What are the responsibilities and job description for the IT Product Owner I position at DISH?
DISH, an EchoStar Company, has been reimagining the future of connectivity for more than 40 years. Our business reach spans satellite television service, live-streaming and on-demand programming smart home installation services, mobile plans and products, and now we are building America’s First Smart Network™.
Today, our brands include EchoStar, Hughes, DISH TV, Sling TV, Boost Infinite, Boost Mobile, DISH Wireless, OnTech and GenMobile.
Department Summary
Our Technology teams challenge the status quo and reimagine capabilities across industries. Whether through research and development, technology innovation or solution engineering, our people play vital roles in connecting consumers with the products and platforms of tomorrow.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
- Responsible for ensuring that the product’s vision is aligned with business goals
- Responsible for gaining buy-in from stakeholders on all major decisions and strategy regarding product functionality and process
- Responsible for iteration planning and subsequently working with the development team to identify and breakdown the tasks required for the iterations while providing clear instructions and deliverables
- Ability to manage, organize, communicate and track sprint and project releases
- Responsible for projects’ success: on time, on budget, meeting team members’ expectation, and meeting projects’ goals
- Consider the organization impact of decisions made regarding service interface and data modeling
- Provide on-the-job training in service for the product owners of other teams
Day-to-day Responsibilities:
- Act as the Scrum Master to facilitate and/or participate in the necessary Scrum ceremonies, possibly including Sprint Planning, Daily Scrums, Sprint Review, Sprint Demo, and Sprint Retrospective
- Act as the liaison between engineering teams and product stakeholders
- Evangelize your product vision and roadmap across to gather feedback and drive better cross-company transparency and alignment
- Decomposing product and service features into workable user stories
- Continually prioritizing and grooming product backlogs for cross-functional, full-stack integration teams
- Liaison between requests for new functionality and development team
- Coordinating cross-team delivery, managing dependencies, and defining best practices
- Sharing and evangelizing the work completed, product backlog, and Scrum team metrics
Skills, Experience and Requirements
Experience:
- 1 years of enterprise software/API integration experience
- Exposure to enterprise product ownership
- Experience in determining and documenting requirements
Skills and Qualifications:
- Technical knowledge of API development and integration
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills and exposure to enterprise solution architecture principles
- Self-starter and ability to figure out a complicated environment
- Technical knowledge of data models and data management
- Good knowledge of OpenAPI specifications
- Ability of performing troubleshooting assistance
- Must have experience working with offshore teams
- Wireless retail experience a big plus
- AWS or other Cloud experience a plus
- Apigee experience a plus
- Java, SpringBoot, Node.js development experience a plus
Salary Ranges
Compensation: $76,575.00/Year - $90,000.00/Year
Benefits
We also offer versatile health perks, including flexible spending accounts, HSA, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, career opportunities, and a flexible time away plan; all benefits can be viewed here:DISH Benefits.
The base pay range shown is a guideline. Individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, and competencies; compensation is based on the role's location and is subject to change based on work location. Candidates need to successfully complete a pre-employment screen, which may include a drug test and DMV check.
This will be posted for a minimum of 3 days or until the position is filled.
About the Company:
DISH
Our Vision is to change the way the world communicates. Our Mission is to connect people and things.
We’re DISH. We’re the ones who pioneered the DVR and commercial-free TV. Colorado-born and family-owned, DISH has proudly served America since 1980. We make a point of listening to our customers and giving them what they want in an industry notorious for ignoring people. Of course, we’re proud of our past accomplishments, but our true excitement lies in the future.
DISH is our core business, but we’re also focused on growth with TV services like Sling, which reimagines the way people watch TV. We’re redefining the future of communication and connectivity too, with wireless spectrum and the Internet of Things. Nothing is out of our reach, and the opportunity to shape the future of entertainment and technology has never been more tangible.
WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR
At DISH, we know that skills can be taught but a true fit is so much more than that.
We look for three main things when hiring:
ENERGY, INTELLIGENCE, and NEED TO ACHIEVE.
We want curious people with a positive attitude who are willing to put forth the effort to achieve something great in their career. We are not afraid of change. Whether it be technology, business, or culture, we are willing to learn, innovate, and admit mistakes. We do this so we can lead.
We have the energy, intelligence, and desire necessary to change the future of entertainment technology. Do you?
Company Size:
10,000 employees or more
Industry:
Telecommunications Services
Founded:
1996
Website:
https://www.dish.com/