Product Owner, Restaurant Technology

CULTIVATE A BETTER WORLD

Food served fast does not have to be a typical fast-food experience. Chipotle has always done things differently, both in and out of our restaurants. We are changing the face of fast food, starting conversations, and directly supporting efforts to shift the future of farming and food. We hope you will join us as we continue to learn, evolve, and shape what comes next on our mission to make better food accessible to everyone.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Work directly with Business Owners, Technical Owners, Mobile Engineers, QE, and Scrum Master to deliver the Restaurant Technology mobile team's roadmap. Translate product and platform vision into user stories. Define requirements for each feature and own the writing, grooming and prioritization of user stories in the backlog. Be the advocate for user experience with the scrum team. Together with leadership, work with stakeholders across the company to understand and define their requirements and priorities.

LOCATION

This position will be based in our Columbus, OH office 4 days per week (with work from home on Friday). Remote work is not available for this role.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

  • Identify, gather, and write business and functional requirements. Break features down into user stories and acceptance criteria.

  • Complete ownership of product backlog, including grooming and prioritization.

  • Identify and surface gaps in requirements, cross team and department dependencies and coordination needs, and risks to implementations; work with the right stakeholders to mitigate risks.

  • Attend meetings, kickoffs and work sessions with stakeholders to ensure solid grasp of the organizational vision, intent of features and value to be delivered to our stakeholders.

  • Ensure requirements and assumptions are documented and user stories are prepared for release planning of features. Actively participate in release planning.

  • Responsible for user story acceptance in the sprint; verify all of the user acceptance criteria has been met and the implementation matches the intent of the user story.

  • Educate stakeholders on scrum and agile best practices. Negotiate priorities and timelines across stakeholder groups.

  • Work with QA and leadership to document test cases, organize and lead UAT sessions.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE TABLE

  • 3-5 years of Business Analysis and Product Ownership work experience with active experience in both waterfall and agile environments and with Scrum methodology.

  • Preferred experience with Rally, Jira or similar.

  • Possess strong requirements gathering and analysis skills for both business and functional requirements.

  • Possess the ability to acquire, compile, and evaluate large amounts of data.

  • Ability to work in a collaborative, dynamic team environment.

  • Ability to multitask with changing priorities in a cross-functional environment.

  • Ability to work effectively under very broad direction with minimal supervision.

  • Ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced and challenging environment.

  • Excellent organizational, presentation, interpersonal and time management skills.

  • Excellent attention to detail.

  • Strong analytical, problem solving, process, and gap analysis skills.

  • Effective written and verbal communication skills.

  • Effective education and persuasion skills.

PAY TRANSPARENCY

A reasonable estimate of the current base pay range for this position is $87,000.00–$120,000.00. You are also eligible for annual cash bonuses and equity awards based upon performance and other factors. Actual compensation offered may vary depending on skill level, experience, and/or education. Chipotle offers a competitive total rewards package, which includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401k, sick leave, vacation time, and much more. Visit https://jobs.chipotle.com/benefits for more details.

WHO WE ARE

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) is cultivating a better world by serving responsibly sourced, classically cooked, real food with wholesome ingredients without artificial colors, flavors or preservatives. Chipotle has restaurants in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France and Germany and is the only restaurant company of its size that owns and operates all its restaurants in North America and Europe. With employees passionate about providing a great guest experience, Chipotle is a longtime leader and innovator in the food industry. Chipotle is committed to making its food more accessible to everyone while continuing to be a brand with a demonstrated purpose as it leads the way in digital, technology and sustainable business practices. For more information or to place an order online, visit WWW.CHIPOTLE.COM

Chipotle Mexican Grill is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity at all levels. As a people-first company rooted in values, our purpose extends beyond serving nutritious food using real ingredients. It means hiring world-class individuals and fostering a culture that champions diversity, ensures equity, and celebrates inclusion. All qualified applicants, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply.

Qualified applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or certain state or local laws. Please contact ADAaccommodations@chipotle.com if you need an accommodation due to a disability to complete an application, job interview, and/or to otherwise participate in the hiring process. This email does not respond to non-accommodations related requests.

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