Summary of Position

This position is an individual contributor where, as the Product Owner, you groom the product backlog and keep the team on track to achieving our release targets defined by the product roadmap. Within the planning and execution of T2’s software releases you will also validate that the delivered software meets the business, market, functional technical requirements.

Product Owners manage and grrom the backlog for their respective product. Grooming the backlog means defining the user stories that will fulfill the roadmap and market requirements, prioritizing them, and working with engineering to estimate and schedule the work in sprints. Validating requirements means attending sprint reviews and accepting completed development work and closing out completed stories. You’ll build tight relationships with Engineers, QA testers, and the Product Manager as you become the go-to person for your knowledge and understanding about what the software is supposed to do.

Essential Position Functions

To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Define software requirements in the form of Epics and Stories focusing on the “who, what, and why” so that Engineering can define the “how”
• Support the product vision and strategy through product release and Go-to-Market execution
• Develop a rich understanding of T2’s products and the parking industry
• Prioritize the development backlog to maximize the value delivered, by:
• Prioritize and plan sprint efforts based on engineering resources, scope, and overall requirements
• Writing user stories including detailed requirements and acceptance criteria
• Evaluating and prioritizing customer initiated product enhancement requests
• Participating in daily stand-ups, sprint planning sessions, demonstrations, and sprint reviews
• Accepting stories after they have met the acceptance criteria
• Act as the liaison between Product Management and Engineering and QA teams
• Oversee the development process through sprint planning, user story refinement, and review of development
• Evaluate the completed software to make sure that requirements have been met
• Identify product strengths and weaknesses relative to our competition

Note: The statements contained herein describe the essential functions of this position, but should not be considered to be an all-inclusive listing of work requirements. Individuals may perform other duties as assigned including work in other areas to cover absences or relief to equalize peak work periods or otherwise balance the workload.

Non-Essential Position Functions

• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• None at this time.

Education and Qualifications

• Experience in software Product Management, Product Ownership, Business Analyst or like functions
• Bachelor’s degree from a college or university
• Familiarity with the Pragmatic Marketing approach to Product Management is desirable

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Proven track record of leading through influence
• Excellent oral and written communication in English
• Critical thinking, and the ability to extract relevant information – with an internal drive to prioritize
• Experience in releasing “end-to-end” solutions with end-customer interaction in an enterprise deployment
• Highly refined interpersonal skills and high technical and non-technical professionalism
• Ability to work without supervision and collaborate with peers and management
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships at all levels in the company and with customers
• Experience with Scrum Agile or Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
• Availability for 10-20% business travel

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Valid driver’s license.

About You

You’re driven and passionate about getting things just right. You know how to lead from the front and from behind. You are eager to learn so that you can create a vision of the future. You inspire and motivate the people around you to rally and come together; people want to work with you. A list of unprioritized tasks makes you uneasy; you will not rest until it’s stack ranked. You hear problems and have a burning desire to solve them.

You listen carefully and really hear people. You make space for people to speak and contribute. You can pick out the essential from the ordinary to deliver software that delights users.

About T2

We’re committed to being the leader in delivering innovative and reliable technology solutions to the parking and transportation industry. Our parking management platform is the parking industry's most comprehensive solution suite, period. We provide our customers one place to manage permits and enforcement, PARCS, multi-space pay stations, business intelligence, vehicle counting, citation services, and event parking. More than 1,500 organizations across North America partner with T2 to utilize available parking more efficiently, streamline operations, improve customer service and significantly increase parking revenue. We serve customers who operate locally, regionally, and nationally—many of whom are parking industry leaders and award-winners.

We take our values seriously and they guide us every day:

• We focus on customers. We help our customers succeed, but they also play a huge role in our success. We rely on our customers and their expertise to better the industry alongside us.
• We lead with integrity. We deal fairly. We believe in honest and open communication. We always strive to do the right thing, by our customers and each other.
• We work smart. We communicate effectively, collaborate well, and constantly evaluate to optimize efficiency. We are always looking for better ways to do things.
• We deliver on our commitments. We take pride in our work and responsibility for our actions. We do what it takes to accomplish our goals.
• We win as a team. We are team players and we believe in working together to accomplish big goals.

Perks & Benefits

T2 offers a range of perks and benefits that fit our vibrant and engaging culture. We have a modern office and a casual workplace environment. Located at Keystone at the Crossing, the office has easy access to local shops and restaurants. In the office, we enjoy a range of specialty coffees, a soda fountain, and beer on tap.

We celebrate work anniversaries, birthdays, and regularly do team-building activities. We appreciate the importance of wellness and community involvement and have committees dedicated to ensuring we focus on them. T2 also has an active social committee that plans fun activities throughout the year. We work hard and always take time to celebrate our successes.

As a fulltime employee, you are eligible to receive a competitive benefits package that includes an employer match 401k program to all eligible employees.

We invite all qualified candidates to apply. Please note, you must be eligible to work in Canada / USA to be considered for this role. We thank everyone for their interest; however, only successful applicants will be contacted.

T2 values diversity and is committed to building a workforce comprised of individuals with different backgrounds, experiences, and identities. Equal Employment Opportunity has been, and will continue to be, a fundamental principle at T2, where employment is based upon capabilities and qualifications without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic history, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic as established by law. We strive to create an inclusive culture that empowers individuals to thrive, try new things, and grow together as one T2.