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Sr Product Owner

Southwest Airlines
401(k)
United States, Texas, Dallas
Sep 09, 2025
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 Sr. Product Owner will help lead multiple enterprise-level initiatives and play a pivotal role in a multi-year modernization program. This individual will partner with the business and technology to align cross-functional teams to deliver value iteratively while balancing competing priorities and guide cross-functional Agile teams toward delivering high-value, scalable solutions. The Sr. Product Owner will also attend product management meetings, planning, and backlog/vision refinement sessions and serve as a mentor to the APO and PO. Additional details: This Dallas-based role is offered as a remote workplace position, which may require onsite presence / travel fortrainings, meetings, conferences, etc. Outside of those required visits, the majority of your working time may be spent in an approved remote location within the Dallas - Fort Worth area. U.S. citizenship or current authorization to work in the U.S. required and no current or future work authorization sponsorship available. 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 Required: Business analysis, project management or software development delivering enterprise products and solutions Required: Experience with JIRA Preferred: SAP experience Licensing/Certification N/A 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 to $129,300 per year* depending on qualifications and experience. 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 401(k) retirement savings 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 does not guarantee employment for any particular period of time. 401(k) match contributions are subject to the plan's vesting schedule and applicable IRS limits Profit-sharing contributions are subject to plan's vesting schedule and are made at the discretion of the Company. Southwest Airlines is an Equal Opportunity Employer.** Please print/save this job description because it won't be available after you apply.