Job Location: Plano, TX
Overview
Who we are
Who we’re looking for
Toyota’s ITx (IT Experiences) organization is currently seeking a passionate and highly motivated Senior Analyst, Technical Product Owner within the Digital Retail Operations function.
This individual will act as a key member of Agile Teams, and is responsible for defining user stories, requirements, and prioritizing the Team Backlog to streamline the execution of program priorities while maintaining the conceptual and technical integrity of the Features or components for the team.
This team member will also provide frequent clear communication to their manager and peers.
What you’ll be doing
- Understand key business objectives of the products; work with business partners to ensure they are engaged and supportive of direction and accountability
- Responsible for final decisions on product functionality
- Maintain and refine product backlog (Create user stories and acceptance criteria; Assess business value and prioritize all stories to ensure work focuses on those with maximum value that align with strategy)
- Ensure stories clearly communicate customer/customer needs to the Scrum team; work with team and customers to clarify stories as necessary to build requirements
- Understand and support inter-team dependencies, collaborate, and escalate issues when necessary
- With Scrum team, set and communicate release date and scope, attend team events (e.g. daily stand-up, sprint planning, sprint review)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to create and present concepts and recommendations to management
What you bring
- A Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Business Administration, Management Information Systems or related discipline, or equivalent work experience
- Experience with dealer franchise operational model and scheduling
- Experience using Jira or equivalent tools
- Experience and understanding of dealer software technologies
- Experience working with and influencing a course of action with distributed, local, and hybrid project teams
- Familiarity with software development trends and lifecycles
What you may bring
- Scrum/Agile and DevOps experience
- Knowledge of fixed and variable dealer operations
- Supervisory experience over multiple simultaneous projects
- Demonstrated functional work experience in dealership fixed operations
- Project certifications (i.e. Scrum Master, Product Owner, etc.)
What we’ll bring
During your interview process, our team can fill you in on all the details of our industry-leading benefits and career development opportunities.
A few highlights include:
- A work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect
- Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career, as well as tuition reimbursement
- Vehicle purchase & lease programs
- Comprehensive health care and wellness plans for your entire family
- Flextime and virtual work options (if applicable)
- Toyota 401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match, as well as an annual retirement contribution from Toyota regardless of whether you contribute
- Paid holidays and paid time off
- Referral services related to prenatal services, adoption, childcare, schools and more
- Flexible spending accounts
- Relocation assistance (if applicable)
This position is based in Plano, TX. Toyota encourages all employees to live within a reasonable commuting distance of their assigned work location.
Hybrid work from outside the assigned work location may be permitted in a pre-approved list of states with certain stipulations. Speak with your Recruiter and the Hiring Manager to learn more about our hybrid work program.
To save time applying, Toyota does not offer sponsorship of job applicants for employment-based visas or any other work authorization for this position at this time.
Belonging at Toyota
Our success begins and ends with our people. We embrace diverse perspectives and value unique human experiences. Respect for all is our North Star. Toyota is proud to have 10+ different Business Partnering Groups across 100 different North American chapter locations that support team members’ efforts to dream, do and grow without questioning that they belong. As a company that has been one of DiversityInc’s Top 50 Companies for Diversity and a member of The Billion Dollar Roundtable supporting minority and woman-owned suppliers for over 10 years, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer that celebrates the diversity of the communities where we live and do business.
Applicants for our positions are considered without regard to race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, religion, military or veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law.
Have a question or need assistance with your application? Check out the How to Apply section of our careers page on Toyota.com or send an email to talent.acquisition@toyota.com.
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