Product Owner - WP
Weyerhauser Co, Seattle, WA, United States
As a Product Owner on Weyerhaeuser's Wood Products IT Manufacturing team, you will be responsible for managing a suite of IT applications and digital solutions that support our Wood Products manufacturing operations. This is a hands-on role focused on ensuring that IT products meet critical business needs in the mills and align with Weyerhaeuser's overall strategy and goals. You will serve as the bridge between mill operations and IT, translating manufacturing requirements into an actionable technology backlog and guiding cross-functional teams through delivery. In this position, you will gain broad exposure to manufacturing processes, industrial technologies, and agile IT delivery, while driving meaningful improvements in safety, quality, and productivity.
Key Responsibilities: Serve as the primary liaison between manufacturing business stakeholders and the IT development team(s) and vendors. Facilitate clear communication to gather business requirements, report progress, and manage expectations. In partnership with business stakeholders, create and maintain a living product backlog of features, enhancements, and bug fixes. Document functional requirements for each backlog item, including detailed acceptance criteria. Facilitate a cross-functional team to understand and prioritize business needs ensuring each product increment/release delivers maximum value to the operations. Balance innovation and new feature development with technical debt and sustainment activities, using standard evaluation criteria (ROI, fit, feasibility) for backlog items. Ensure each release meets business needs, is delivered on time, and supports Weyerhaeuser's strategic goals for operational excellence. Manages product-related projects within IT PMO and WY PACE guidelines, including project budgets Develop project charters and schedules, track project budgets and resources, and ensure compliance with governance standards. Facilitate Agile/Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, demos/reviews, and retrospectives, to drive iterative delivery and continuous improvement. Participate in resource capacity planning to ensure a realistic and balanced workload across sprints. Coordinate user acceptance testing (UAT) with business users and/or vendors to validate all acceptance criteria are met before each release. Ensure that all changes follow standard ITIL processes for change, incident, and problem management. Qualifications
Minimum of 2 years of progressive IT experience or related technology roles focused on delivering products or solutions (preferably in manufacturing or other industrial sectors). Experience in core product ownership discipline, such as requirements management, agile delivery, stakeholder engagement, and governance Familiarity with manufacturing and operational technologies including Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), industrial data historians, programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and control systems. Familiarity with AI frameworks and platforms such as Azure Machine Learning is highly valued. Proven track record in agile delivery, backlog management, requirements gathering, testing, and end-user training. Experience leading multiple projects simultaneously under time constraints. Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to translate complex technical concepts into business terms and engage stakeholders at all levels. Education:
Associate's degree, or equivalent experience, is required. A bachelor's degree is highly preferred.
What We Offer:
Compensation: This role is eligible for our annual merit-increase program, and we are targeting a salary range of $81,313-$121-970 based on your level of skills, qualifications and experience. You will also be eligible for our Annual Incentive Program, which offers a cash bonus targeting 7% of base pay. Potential plan funding may range from zero to two times that target.
Benefits: When you join our team, you and your dependents will be offered coverage under our comprehensive employee benefits plan, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, and life insurance. We offer a pre-tax Health Savings Account option which includes a company contribution. Other benefit options are also available such as voluntary Long-Term Care and Employee Assistance Programs. We also support personal volunteerism, sponsor a host of diversity networks, promote mentoring, and provide training and development opportunities to help you chart your path to a fulfilling career.
Retirement: Employees are able to enroll in our company's 401k plan, which includes a paid company match in addition to our contribution equal to 5% of your eligible pay
Paid Time Off or Vacation: We provide eligible employees who are scheduled to work 25 hours or more per week with 3-weeks of paid vacation to use during your first year of employment. We also recognize eleven paid holidays per year, providing a total of 88 holiday hours and paid parental leave for all full-time employees.
