IT Product Owner - Platform Enablement

The IT Product Owner - Platform Enablement role at Costco Wholesale will shape platform requirements and translate platform strategy into a detailed, prioritized backlog for the Platform Enablement team. You will partner with product and delivery leadership to drive incremental improvements that enhance agility, resilience, and the overall engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Support business strategy by developing a backlog of features and user stories for use by the delivery team.
• Define requirements for each user story, including detailed acceptance criteria.
• Use data and insights from multiple sources to identify opportunities that benefit the business and Costco Wholesale members.
• Drive incremental delivery by identifying ways to meet business goals while learning from members and end users through frequent, measurable enhancements.
• Collaborate with the delivery team using best practices to support backlog refinement, sprint planning, and long-term release planning.
• Monitor and improve product health.
• Ensure completed stories meet acceptance criteria by reviewing test plans, the output of automated testing, and contributing to manual testing when needed.
• Prioritize and collaborate on resolution of issues and defects.
• Seek continuous improvement across the product team’s processes.
• Seek continuous improvement across the delivery team’s processes by using retrospectives to inspect and adapt.
• Communicate effectively with team members, stakeholders, and levels of management.
• Provide direction, mentorship, and coaching to junior Product Owners.
• Stay current on product ownership and apply product development and agile delivery practices.

Requirements

• 3+ years of current experience working on a Scrum and/or Agile team.
• 3+ years of current experience working on a Services Oriented or Microservice development platform.
• 3+ years of experience creating documentation for communication with varied audiences.
• 2+ years of experience working on technical development projects.
• Deep understanding of business requirements elicitation.
• Proficiency in business modeling, project scoping, and use case creation.
• Expertise in utilizing standard documentation tools and utilities.
• Experience leading a Platform Engineering or Internal Developer Portal (IDP) or Platform Tooling team.
• Familiar with: Java, JavaScript, Hibernate, MS SQL, No SQL, REST, Docker, Kubernetes, Swagger, Helm, Istio, TKG, SRE, Python, DevOps, SonarQube, Feature Flagging Systems, IDP development.
• Deadline oriented with the ability to self-manage.
• Strong work ethic with attention to detail, excellent time management, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently and within a close team environment.
• Ability to listen to and understand business needs (experience with a travel technology organization is a plus).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Workspace applications including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.

Technologies

• Java
• JavaScript
• Hibernate
• MS SQL
• No SQL
• REST
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Swagger
• Helm
• Istio
• TKG
• SRE
• Python
• DevOps
• SonarQube
• Feature Flagging Systems
• IDP development
• Outlook
• Word
• Excel
• PowerPoint
• Teams

Location and Salary

• Location: Seattle, WA (onsite)
• Pay range (Level 2): USD 105,000 - 135,000 per year
• Pay range (Level 3): USD 130,000 - 160,000 per year

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Health benefits including medical/dental/vision/hearing aid/pharmacy/behavioral health/employee assistance
• Health care reimbursement account
• Dependent care assistance plan
• Short-term disability and long-term disability insurance
• AD&D insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k)
• Stock purchase plan to eligible employees

Required Documents

• Cover Letter
• Resume