Product Owner focusing on enhancing product lifecycle management in the supply chain for Kimberly-Clark's iconic brands. Leading Agile teams to maximize product value and efficiency.
Responsibilities
Own and prioritize the Product Lifecycle backlog to maximize product value, translating business needs into clearly defined features, user stories, and acceptance criteria for the Agile delivery team.
Lead the identification, development, and implementation of Product Lifecycle system enhancements by partnering with Product Management, UX, and Business Analysts to deliver high‑value, best‑in‑class solutions.
Define and communicate product development increments to ensure the team delivers the right capabilities efficiently while balancing new features, technical debt, and innovation.
Collaborate with stakeholders and cross‑functional partners to align priorities, refine requirements, and ensure solutions address real customer and business needs.
Develop and maintain Quarterly (Release) plans based on delivery team capacity; partner with the Product Manager to scope, sequence, and set clear release goals during Quarterly Planning.
Provide daily guidance and rapid decision‑making to unblock the team, clarify priorities, and support achievement of Sprint Goals; communicate progress and risks through regular status updates.
Ensure delivery quality by validating work against acceptance criteria, Definition of Done, and non‑functional requirements, and by providing timely feedback throughout the sprint lifecycle.
Coordinate cross‑functional resources—including engineering, UX, testing, DevOps, legal, training, documentation, marketing, and support—to plan and execute backlog items through delivery and launch.
Plan and support Sprint Reviews, product demos, user acceptance testing, and rollout activities in partnership with Product Managers, business stakeholders, and the Agile Delivery Team.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree, ideally in IT, Computer Science, Supply Chain or other related field.
5+ years of experience as a Product Owner or similar role, leading digital products that support supply chain, product lifecycle, or enterprise systems.
Experience with Product Lifecycle processes and systems across Product Lifecyle Management, Supplier Lifecyle Management and/or Master Data Governance.
Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO or PSPO) with SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager certification, applying Agile principles to deliver scalable, supply‑chain‑enabled solutions.
Customer-centric mindset with design thinking skills to understand the customer's needs, drive research, design with empathy, understand customer engagement and apply whole-product thinking.
Experience with Key Collaborative Events and Processes like Demand Intake, Demand/Requests Assessment, Quarterly Planning, Product Backlog Management, Sprint Reviews and Product Demos.
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).
Ability to travel up to 15%.
Benefits
Great support for good health with medical, dental, and vision coverage options with no waiting periods or pre-existing condition restrictions.
Access to an on-site fitness center, occupational health nurse, and allowances for high-quality safety equipment.
Flexible Savings and spending accounts to maximize health care options and stretch dollars when caring for yourself or dependents.
Diverse income protection insurance options to protect yourself and your family in case of illness, injury, or other unexpected events.
Additional programs and support to continue your education, adopt a child, relocate, or even find temporary childcare.
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