Attention Internal Applicants: To ensure transparency across the organization, please have a discussion with your manager prior to applying for any new opportunities. If you need any help facilitating this conversation, please reach out to your HR Representative for guidance. For more information on how to apply, including best practices for updating your profile or partnering with HR and Recruiting, please visit our internal applicant page on Roots: wy.com/applicants
Weyerhaeuser is an equal opportunity employer. Inclusion is one of our five core values and we strive to maintain a culture where all our people feel a sense of belonging, opportunity and shared purpose. We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce and supporting an equitable and inclusive environment that inspires people of all backgrounds to join, stay and thrive with our team.
Key Responsibilities: Serve as the primary liaison between manufacturing business stakeholders and the IT development team(s) and vendors. Facilitate clear communication to gather business requirements, report progress, and manage expectations. In partnership with business stakeholders, create and maintain a living product backlog of features, enhancements, and bug fixes. Document functional requirements for each backlog item, including detailed acceptance criteria. Facilitate a cross-functional team to understand and prioritize business needs ensuring each product increment/release delivers maximum value to the operations. Balance innovation and new feature development with technical debt and sustainment activities, using standard evaluation criteria (ROI, fit, feasibility) for backlog items. Ensure each release meets business needs, is delivered on time, and supports Weyerhaeuser's strategic goals for operational excellence. Manages product-related projects within IT PMO and WY PACE guidelines, including project budgets Develop project charters and schedules, track project budgets and resources, and ensure compliance with governance standards. Facilitate Agile/Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, demos/reviews, and retrospectives, to drive iterative delivery and continuous improvement. Participate in resource capacity planning to ensure a realistic and balanced workload across sprints. Coordinate user acceptance testing (UAT) with business users and/or vendors to validate all acceptance criteria are met before each release. Ensure that all changes follow standard ITIL processes for change, incident, and problem management. Qualifications
Minimum of 2 years of progressive IT experience or related technology roles focused on delivering products or solutions (preferably in manufacturing or other industrial sectors). Experience in core product ownership discipline, such as requirements management, agile delivery, stakeholder engagement, and governance Familiarity with manufacturing and operational technologies including Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), industrial data historians, programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and control systems. Familiarity with AI frameworks and platforms such as Azure Machine Learning is highly valued. Proven track record in agile delivery, backlog management, requirements gathering, testing, and end-user training. Experience leading multiple projects simultaneously under time constraints. Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to translate complex technical concepts into business terms and engage stakeholders at all levels. Education:
Associate's degree, or equivalent experience, is required. A bachelor's degree is highly preferred.
What We Offer:
Compensation: This role is eligible for our annual merit-increase program, and we are targeting a salary range of $81,313-$121-970 based on your level of skills, qualifications and experience. You will also be eligible for our Annual Incentive Program, which offers a cash bonus targeting 7% of base pay. Potential plan funding may range from zero to two times that target.
Benefits: When you join our team, you and your dependents will be offered coverage under our comprehensive employee benefits plan, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, and life insurance. We offer a pre-tax Health Savings Account option which includes a company contribution. Other benefit options are also available such as voluntary Long-Term Care and Employee Assistance Programs. We also support personal volunteerism, sponsor a host of diversity networks, promote mentoring, and provide training and development opportunities to help you chart your path to a fulfilling career.
Retirement: Employees are able to enroll in our company's 401k plan, which includes a paid company match in addition to our contribution equal to 5% of your eligible pay
Paid Time Off or Vacation: We provide eligible employees who are scheduled to work 25 hours or more per week with 3-weeks of paid vacation to use during your first year of employment. We also recognize eleven paid holidays per year, providing a total of 88 holiday hours and paid parental leave for all full-time employees.
Attention Internal Applicants: To ensure transparency across the organization, please have a discussion with your manager prior to applying for any new opportunities. If you need any help facilitating this conversation, please reach out to your HR Representative for guidance. For more information on how to apply, including best practices for updating your profile or partnering with HR and Recruiting, please visit our internal applicant page on Roots: wy.com/applicants
Weyerhaeuser is an equal opportunity employer. Inclusion is one of our five core values and we strive to maintain a culture where all our people feel a sense of belonging, opportunity and shared purpose. We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce and supporting an equitable and inclusive environment that inspires people of all backgrounds to join, stay and thrive with our team.