Product Owner, Internal Core Apps

Company Overview

At Spire, we believe energy exists to help people. To enrich their lives, grow their businesses, advance their communities. It’s a simple idea, but one that’s at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to understanding the needs of the homes and businesses we serve. That's why we're always looking for driven, collaborative people to join our team. Because we believe that offering our customers the best service means bringing together the best people.

And we find the best by hiring those who share our values of drive, safety, inclusion and integrity, and demonstrate our four essential behaviors that bring the Spire vision, mission and culture to life:

• We make it happen: We are a company of go-getters, acting on every opportunity to help our company advance
• We collaborate: We put teamwork first, bringing in everyone’s ideas, because our collective energy makes us stronger
• We seek out perspective: We challenge ourselves to be open to different ways of doing things, because learning from each other leads to breakthroughs
• We care: We treat people how we want to be treated, listening closely and doing what’s right, even when it’s hard

By living our values and behaviors every day, we strive to create an environment where every employee feels welcome, respected and valued.

Summary

Spire is seeking a Product Owner, Internal Core Applications, to primarily focus on building, prioritizing, and maintaining the agile development team’s backlog consisting of user stories, defects, and enablers. In addition, the role is responsible for representing the customers perspective, within the internal facing area, and bridging any gaps needed for successful delivery of business value. 

Duties and Responsibilities

•    Review and reprioritize the backlog as part of the prep for Sprint Planning, including coordinating with other PO's on dependencies
•    Ensure user stories maximize value by meeting the customer’s needs
•    Lead Sprint Planning ceremony. Ensure team aligns and agrees on sprint plan
•    Accept team’s work upon story completion including ensuring acceptance criteria and definition of done are met
•    Lead the team in PI Planning in allocating work in sprints, identifying risks and dependencies, and team objectives
•    Run Backlog Refinement ensuring Features meet the definition of ready and appropriate Product Management and SME's are available to discuss work
•    Review test scripts (new and adjusted) submitted by the team to ensure QA has quality information
•    Actively participate in team ceremonies - DSU, Retrospective, Reviews, and Inspect and Adapt
•    Ensure the team is following all guidelines for audit and compliance
•    Collaborate with the team to continuously monitor production applications and prioritize work to ensure efficient resolution of issues

Essential Characteristics and Competencies

Ability to understand specific business unit needs and communicate same to agile team 

Excellent analytical, planning, organizational and technical skills 

Excellent written and verbal communication skills 

Strong ability to help team understand priorities and execute on them 

Demonstrate servant leader mindset 

Understanding of Agile values and principles and the ability to translate that knowledge to practices 

Understand and operate within lean budget guardrails 

Foster psychological safety across the entire ITS organization 

Believes in a non-hierarchical culture of collaboration, transparency, and trust across the train 

Supervisory Responsibilities

No direct reporting responsibilities  

Indirectly lead development team to become high-performing and quality driven 

Required Education (certifications, licenses)

​Bachelor's degree in related field 

SAFe certification(s) as a Product Owner, Scrum Master, and/or similar preferred 

Minimum 3 years working in an agile environment a plus  

Required knowledge, skill and abilities

Knowledge of specific set of applications used in Internal Core Operations, including but not limited to: Maximo, Oracle EBS, Powerplan, Hyperion (EPM, PCMCS) 

Background of functionality, end to end processing for value streams within Asset Management Operations and Compliance, Supply Chain, or Finance 

Understanding and knowledge of IT standards and controls 

Ability to work with technical resources in an onshore and offshore environment 

Understanding and knowledge of system development life cycle methodologies (i.e.  waterfall, agile software development, and DevOps) 

Familiarity with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) 

Exposure to multiple, diverse technologies, platforms, and processing environments a plus 

Experience in large-scale implementation projects and indirect leadership skills a plus 

Physical demands, environment and schedule

Hybrid Remote/Office environment 

Work performed primarily during business hours, with off-hours support required at times 

Some Travel may be required as ITS and teams are disparate across locations (primarily St. Louis and Birmingham) 

Posting Requirements

Disclaimer:  The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of the level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification.  They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

Posting requirements: The above posting description is intended to describe the general nature of the level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty and responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Spire, Inc., and its subsidiaries are Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity employer. 

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all areas, including but not necessarily limited to, recruitment, selection, training, education, compensation, benefits, promotion, job transfer, upgrading, separation and recall regardless of the individual’s race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, and/or other protected categories under all Federal, State, and local laws. For more information, please view our Integrity and Inclusion pages of our career site.