Continuous Improvement, Dirty Fingernail, Growth-Focused, Customer Centric, Boundaryless, and A Culture of Leadership)

· Backlog Management: Assist in managing the product backlog, including prioritizing and initiating user stories.

· Requirements Gathering: Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and document product requirements and user stories.

· Sprint Ceremonies: Participate in sprint planning sessions to ensure the team understands the product goals and priorities.

· User Acceptance Testing (UAT): Assist in planning and conducting UAT to ensure product features meet acceptance criteria.

· Stakeholder Communication: Communicate regularly with stakeholders to provide updates on product development and gather feedback.

· Documentation: Maintain detailed documentation of product features, requirements, and changes.

· Support Delivery Team: Work closely with the delivery team to ensure timely and successful product releases.

· Team Collaboration: Ability to work effectively within a team environment and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Job Qualifications

Education: Bachelor’s degree in business administration or a related field. MBA is a plus.

Experience:

· 2+ years of experience in a product owner, product analyst, business analyst or similar role, preferably in enterprise software engineering and deep understanding of business operations in transportation, shipping, carrier operations, or third-party logistics.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make data-driven decisions.

· Proven ability to translate business objectives into a structured product strategy

· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders at all levels.

· Strong written skills including the ability to present information pictorially including swim lane diagraming.

· Proficiency in product management tools (e.g., JIRA, Trello, Aha!) and methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum).

· Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

· Strong leadership skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate teams.