Product Owner - Baggage, ACS Tools & Technology

About the job

How you'll help us Keep Climbing (overview & key responsibilities)

The ACS Tools and Technology team provides Delta's 30,000+ Airport Customer Service frontline team with the necessary technology and tools to offer customers a warm, caring, and elevated travel experience. We are looking for a highly motivated and self-driven Product Owner to join our team to support the technology conceptualization and product delivery of best-in-class tools to serve our frontline teams effectively. As part of the Tools and Technology team, you will play a critical role in redefining customer and employee experiences by setting new technology standards for thousands of ACS employees. We are seeking a Product Owner to support product development and improvements from ideation, roadmapping to execution and adoption.

At Delta, we connect people and cultures, power extraordinary experiences, and shape the future of travel. Here, you'll work on complex challenges on a global scale, using augmented intelligence to build emerging technologies, amplify human potential and continuously grow the skills that keep you at the forefront of what's next.

• Define and drive the work of squad/pods within Information Technology to prioritize the sprint backlog, balancing requirements of business stakeholders
• Work directly with internal and external design resources to create UX/UI experiences that support new product functionality for both informational and transactional customer needs
• Leverage and data and analytics to drive product roadmap, product development, prioritization of features and performance and adoption
• Translate product development goals into requirements including features, user stories, and acceptance test criteria
• Actively participate in regular ceremonies with the Information Technology team including backlog grooming, sprint planning, daily standups, sprint review/demos, and retrospectives
• Provide regular status reports and communications to stakeholders, sponsors, project managers, and others involved in the project
• Play an integral role in engagement, communication, change management, feedback loops, and overall leadership visibility across the system
• Additional Responsibilities:
• Take ownership of writing user stories and ensure they clearly convey the required functionality to the IT development teams
• Work closely with Product Managers and stakeholders, including station BSO leaders and agents, to contribute to the overarching product vision and strategy with data-backed ideation and iterative solutioning
• Champion agile methodologies within the squad, promoting best practices and continuous improvement
• Utilize tools like Agility and Aha! for effective project management and ensure data hygiene to track progress accurately
• WorldTracer Coordinator - a liaison between Delta and other airlines regarding mishandled baggage and baggage recovery
• Represent Delta in SITA and IATA meetings regarding mishandled baggage and baggage recovery

Benefits and Perks to Help You Keep Climbing

Our culture is rooted in a shared dedication to living our values – Care, Integrity, Resilience and Servant Leadership – every day, in everything we do. At Delta, our people are our success. At the heart of what we offer is our focus on Sharing Success with Delta employees. Exploring a career at Delta gives you a chance to see the world while earning great compensation and benefits to help you keep climbing along the way:

• Competitive salary, industry-leading profit sharing program, and performance incentives
• 401(k) with generous company contributions up to 9%
• New hires are eligible for up to 2-weeks of vacation. This is earned for use in the following vacation year (April 1 – March 31)
• In addition to vacation, new hires are eligible for up to 56 hours of paid personal time within a 12-month period
• 10 paid holidays per calendar year
• Birthing parents are eligible for 12-weeks of paid maternity/parental leave
• Non-birthing parents are eligible for 2-weeks of paid parental leave
• Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, vision, short/long term disability and life insurance benefits
• Family care assistance through fertility support, surrogacy and adoption assistance, lactation support, subsidized back-up care, and programs that help with loved ones in all stages
• Holistic Wellbeing programs to support physical, emotional, social, and financial health, including access to an employee assistance program offering support for you and anyone in your household, free financial coaching, and extensive resources supporting mental health
• Domestic and International space-available flight privileges for employees and eligible family members
• Career development programs to achieve your long-term career goals
• World-wide partnerships to engage in community service and innovative goals created to focus on sustainability and reducing our carbon footprint
• Business Resource Groups created to connect employees with common interests to promote inclusion, provide perspective and help implement strategies
• Recognition rewards and awards through the platform Unstoppable Together
• Access to over 500 discounts, specialty savings and voluntary benefits through Deltaperks such as car and hotel rentals and auto, home, and pet insurance, legal services, and childcare

What you need to succeed (minimum qualifications)

• Agile Product Management training and experience
• Proven experience as a Product Owner (or similar role), in a dynamic agile environment
• Demonstrated initiative and ability to manage multiple priorities
• Proficiency in written and oral communications and ability to produce concise, relevant documents and presentations
• Curious mindset, willing to ask " how might we" or "why" to drive innovation and high performance
• Is at least 18 years of age and has authorization to work in the United States.
• Possesses a high school diploma, GED, or high school equivalency.
• Embraces diverse people, thinking, and styles.
• Consistently prioritizes safety and security of self, others, and personal data.
• Demonstrate initiative and ability to manage multiple priorities
• Must be performing satisfactorily in present position

What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications)

• Strong understanding of agile practices and principles, with a certification in Agile methodology preferred
• Human Centered Design experience or practice
• Experience with internal and external facing channels
• Experience with digital.ai (Agility/VersionOne) or Jira
• Proven experience as a Product Owner (or similar role), in a dynamic agile environment
• Experience in the space of Mishandled Baggage and/or Baggage Recovery
• Familiarity with Delta tools including FasTrak, WorldTracer, SafeTrac, Nexus, etc...
• Operational leadership experience
• Experience in the space of Baggage Reroute