Product Owner ~ Part-Time

OUR STORY AND HOW YOU CAN HELP CONTRIBUTE

Everything But The House (EBTH) is a revolutionary marketplace, making it easier to find or sell secondhand goods, headquartered in Cincinnati, OH. EBTH was born out of a passion for helping people via a full-service approach to consignment; revolutionizing how homeowners, estate managers, dealers, and collectors connect with a world of shoppers seeking rare and wonderful things. Each day, the global auction platform unleashes an ever-changing assortment of art, jewelry, fashion, collectibles, antiques, and more, most with a starting bid of $1.

EBTH aspires to be the first stop for secondhand online. We stand behind our work and offer every customer the “EBTH Promise”. If we don’t uphold our end of the bargain, we’ll do our best to make it right.

GENERAL FUNCTION:

The Product Owner to join our Agile team to take responsibility for defining Stories, prioritizing the Team Backlog and ensuring the Quality of team deliverables.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Create and maintain the product backlog reflecting value and prioritizing work for the technology team.
• Work with business and technology leadership to prioritize enhancements and releases.
• Distill annual and quarterly roadmaps into requirements and then prioritized sprints with the help of engineering and data science.
  Communicate and evangelize product strategy to peers in technology.
• Work with partners in sales, operations, technology, marketing and data analytics to define, build and launch platform features.
• Provide quality assurance (QA) review and feature acceptance of platform deliverables on behalf of the business.
• Manage an enhancement request process to identify work of high business value.
• Convey the goals and product requirements for enhancements and new development in the form of user stories.
• Represents the business to the technology team.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• Education:
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.

• Experience :
  • 1-3 years working in a business analyst or product owner role, ideally in a mixed environment containing both internally and externally facing products.
  • Team player with proven ability to collaborate with team members, both technical and non technical.
  • Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies.
  • Comfort with SDLC management tools such as Jira or Shortcut.
  • Willingness to challenge the status quo and act as an agent of change, when appropriate.
  • Strong communication and presentation skills.
  • Experience supporting and working with cross-functional teams in a dynamic environment.
  • Ability to translate highly complex processes for non-technical audiences.
  • Confident in decision making and the ability to explain processes or choices as needed.
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
  • Experience with big data technologies and distributed computing (e.g., Hadoop, Hive, MapReduce) is a plus.
• Computer/Technical:
  • Proficient in GoogleDocs, Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
  • Demonstrated experience in relationship building and practices.
  • Demonstrated ability to learn and understand various computer systems.

• Other Skills:
  • Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
  • Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
  • Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
  • Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
  • Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.

• WORKING CONDITIONS :
  • Normal office environment and/or off-site client locations.
  • Extended viewing of computer screens.
  • Some travel may be required.

• ABILITIES :
  • Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
  • Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
  • Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in verbal form so others will understand.
  • Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
  • Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

We are not providing relocation for this position and are only accepting applications for candidates who are located in Ohio and/or the Cincinnati, OH metropolitan area.

We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.