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EXPRESS · 23 hours ago

Product Owner

Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

PHOENIX Retail, LLC operates the Express and Bonobos brands, focusing on modern and confident apparel design. The Product Owner will collaborate with business partners and IT teams to define and prioritize requirements within the Enterprise Data product portfolio, ensuring alignment between business and technology.

ApparelE-CommerceFashionRetail

No H1B

Responsibilities

Partner with the operations teams and architects to understand areas of opportunities, get complete understanding of the request and identify dependencies between current and future work in pipeline

Using technical expertise, analyze functional proposals for feasibility and impact

Partner with Marketing, eCommerce, Store Operations and Merchandising teams to identify requirements for strategic initiatives and competitive enhancements to Marketing Technology, Enterprise Data, and Enterprise Reporting solutions

Stay informed of relevant emerging technologies and trends to help influence product direction and strategy in the Marketing Technology space

Collaborate with stakeholders to define requirements and JIRA stories. Act as a point of escalation for the team when questions arise regarding features

Create and maintain a product roadmap in partnership with key stakeholders and prioritize all features within the agile teams

Prioritize the backlog consistently in collaboration with all the required parties, such as product managers, business, IT, and third-party vendors

Plan out sprints by working closely with the development team on identifying estimates, tracking developer throughput ability, and tracking completion by a well-defined success criteria

Meet with key business stakeholders to provide updates on expected delivery dates, any blockers that may have arisen and adjustment of priorities based on throughput

Collaborate with engineering to ensure maximum scalability/reusability in new development

Participate in vendor evaluation and selection of tools to achieve strategic goals

Provide regular, actionable feedback to the team regarding the work product

Qualification

Product Owner experienceMarketing Technology knowledgeAgile experienceRetail experienceIT Business AnalysisInfluence skillsCommunication skillsCollaboration skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, or Engineering or equivalent experience

5+ years of Retail / e-Commerce / Product Owner / IT Business Analysis or similar role experience

A strong understanding of the technical aspects of marketing technology and software development

The ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams to achieve product goals

Working knowledge of direct to consumer and large scale Retail environments is required. Functional knowledge of Marketing Technologies, Enterprise Data/Analytics, and Omnichannel Strategy

Strong communication, collaboration and influence skills

Proven record of success launching products which satisfy business need with quality

Practical agile experience