Product Owner

Product Owner Position Summary The Product Owner role is responsible for providing vision and direction to the Agile development teams and stakeholders throughout the product development cycle activities at G&J Pepsi.
This involves working with business stakeholders to develop and prioritize backlogs items so that the digital technology resources can deliver valuable solutions efficiently.
You will be the liaison between G&J’s business partners and the digital technology teams who develop these solutions.
Essential Functions • Work with internal and external customers to analyze the needs and align product development to strategic goals • Work with business stakeholders to define and prioritize backlog items (features and user stories) according to business value or ROI that guide the Agile development teams from MVP thru future enhancements • Understand Lean Six Sigma methodologies to assist process leaders in creating technology-based solutions to meet the needs of their project improvements and control plans • Capture customer requirements (internal or external) in user story format to communicate and assist in the prioritization of work • Obtain basic understanding of customer experience (UI/UX) needed for each product being developed to enhance product development • Understand and own the product vision; defines growth opportunities, strategies & roadmap requirements • Understand and execute Agile methodology • Collaborate with digital technology teams on development of solutions based on requirements collected and prioritized by management, including the planning and prioritizing of backlog activities/tasks • Establish sprint goals and set priorities for sprint deliverables; ensure an adequate amount of prepared tasks are in the backlog • Understand minimum viable product definition and delivery • Lead the planning of product release plans and set expectation for delivery of new functionalities • Serve as the voice of the customer (internal or external) • Identify risks associated with deliverables; assist in mitigating impediments impacting successful completion of sprint goals • Facilitate sprint retrospective events to gain improvement insight from the agile/development team • Acquire basic understanding of technologies used in product development; recommend changes or upgrades to technology and related work processes to improve efficiency and process related outcomes • Management of stakeholders and their expectations • Facilitate collaborative Sprint review events to communicate the created product(s) with business stakeholders; gain user/stakeholder feedback on product development in recent sprints • Primary contact for stakeholder questions regarding product development • Present to leadership at all levels and frontline employees to demonstrate the value of the solutions that are delivered to our business partners Education Level • Bachelor's Degree or related field or equivalent work experience.
Experience • 2+ years of experience in Agile project management/product development • 2+ years of experience in process improvement/optimization • Prior employment in food/beverage or other CPG industry • Prior employment in sales, production, manufacturing, or distribution Computer Skills • Expertise with Microsoft Office Suite • Expertise with Microsoft Project or other project management software strongly preferred • Experience with Azure DevOps or other IT software development tracking tool preferred • Experience with data analytics and reporting software such as Power BI • Experience with Minitab, Sigma XL or other statistical software preferred Certificates & Licenses • Valid Driver's License required • Agile project management / product owner certification(s) strongly preferred • Lean Six Sigma or other process improvement certification preferred Additional Requirements • Able to travel across the G&J region by car including some overnight stays • Able to stand, walk or sit for long periods of time throughout the workday • Able to work on a PC for extended periods of time