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Department: Technology
Our Company Promise We are committed to provide our Employees a stable work environment with equal opportunity for learning and personal growth. Creativity and innovation are encouraged for improving the effectiveness of Southwest Airlines. Above all, Employees will be provided the same concern, respect, and caring attitude within the organization that they are expected to share externally with every Southwest Customer. Job Description: Job Summary
All of Southwest's People come together to deliver on our Purpose; Connecting People to what's important in their lives through friendly, reliable, and low-cost air travel. The Senior Product Owner delivers on our Purpose byserving as the Customer proxy by working with Product Management and other stakeholders, including other product owners and other Teams, to define and prioritize the Team Backlog so that the solution effectively addresses program priorities while maintaining technical integrity. This role proactively monitors cost increases and communicates those with other Teams to ensure that cost-effect cloud solutions are being implemented. The Senior Product Owner is a detail-oriented thinker who looks forward to making an impact on Technology at Southwest.
This role is offered as a remote workplace position, which may require travel fortrainings, meetings, conferences, etc. Outside of those required visits, the majority of your working time may be spent in an approved remote location, away from our Corporate Campus. Please note, while this is a remote position, there islimitedgroup of states or localities ineligible for Employees to regularly perform their work off-site. Those ineligible locationsare:Alaska, California, Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, Maryland, Montana, New Jersey, New Hampshire New York, North Dakota, South Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming, and Puerto Rico. We're committed to fair hiring practices and to making employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, military or veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other legally protected characteristics. Responsibilities
Provide innovation and the end-to-end launch of integrated solutions/products across multiple Agile Teams Collaborate with Business Partners and Product Managers to co-develop a roadmap and drive products and features from concept to launch in a fast-paced environment across multiple Agile Teams Work with senior stakeholders and customers across the organization to inform the product vision, strategy, features, and prioritization Translate product roadmap features into well-defined product requirements including features, user stories, and acceptance test criteria across multiple products or complex solutions Turn data insights into products with actionable outcomes to the ultimate customer Oversee the design, construction, and implementation of integrated solutions ensuring functionality meets business requirements Coach and mentor other Product Owners across multiple Agile Teams to build, refine, prioritize and maintain their Team backlogs Review, approve, and drive iteration content by prioritizing user stories and accept user stories as complete Define and prioritize solutions to complex issues and effectively communicate dependencies, risks, issues and cope for complex solutions Coach and mentor Product Owners and Scrum Masters in the successful delivery of Scrum ceremonies such as iteration planning, iteration reviews, and demos May perform other job duties as directed by Employee's Leaders Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Ability to make decisions independently and demonstrate skills to support, guide, and mentor other Product Owners in the same business domain Ability to understand technical issues across multiple business systems and how business areas interact in order to drive toward the best solutions Ability to be analytical and problem solve with a high attention to detail Ability to show initiative by anticipating risks, issues and opportunities, and escalating them accordingly, while mentoring and coaching Skilled in presentation, facilitation, communication, and negotiation across multiple stakeholders and levels in the organization Ability to search for opportunities, focus on business value and the Return On Investment and act proactively on possible risks and threats Ability to effectively manage complex tasks that are not well defined Ability to balance priority, risk, value, learning opportunities and dependencies and effectively uses product / Team backlog to manage them Ability to effectively communicate complex problems, risks, progress, or new ideas to diverse Stakeholders and influence direction Knowledge of industry trends and new technologies in order to provide innovative product guidance to the Business or Product Manager Expertise in Agile including the value and principles, and how they are applied in enterprise environments Education
Required: High School Diploma or GED Required: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information systems or similar fields of study or equivalent advanced level experience Experience
Required: Advanced-level experience, seasoned and specialized knowledge in:
Agile and Scrum software development methodologies Business analysis, project management or software development delivering enterprise products and solutions Preferred: Experience in AWS Cloud, Platform, and/or GitLab Pipelines Physical Abilities
Ability to perform work duties from [limited space work station/desk/office area] for extended periods of time Ability to communicate and interact with others in the English language to meet the demands of the job Ability to use a computer and other office productivity tools with sufficient speed and accuracy to meet the demands of the job Other Qualifications
Must maintain a well-groomed appearance per Company appearance standards as described in established guidelines Must be a U.S. citizen or have authorization to work in the United States as defined by the Immigration Reform Act of 1986 Must be at least 18 years of age Must be able to comply with Company attendance standards as described in established guidelines Must be able to travel and /or attend Company and non-Company facilities and remote locations such as remote-based offices as necessary
Pay & Benefits Competitive market salary from$116,350 - $129,300 per year* depending on qualifications and experience, with opportunity for future pay increases based on performance and market movement. For eligible leadership and individual contributor roles, additional bonus opportunities are available and awarded at the discretion of the company. Benefits you'll love:
Fly for free, as a privilege, on any open seat on all Southwest flights (your eligible dependents too) Southwest will help fund your Retirement Savings Plan with Company contributions up to 9.3% of your eligible earnings** Potential for annual ProfitSharing contribution in the Southwest Retirement Savings Plan- when Southwest profits, you profit*** Competitive health insurance for you and your eligible dependents (including pets) Southwest offers health plan coverage options that start from the very first day of employment. You will have 30 days to select and enroll in your health plan with coverage retroactively available to your first day of employment. Explore more Benefits you'll love: https://careers.southwestair.com/benefits
*Pay amount doesn't guarantee employment for any particular period of time **401(k) match contributions are subject to the plan's vesting schedule and applicable IRS limits ***ProfitSharing contributions are subject to plan's vesting schedule and are made at the discretion of the Company Southwest Airlines is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Southwest Airlines
401(k)
Sep 22, 2025