Product Owner, ACS Tools and Technology

Delta Air Lines, Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Profit sharing

401(k)

Vacation time

Paid time off

Healthcare benefits

Maternity leave

Parental leave

Employee discounts

Job summary

Delta Air Lines, Inc. is seeking a Product Owner for the ACS Tools and Technology team in Atlanta to drive ideation, roadmaps, and execution for frontline employee tools.

You will lead squads, collaborating with designers and stakeholders to deliver UX/UI improvements and data-driven features that elevate customer and employee experiences. The role emphasizes agile practices, cross-functional alignment, and continuous delivery of high-impact solutions for thousands of ACS users, with

Qualifications

• Age 18+ and authorized to work in the United States.
• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
• Agile Product Management training and experience.
• Proven Product Owner experience in a dynamic agile environment.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Curious mindset driven to innovate and improve performance.
• Must be performing satisfactorily in current position.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to Analysts, translating business needs for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Define and drive squad backlogs, prioritizing sprint work per stakeholder needs.
• Collaborate with design resources to create UX/UI supporting new product features.
• Use data to inform roadmap, feature prioritization, performance, and adoption.
• Refine features and stories with stakeholders and ensure acceptance criteria are met.
• Coordinate across Product Owners for aligned cross-squad development.
• Write clear user stories and acceptance criteria for IT teams.
• Participate in agile ceremonies: backlog grooming, planning, standups, demos, retrospectives.
• Identify opportunities to increase revenue, customer/employee satisfaction, and efficiency.
• Maintain communications with stakeholders on progress and outcomes.
• Contribute to overarching product strategy with data-driven ideation.

Skills

Agile PM

Product Owner

Communication

Prioritization

Stakeholder engagement

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Jira

VersionOne

Job description

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. Specifically, this PO role is located in the Tower and Turn vertical, with exciting opportunities to work on optimizations, and AI-adjacent products, partnering with internal and third-party development while delivering solutions to Tower Agents and other user groups.

• Provide leadership and direction to Analysts in reviewing, communicating, and translating business needs for both technical and non-technical audiences and stakeholders

• 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

• Collaborate with other Product Owners, Product Managers, and stakeholders to refine features and stories and accept completed stories, ensuring they meet all predefined criteria

• Coordinate with other Product Owners across the organization to align cross-squad efforts and maintain coherence in product development

• Translate product development goals into requirements including features, user stories, and acceptance test criteria

• Attend regular ceremonies with the Information Technology team including backlog grooming, sprint planning, daily standups, sprint review/demos, and retrospectives

• Identify and communicate opportunities to increase revenue, customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction, and operational efficiency

• Provide regular status reports to key 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

• Develop both strategic and tactical plans that create a safety-conscious environment resulting in employee safety and wellbeing

• Additional Responsibilities:

• Take ownership of writing user stories and ensure they clearly convey the required functionality to the IT development teams

• Actively participate in all squad ceremonies, including sprint demos, planning, and retrospectives

• Provide continuous feedback during sprint demos and lead discussions to ensure effective iterations of product features

• Maintain open lines of communication with stakeholders to review product progress and outcomes

• Work closely with stakeholders and Product Managers 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

What you need to succeed (minimum qualifications)

• 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.

• 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

• 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
• Experience with optimization, simulation, and/or augmented intelligence

Benefits and Perks to Help You Keep Climbing

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

• Competitive salary,industry-leading profit sharing program, and performanceincentives

• 401(k) with generous companycontributions up to 9%

• New hires are eligible for upto 2-weeks of vacation. This is earned for use in the following vacationyear (April 1 – March 31)

• In addition to vacation, newhires are eligible for up to 56 hours of paid personal time within a12-month period

• 10 paid holidays per calendaryear

• Birthing parents are eligiblefor 12-weeks of paid maternity/parental leave
• Non-birthing parents areeligible for 2-weeks of paid parental leave
• Comprehensive health benefitsincluding medical, dental, vision, short/long term disability and lifeinsurance benefits
• Family care assistancethrough fertility support, surrogacy and adoption assistance, lactationsupport, subsidized back-up care, and programs that help with loved onesin all stages
• Holistic Wellbeing programsto support physical, emotional, social, and financial health, includingaccess to an employee assistance program offering support for you andanyone in your household, free financial coaching, and extensive resourcessupporting mental health
• Domestic and Internationalspace-available flight privileges for employees and eligible familymembers
• Career development programsto achieve your long-term career goals
• World-wide partnerships toengage in community service and innovative goals created to focus onsustainability and reducing our carbon footprint
• Business Resource Groupscreated to connect employees with common interests to promote inclusion,provide perspective and help implement strategies

• Recognition rewards andawards through the platform Unstoppable Together

• Access to over 500 discounts,specialty savings and voluntary benefits through Deltaperks such as carand hotel rentals and auto, home, and pet insurance, legal services, andchildcare

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