Avista Corporation

Senior Product Owner

LocationSpokane, WA
Job TypeFull-time
Salary$109,815-$178,999

About This Job

Closes: May 18, 2025 Starting Range: $109,815 to $144,406 Full Range: $109,815 to $178,999

Job Description

The Product Owner role at Avista works within the Scrum and Agile framework to gather business requirements from various stakeholders and helps move Avista's major business systems and platforms forward. The Product Owner leads the translation of business features into technical requirements and works with the business to prioritize the requirements at the program and project levels. The Product Owner participates in the software release forecasting for a given set of products or programs and participates in the continuous improvement of the agile delivery process.


Responsibilities

Works within Agile/Scrum framework as single point of contact for work coming into the development team

Works with stakeholders to create and break down work items into features and user stories, including functional and non-functional requirements, with clear and sufficient acceptance criteria that will minimize development team re-work
Owns, manages, and orders the backlog of work to obtain the highest value for stakeholders
Makes sure the development team understands the work and what “done” and “success” look like. Assures that the development team has sufficient, refined, and estimated upcoming work that can be completed in a single sprint
Participates in sprint stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives. Accountable for sprint planning and demos to stakeholders of completed work
Responsible for quality of team output, embraces security and risk management as part of their job, assists with development roadmaps
Collaborates with business partners to jointly define and deliver on product vision and to provide that vision and direction to the agile development team (which may include both technical and business members)
Works with other Product Owners to prioritize and coordinate backlog items, and to ensure overall product vision and priorities are aligned
Assists with administrative items such as billing and timekeeping, management of contracts with outside vendors
Develops product roadmaps for in-portfolio solutions, creates development roadmaps, responsible for coordination of hand-off to Operations


Requirements

BA/BS degree in Computer Science, Information Science, Business Administration, Accounting or equivalent
7+ years of related experience, previous working experience as a Product Owner
Strong analysis skills
Working knowledge of many aspects of the utility business
Strong knowledge of Agile/Scrum practices and scaled Scrum practices
Superior ability to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences (technical and non-technical)
Excellent organizational and time management skills, persuasive and quick decision-making skills
Creative thinker with a vision and attention to details a must, outstanding communication, presentation and leadership skills, lead experience

Other combinations of education and experience may be considered.

Hybrid work options are available for this role. The successful candidate will be required to work at our Spokane, Washington headquarters at least 3 days per week including Mondays and Tuesdays with an additional day determined by the employee and manager.

To Apply

We encourage you to apply as many of our positions have step progressions to account for an incoming employee’s various levels of knowledge, skills, and experience.

Complete an online application and attach your resume and cover letter to your profile. All documents must be attached to your application at the time of submitting your application for review. No documents can be attached after you click "Submit".

Benefits

At Avista, we believe our employees are essential. Through them we deliver value to our customers and the communities we serve. The physical, mental, and financial health and well-being of our employees and their families are important to us. We are committed to offering a comprehensive total rewards program comprised of an externally competitive, internally equitable compensation structure and a benefits package that allows us to retain and attract a diverse, engaged, and skilled workforce. Our benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage, retirement benefits, incentive plans, wellness resources, time-off programs and much more. In addition to our total rewards program, the Pacific Northwest offers abundant outdoor recreation, four distinct seasons, and all the amenities and activities an individual or family might be interested in. To learn more, please visit our benefits website at https://avistabenefits.com/.

Pre-employment screening requirements

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a drug test, background check and motor vehicle records review.

Avista’s Commitment to Equal Opportunity

Avista is a safe, inclusive workplace for people of all backgrounds, and we are committed to Equal Opportunity Employment. All qualified applicants will be considered regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, age, sensory, mental or physical disability (unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification), Veteran status or any other classification protected by nondiscrimination laws.

Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP here. Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you require any special accommodations to participate fully in our recruitment process. Avista will make reasonable accommodation to assist a qualified person with a disability in the job application, interview process, and to perform the essential functions of the job whenever possible, where undue hardship would not be created for Avista. Please contact us at humanresources@avistacorp.com if you would like assistance.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.

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