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Automation Product Owner

1 month ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States Kimberly Clark Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Product Owner to join our team in a key role that will drive innovation and growth in our automation and manufacturing processes. As a Product Owner, you will be responsible for defining and prioritizing the product backlog, working closely with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality products, and ensuring that our automation and manufacturing processes are optimized for efficiency and effectiveness.

Key Responsibilities
  • Define and prioritize the product backlog in collaboration with stakeholders and cross-functional teams
  • Work closely with Product Managers and stakeholders to define product vision, strategy, and roadmap
  • Ensure that product backlog items solve business problems identified by Product Managers and stakeholders
  • Accountable for Product Backlog Management, including creating and communicating product backlog items with stakeholders, product managers, and Scrum team
  • Refine and prioritize the product backlog items balancing product development, BAU, engineering work, and bug remediation while delivering product value
  • Maintain a healthy and transparent product backlog to ensure that the Scrum team has adequate visibility and understanding of upcoming work
  • Create and maintain effective release plans based on the delivery team's available capacity
  • Set release goals, in coordination with the Product Manager and the delivery team, and provide support so that they can deliver on their commitments
  • Collaborate with the Scrum team to identify dependencies of product backlog items on other teams and coordinate with those teams to align on release plans, dependencies, and on the timeline to resolve these
  • Continuously refine Product Backlog Items together with the Scrum Team and other subject matter experts to ensure the team understands those items to the level needed for them to estimate and plan to work during sprint planning
  • Clearly define priorities for the Scrum team and craft the sprint goal together with them
  • Provide support to the Scrum team while they deliver on the promised value, actively working to address impediments to improve the team's flow of work during sprint execution
  • Work with the Scrum team to ensure quality of work meets standards of excellence (Acceptance criteria and Definition Of Done)
  • Review sprint backlog items and provide feedback about them to the Scrum team, actively participating in agile events to represent the stakeholder needs to the team
  • Coordinate people (or any other resources) as needed for planning and execution of Product Backlog Items
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree, ideally in IT or a business discipline
  • 15+ years demonstrable experience with automation processes, hands-on experience in designing and developing end-to-end automated warehousing/manufacturing processes and solutions (SAP EWM, Blue Yonder WMS, and various Warehouse Control Systems)
  • 4+ years' experience as a Product Owner or 7+ years as a Senior Business Analyst in an agile or product development environment teams
  • Experience with Key Collaborative Events and Processes like Demand Intake, Demand/Requests Assessment, Quarterly Planning, Product Backlog Management, Sprint Reviews, and Product Demos
  • 3-5+ years demonstrable experience mastering product development using human-centered design process that approaches problem-solving with understanding the user needs
  • Proven success working with self-managed, virtual team members, strong Virtual meeting facilitation, interpersonal communication, training, negotiation, and presentation skills
  • Established background in launching software/solutions or services in partnership with business and engineering teams, high degree of proficiency in wireframes, prototyping, iterative development, understanding of agile principles
  • Ability to inspire a team to act as a small business jointly accountable for its product
  • Experience successfully driving end-to-end delivery of highly innovative products, including a wide variety of mechanisms (e.g., digital core, dashboards, APIs, cloud, e-commerce, real-time alerts, artificial intelligence)
  • Experience in using backlog tools (Azure DevOps, Craft)
  • Outstanding organizational, communication, relationship-building, and collaboration skills at all levels
  • Sharp analytical and problem-solving skills, prioritization, and time management skills
  • Proven experience as a change agent to engage, influence, and inspire partners and stakeholders at multiple levels of a global organization
Soft Skills and Others
  • Agile Collaboration: demonstrated experience in effectively working with Agile and Product teams, including involvement with epics, user stories, sprints, and backlog management
  • Leadership in Communication and Reporting: skilled in leading communication efforts and reporting, adept at preparing and presenting comprehensive updates and reports to senior leaders and stakeholders
  • Expertise in Backlog Prioritization: proficient in prioritizing the product backlog as a core responsibility of the Product Owner role, ensuring that items are assessed and ordered based on their value, complexity, and impact to the business
About Us

Kimberly-Clark is a leading global consumer goods company that has been dedicated to making life better for people around the world for over 150 years. We are committed to driving innovation, growth, and impact through our products and services. Our company is founded on a strong foundation of market leadership, and we are always looking for new and better ways to perform.

Why Join Us

We offer a dynamic and inclusive work environment that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our company is committed to providing opportunities for growth and development, and we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision coverage options, flexible savings and spending accounts, and diverse income protection insurance options. We also offer additional programs and support to continue your education, adopt a child, relocate, or even find temporary childcare.

How to Apply

If you are a motivated and experienced professional who is passionate about driving innovation and growth in automation and manufacturing processes, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity. Please click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our recruiting team will review your application and follow up if you seem like a great fit for this role.