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Weyerhaeuser IT Product Owner II in Hot Springs, Arkansas

At Weyerhaeuser, our IT team is on a mission to help make Weyerhaeuser the world’s premier timber, land and forest products company. We’re not just in the cloud, we’re implementing technology that keeps us at the forefront of innovation in our industry. We run a mix of commercial software and fully integrated, custom, cloud-native, mobile-enabled applications that support critical planning and operations activities. If you want to be part of a world-class technology team changing the world we live in – come grow with us!

We are looking for a talented individual who is highly motivated and team oriented who will own and continuously improve our Woodflow Planning suite of applications. We are a passionate, fast-moving team of IT professionals highly focused on partnering with our businesses to achieve success. These businesses rely on highly automated and efficient software solutions that our team of IT professionals proudly deliver through disciplined product management.

As an IT Product Owner II on Weyerhaeuser’s Timberlands Regeneration and Woodflow Planning team, your primary responsibility will be to perform Product Owner responsibilities for the Woodflow Planning suite of applications as detailed below.

This position will require a work schedule aligned with PST or MST time zone.

Roles & Responsibilities

  • Build relationships with Weyerhaeuser Timberlands business employees and:
  • Understand their business requirements,
  • Build business case for change by identifying and quantifying benefits (including reduced user effort) through integration, automation, or simplification,
  • Translate to technical requirements,
  • Collaborate on detailed design with other IT teams and/or software vendors.
  • Product Management
  • Maintain the feature backlog in Aha:
  • Prioritize features with guidance from business Change Committee,
  • Align / Negotiate feature priorities with Software Vendor,
  • Align strategic priorities for TWP with higher-level business Change Board, contributing to product strategy and roadmap.
  • Coordinate Software Releases
  • Manage dependencies between product features, integrations, reports, and features of related applications,
  • Create test scripts and coordinate testing for the features being delivered.
  • Develop and Deliver training content for the end-users of the applications supported. Translate from technical jargon to how-to documentation for non-technical audience.
  • Lead activities and guide others through process decomposition and redesign.
  • Governance
  • Ensure TWP complies with all IT Controls, Disaster Recovery, IT Security.
  • Maintain TWP Playbook showing Warranty and Utility metrics
  • Tier 3 Support
  • Partner with TWP Team in troubleshooting complex issues not solved by Tier 1 & 2
  • Escalate issues to vendor for support, as necessary.
  • Manage software licenses efficiently, granting appropriate licenses timely, removing inactive users, truing up license file with vendor to ensure no wasted spend.
  • Training and empowering Tier 1 & 2 support to handle more complex support issues.
  • Monitor accuracy of data integrations to/from TWP, intervening to rectify inaccuracies that arise.
  • Work independently, progressing toward high-level goals, providing status, and raising blocking issues in a timely manner.

  • Minimum of three (3) years of progressive, relevant information technology experience with a focus on product management and the software development lifecycle.

  • Experienced in business process modelling, analysis, and documentation. understanding of data and dataflows.
  • Functional understanding of IT Governance, IT Audit, and implementing Product Controls to maintain compliance.
  • Demonstrated ability to learn and adopt new technology.
  • Proficiency with a wide variety of technologies and a fundamental knowledge of how various technologies are integrated. Experience is desirable in the following areas:
  • Data: SQL Server, Oracle, BI Reporting/PowerBI.
  • Web: Restful API
  • Application / UI design & mock-up.
  • Azure: Web Services; DevOps;
  • Mobile / Handheld Device support & troubleshooting

Education: Associate’s degree or equivalent experience required. Bachelor’s degree preferred.

*Skills: *

  • Strong Communication skills, written and verbal. Ability to connect with audiences of varying background and level.
  • Functional ability to document functional designs for relevant products (user stories w/ acceptance criteria, process diagrams, admin knowledge articles, user guides)
  • Proficient ability to write test scripts/plans and lead UAT testing
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to synthesize information & processes from multiple sources, finding the common threads as well as highlighting the differences.
  • Ability to rapidly convert high level strategies or ideas into tactical framework proposals for evaluation.
  • Excellent collaboration skills in working across all IT segments and with business leaders; actively soliciting input from others and promoting an environment where all team members feel comfortable sharing and discussing their ideas and where the opinions of others are respected.
  • Proficient organizational abilities and customer service skills.

Location: This position is located in Weyerhaeuser’s Seattle Headquarters or select Regional Office with physical presence requirements governed by Return to Office policy. Currently (and for foreseeable future) requiring presence in office Tuesday-Thursday with flexibility to work remotely Monday and Friday.

Travel: Some travel (up to 20%) may be expected to build and maintain relationships within the team and business community and support occasional project work.

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*Compensation *

This role is eligible for our annual merit-increase program, and we are targeting a salary range of $92,500 - $138,700 based on your level of skills, qualifications and experience. You will also be eligible for our Annual Incentive Program, which offers a cash bonus targeting 10% of base pay. Potential plan funding may range from zero to two times that target.

*Benefits *

When you join our team, you and your family will be covered by our comprehensive health benefits plan, which includes medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. We also support personal volunteerism, sponsor a host of diversity networks, promote mentoring, and provide training and development opportunities to help you chart your path to a fulfilling career.

*Retirement *

Employees may enroll in our company’s 401k plan, which includes a paid company match in addition to our annual contribution equal to 5% of your base salary.

*Paid Time Off or Vacation *

We provide eligible employees who are scheduled to work 25 hours or more per week with paid vacation for up to 3 weeks to use during your first year of employment. In addition, after being employed for six months, eligible employees begin to accrue vacation for future use. We also recognize eleven paid holidays per year, providing a total of 88 hours along with paid parental leave for all full-time employees.

*Attention Internal Applicants: *To ensure transparency across the organization, please have a discussion with your manager prior to applying for any new opportunities. If you need any help facilitating this conversation, please reach out to your HR Representative for guidance. For more information on how to apply, including best practices for updating your profile or partnering with HR and Recruiting, please visit our internal applicant page on Roots: wy.com/applicants

/Weyerhaeuser is an equal opportunity employer. Inclusion is one of our five core values and we strive to maintain a culture where all our people feel a sense of belonging, opportunity and shared purpose. We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce and supporting an equitable and inclusive environment that inspires people of all backgrounds to join, stay and thrive with our team. /

Job: *Information Technology

Title: IT Product Owner II

Location: WA-Seattle

Requisition ID: 01021063

Other Locations: USA-MT-Columbia Falls, USA-AR-Hot Springs

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