Product Owner - Transportation

At First Advantage (Nasdaq: FA), people are at the heart of everything we do. From our customers and partners to our greatest advantage — our team members. Operating with empathy and compassion, First Advantage fosters a global inclusive workforce devoted to the diverse voices that make up our talent and products. Our team members empower each other to be their authentic selves and treat all with respect, integrity, and fairness. Say hello to a rewarding career and come join a leading provider of mission-critical background screening solutions to some of the most recognized Fortune 100 and Global 500 brands. Who You Are: The Product Owner is accountable for the full end-to-end lifecycle of products, including setting and driving of the vision, charter, planning, requirements, development, testing, integration (FADV or partner systems), deployment, usage, adoption, client satisfaction and continuous improvement. This role is the facilitator all aspects of the Transportation Vertical product roadmap, and you will drive the activities of the corresponding teams who will build, integrate or enhance any new or existing products in their respective portfolio aligned to the product roadmap using Agile methodology. The Product Owner will coordinate and initiate appropriate vertical/product strategy coupled with Product and Platform owners, QA, Scrum Master, Architects and Developers. They will also maximize product reusability and repeatability with a focus on revenue growth to enable new logo strategic client acquisitions and improved customer experience. What You'll Do:

• Supports product planning, development, and lifecycle management, providing guidance and direction to cross-functional teams to execute against product milestones

• Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to translate business requirements, breaking them down into epics, themes, and features and creating actionable user stories with acceptance criteria for the design team to conceptualize and the development team to implement

• Validate specifications with internal and external stakeholders to ensure they are consistent with articulated business requirements and deliver the expected results

• Document new features and communicate functionality to end users

• Actively measure and analyze existing products for opportunities to innovate and improve

• Integrate performance metrics, usability studies, research and market analysis into product requirements to enhance user satisfaction

• Collaborate with sales, customer success managers, solution experts, technical experts and partners across multiple functions and geographic locations to present and position current and future product offerings

What You May Need to be Successful:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience (technical or analytical field a plus)

• 2 or more years of related experience in product management, business analysis, requirements gathering, or related

• Familiarity with product and software development tools, techniques and agile methodologies

• A passionate commitment to user-centered design and development

• Strong listening and question-based knowledge gathering skills

• Ability to synthesize and analyze data from a variety of sources, identify issues, draw conclusions, and craft solutions

• Solid grasp of web design principles and an understanding of front-end web technologies

• Excellent problem-solving, organizational, analytical, and communication skills

• Great team player with respect for others, yet able to work independently

• Inquisitive and willing to learn

• Track record in building and launching profitable products

• Experience with day in the life client visits and synthesizing all market data into meaningful requirements in order to take the product to the next level

Why First Advantage is Your Next Big Career Move    First Advantage is going through a technology transformation! We are looking for experts who are excited to work with advanced technologies and provide best-in-class user experience, drive the development and deployment of scalable solutions, and smoothly guide our agile teams and clients through meaningful changes as we continue to expand our impact.  Additional benefits offered to our eligible people include:

• Ability to work remotely with occasional business travel   

• Medical, Vision, Dental, and supplementary benefit plans

• 401k with an employer match, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)  

• Competitive and flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) and 8 paid company holidays   

• Access to new tech and growth opportunities, and leaders who want to see you succeed!

What Are You Waiting For? Apply Today!  You have learned a little about us today – we want to learn about you! If you think this position and our company are a great fit for your areas of interest and expertise, tell us about you by applying now!  The salary range for this position is approximately $105K-130K base annually. This range reflects our good faith estimate to pay fairly as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate’s experience, industry knowledge, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

United States Equal Opportunity Employment:

First Advantage is proud to be a global leader in removing barriers and supporting our community members to ensure the changing demographics of the workforce are reflected in our hiring and employment practices. We value all of our candidates, employees, and clients, and place great emphasis on hiring and supporting qualified individuals in each role. We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other area protected by applicable law.