GIS Product Owner w/ Weyerhaeuser (Seattle, WA)

Weyerhaeuser has an opening for a GIS Product Owner at its headquarters in Pioneer Square in Seattle:

http://weyer.jobs/20559

GIS Product Owner-01020559
Description
​You are energized by solving problems using location-based data. You take pride in enabling critical business processes through timely, accurate, and innovative geospatial services and solutions. You are passionate about sustainable natural resource management. You are a team player but can excel working independently as well. You are approachable, speak both “GIS” and “IT” and are looking for a company you can grow in. You are passionate about informed natural resource management, including sustainable forestry. 
 
We are a fast-moving team that manages the enterprise-level GIS platform, applications, data, and services for Weyerhaeuser. GIS is critical to daily operations on Weyerhaeuser’s 11 million acres of US timberlands. We’re not just in the cloud, we’re implementing technology that will keep us at the forefront of innovation in the forest products industry. This includes transforming access to the company’s GIS assets using web and mobile solutions. If you want to be part of a world-class technology team changing the world we live in – come grow with us! 
 
In this role, you will work with other members of the GIS Services and IT teams to power innovation across Weyerhaeuser managing desktop, web and mobile GIS technology products (third-party and Esri). As the product manager of our UAV software platform, you will partner with our distributed team of UAV/drone pilots to find new business value. You will work alongside data scientists to support and manage geospatial analytic and machine learning (ML) products that scale to Weyerhaeuser’s immense footprint. You will also seek out and contribute tactical ideas to improve existing processes across our GIS portfolio. 
 
Location 
The work associated with this role will be performed in a hybrid capacity: partial telework, partial in one of our major US offices (Seattle, WA; Atlanta, GA; Springfield, OR, Vancouver, WA; Hot Springs, AR; Madison, GA, Columbia Falls, MT).  
 
Primary Responsibilities  

• Manage software solutions as products, including gathering requirements, working with business partners to estimate return on investment (ROI) for enhancements, coordinating with software vendors, and providing end-user support. 
• Manage the WY desktop/ArcGIS Pro environment as a product, partnering with business stakeholders to understand workflows and leveraging your product management skills to provide a blend of custom and off-the-shelf solutioning that enhance the end users’ experience with ArcGIS Pro.
• Manage existing and planned vendor-supported web and mobile technology products including WY’s UAV software platform and forest productivity tracking mobile software.
• Provide product guidance for Weyerhaeuser’s ArcGIS Image Server including storage of imagery collections, mosaic datasets, and related infrastructure.
• Partner with Weyerhaeuser subject matter experts to manage and support a cloud-based geospatial data analytics platform in AWS that leverages public imagery, private imagery and LiDAR, and Weyerhaeuser’s enterprise GIS data to make critical strategic and tactical business decisions.
• Under general guidance and with minimal supervision, perform complex GIS analyses, problem solving, implementation, testing, and documentation of GIS solutions. 
• Deliver small and medium GIS projects, leveraging cross-functional teams, including business stakeholders, to understand, rank, and prioritize business needs to ensure each product release delivers maximum business value.
• Collaborate with other IT teams to advance Weyerhaeuser’s Connected Forest vision, including incorporating GIS technology and integration into the Forest Management, Wood Flow Planning, Transportation, and Contract/Settlement systems.
• This position requires occasional travel up to 20%. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Geography, Information Technology or related field, or equivalent experience is required.
• Minimum of four (4) to six (6) years of progressive, relevant GIS/IT, and/or project/product management experience.
• Experience with owning end-to-end GIS product lifecycles, including interacting directly with stakeholders and users to continuously improve products and programs.
• Experience managing software development projects, including knowledge of both agile/iterative and traditional/waterfall project management principles and facilitating sprint ceremonies.
• Ability to prioritize and manage a diverse workload and work under time constraints with minimal supervision.
• Actively working to learn new skills to stay current with changing technologies and industry trends and shares knowledge proactively with others.
• Able to apply business knowledge to manage and deliver innovative, value-added improvements to products and services.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, skilled in communicating technical topics to non-technical audiences.
• Excellent collaboration skills in working together with others across all IT segments. 

 
Technical Qualifications 

• Possess mid to senior level GIS knowledge and skills including experience with geodatabase concepts, spatial relationships, geoprocessing, mobile technologies, and scripting.
• Experience developing design specifications, evaluating options, contracting, and implementing  geospatial solutions on web and field/mobile technology platforms. Proficiency in providing technical stewardship of integration opportunities and deployment on these platforms.
• Proficient working with raster and other remotely sensed data including satellite and fixed wing imagery, UAV mosaics, and LiDAR for an enterprise environment.
• Proficient with the ESRI ArcGIS platform, including ArcGIS Desktop/Pro, Server, Enterprise/Portal, and Image Server.
• Familiarity with public cloud services (AWS) and CI/CD tools.
• Familiarity with Python and/or R programming.
• Ability to write T-SQL statements to query and analyze data. 

 
Highly Valued 

• Experience configuring iOS devices for delivery of mobile geospatial technologies.
• Familiarity working with AI/ML models in the cloud.
• Familiarity with Jupyter Notebooks, Javascript, JSON.
• Familiarity with UAV industry trends including drone hardware and software used for orthomosaic mapping.
• Familiarity with forestry and land title concepts and datasets.
• Working knowledge of ITIL/ITSM principles and practices. ​​