Associate Product Owner

The Associate Product Owner (APO) partners with product management and technical teams to connect customer needs with delivery across the product lifecycle. On Wendy’s data management team, the APO helps drive execution of roadmaps and backlogs for enterprise data and analytics dashboard and reporting initiatives.

Location and Compensation

• Location: Dublin, OH (onsite)
• Salary range: USD 93,000 - 158,000 per year
• Minimum wage: USD $93,000.00/YR
• Maximum wage: USD $158,000.00/YR
• Base pay note: The base pay offered will reflect internal equity, the budget for the role, and the candidate’s job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
• Bonus: Target annual bonus is 10% of annualized base salary, based on actual company and personal performance.

Responsibilities

• Own the sprint backlog and the implementation of new product initiatives.
• Prioritize the product backlog in alignment with the established roadmap, coordinating dependencies with other product owners.
• Manage a portfolio of IT initiatives to support proper prioritization and delivery on time and within budget.
• Develop a lean business case and apply that knowledge when prioritizing features for releases.
• Make tradeoff decisions between scope (expected ROI value) and schedule (higher operating expense in longer release cycles) to serve business owners and end users.
• During PI planning, decompose features into user stories and establish story acceptance criteria.
• Define the definition of done.
• Facilitate relationships with the end customer and business leadership by bringing customer voice and priorities forward.
• Work cross-functionally to match business requirements with solution capabilities and support effective implementation.
• Promote teamwork and collaboration with clear accountability for key decisions.
• Track incidents and service tasks weekly, partnering with the service team to drive completion.
• Provide regular feedback and follow up with business partners.
• Support product introduction and review with stakeholders.
• Document story acceptance criteria in JIRA and approve or validate stories into the baseline.
• Understand business objectives and clarify customer objectives for scrum teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Technology, Business, or a related field preferred; equivalent work experience will also be considered.
• 3+ years of experience working on cross-functional and diverse teams.
• Leadership roles or project management experience preferred.
• Experience in IT that results in an understanding of technology and its applications.
• Understanding of and experience with Agile methodology required.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Proven ability to build relationships and align stakeholders with competing interests.
• Demonstrated prioritization and organization skills.
• Financial acumen to align organizational change efforts with the financial perspective of the intended business benefits.
• Commitment to inclusive and diverse teams, reflecting Wendy’s core values: “Treat People with Respect” and “Do the Right Thing”.

Technologies

• Looker
• BigQuery
• Google Cloud
• JIRA

Benefits

• Parental leave
• Free EAP sessions
• Company 401k match

Additional Compensation and Plan Notes

• The value of benefits, bonus, and other incentives is not included in the salary range.
• Benefits, bonus, and other incentives are governed by applicable legal plans and policies and may be subject to Board approval and/or individual award agreement terms.
• Wendy’s may amend or terminate plans and policies at its sole discretion in accordance with applicable plans, policies, and laws.