Lead Product Owner

As a Lead Product Owner at 84.51° you will:

• Own the roadmap for multiple products in the CX/Marketing program
• Work with other POs on the CX/Marketing program to ensure alignment to product goals and priorities
• Work directly with Kroger Technology teams for iterative product delivery utilizing SAFE/Agile methodology
• Work with key stakeholders at all levels across 8451/Kroger
• May have direct responsibility for rollout/implementation of products with users at Kroger, stores/divisions, etc.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Leading day to day activities and delivering work in support of the program / product vision and goals
• Building client/stakeholder relationships, tailoring solutions and products to meet their needs, making recommendations and executing client/stakeholder strategies and plans
• Training, developing, and/or inspiring a team on specific skills and capabilities
• Defining and driving internal 84.51˚ ways of working, processes, products/services, tools and/or initiatives (i.e. Agile Development Process; product management best practices
• Solving complex business or functional problems and coordinating the work of others on their team
• Managing small to medium projects / products
• Independently creating potential solutions to problems, looking beyond the obvious solutions and considering how the solution impacts other variables

SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

• 4-8 years of relevant experience
• Bachelor's degree (Master's Degree preferred but not required)
• Managing cross-functional software development teams in an agile environment.
• Managing business priorities against design / user needs while delivering against product roadmaps.
• Managing end-to-end software product development and releases.
• Analytical and Critical Thinking
• Ability to think big picture, while still being able to focus on details – and ability to articulate both
• Visual communication and storytelling
• Comfort with ambiguity
• Ability to develop customer empathy
• Creator and doer
• Verbal and written communication skills ability to translate between technical and business