Product Owner, Customer Experience Job Listing at Intelsat in Kirkland, WA (Job ID 41808)

Description

Your role in helping us shape the future:

Intelsat's Product Development group is focused on producing exceptional Customer Experiences, across its' unparallel set of industry competitive offerings.  We are seeking an innovative candidate with a passion for quality management. The delivery of real-world products on time and on budget will rely on the right requirements set and a testing strategy designed and implemented by this individual.

You will be an important resource to the success of Intelsat's Service Management Portal (SMP), our chosen Single Pane of Glass platform used by customers to manage their products and services. Working closely with Intelsat's business units, engineering, operations and support teams; you will build context, provide service assurance and execute flawless product delivery.  In this role, you will be instrumental in facilitating the testing of new features prior to each release and work alongside Product Managers to appropriately spec new products and move them through our Lean Portfolio Management process.

Are you up to the challenge?

• Meet with internal and external stakeholders, to build context and understand business requirements that will facilitate the development, release schedules and test plans
• Evaluate technical documentation and business requirements, for each project, in order to determine scope and Universal Application Testing timelines
• Analyze design specifications and functional expectations to ensure specific test criteria, that you create with the stakeholders, are met to allow for a successful production release.
• Work directly with commercial stakeholders, OSS and BSS teams to ensure new features or products are delivered error free
• Oversee the internal and external engineer's development, of support and technical documentation
• Craft through release notes and other relevant documentation prior to each successful release
• Establish an end-to-end development program with published cadences and management tracked via Confluence / Jira
• Lead the execution of test strategies in concert with stakeholders
• Facilitate communication and plan execution across functional resources
• Identify and communicate key testing requirements in a timely manner
• Certify release candidates prior to code promotion enabling the Intelsat's future automation capabilities

You should definitely have:

• A minimum of 3-years of recent, relevant experience that includes testing, product requirements development and digital development in a corporate environment.
• A minimum of 2-years of experience leading User Acceptance Testing efforts 
• A 4-year degree in Business, Business Information Technologies, Telecommunications / Satellite Engineering
• The ability to build, administer and lead a test plan in Jira
• Project/program management skills
• The ability to understand the customer's business strategies to become an advocate for profitability on behalf of the customer
• Effective English language skills both written and verbal
• Shares knowledge, empowers and provides critical support to launch product on-time and within budget. 

It would be nice if you had:

• Led a previous applications development / customer experience related program in the Satellite or Telecommunications industry.
• Designed and implemented a comprehensive testing strategy for a large software deployment
• Existing SAFe Agile methodology experience

What it's like to work with us:

Intelsat is connecting the world and transforming the satellite and inflight connectivity landscape by reaching beyond the traditional satellite industry. We are defining new products that will open new, profitable markets. We connect the aviation industry and air travelers with innovative technology and applications, and we do it all in a high-energy environment that welcomes the next challenge. To help us reach this goal, you should be a bold thinker who will perform a key role in shaping Intelsat innovation for years to come.

• Flexible work arrangements wiht hybrid work policy of up to two days per week telework
• We emphasize personal and professional growth
• Awesome benefits including DTO, medical, tuition reimbursement, and training
• Fun, diverse, and inclusive culture

Other Job Info

• These statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this job.  This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees assigned to this job.
• Job requires ability to lift up to 20 lbs