Product Owner - Salesforce Platform Organization

Delivers value to Business and BT stakeholders through the planning, execution, & delivery of one more high-quality software products and product enhancements through leading and mentoring multiple agile teams or a high complexity agile product team. Develop and lead a team of people with a focus on skills and deliverables. Oversee and take accountability for team’s actions, providing day-to-day hands-on direction. Engage directly with customers to ensure delivery of a high-quality, robust, and scalable product on a regular basis.

Responsibilities

• Owns people management responsibilities for 2-6 business analysts
• Owns the development and delivery of one or multiple high complexity software product(s) in line with business needs
• Owns and drives key business relationships for the product(s)
• Researches and analyzes industry trends and benchmarking information as they apply to product(s)
• Creates & maintains an executable backlog of product requirements
• Understands, defines, and communicates prioritization of product requirements with a mind toward business value and tradeoffs
• Assists with the distillation of product backlog requirements into user stories
• Participates actively in daily stand-ups, sprint planning meetings, sprint reviews and retrospectives to drive team alignment on product vision and value delivery
• Weighs business risks, issues, and impediments being experienced by the product team and actively assists with issue resolution
• Inspects product progress throughout the sprint and is empowered to make critical decisions and accept work completed by the team
• Supports product team members as they engage with stakeholders, build a backlog, and deliver work
• Maintains an analytical perspective during a crisis and supports crisis resolution.
• Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results.
• Takes ownership of and is accountable for one or more complex products, features, components, or solutions and associated performance metrics.
• Ensures team level decisions align with priorities and strategic agenda for project/product.
• Leverages budget and other financial information to support staffing and business planning efforts.
• Identifies risks and their potential outcomes and proposes possible solutions to meet business objectives.
• Fosters an inclusive workplace where diversity and individual differences are valued.
• Participate in process analysis to determine areas of improvement using Lean and Agile methodologies.
• Presents results and/or demos with appropriate complexity for different audiences.

• Bachelor’s degree or higher
• 8+ years’ experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager or Business Analyst with a min 5 years of experience in an agile environment
• Strong understanding of Scrum, Lean, XP, Kanban and other agile development frameworks
• Proven experience managing design and delivery of highly technical and complex large-scale products
• Sound knowledge of emerging technologies focusing on cloud products, SaaS platforms, or Enterprise Applications

Competencies

• Strong product management skills with deep understanding of product vision and overall product lifecycle
• Demonstrated leadership and people management skills and ability to make decisions and set clear priorities
• Proven ability to recognize value and manage investments to maximize value delivered
• Strong stakeholder management and negotiation skills

Preferred Experience/Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience working with business leaders to implement capabilities within Salesforce
• Strong Salesforce Lightning knowledge/experience and understanding of constraints of the platform
• Salesforce Admin and other Salesforce Certifications, Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States., Agile Programming Methodologies, Analysis Skills, Benchmarking, Budgeting, Business Analysis, Delivery Driving, Delivery Management, Establish Priorities, Extreme Programming, Industry/Trade Analysis, Investment Management, Kanban, Leadership, Lean Manufacturing, Mentoring, Negotiation Skills, People Management, Performance Metrics, Plan Meetings, Problem Solving Skills, Process Analysis, Product Backlog, Product Lifecycle, Product Management, Product Support, Quality Metrics, Requirements Management, Risk Analysis, Salesforce.com, Scrum Project Management and Software Development, Sprint Planning, Sprint Retrospective, Standup Meetings, State Laws and Regulations, Team Lead/Manager, Technical Delivery, Time Management, Trend Analysis, Vehicle Fleets

The pay range provided is not indicative of Sysco’s actual pay range but is merely algorithmic and provided for generalized comparison. Factors that may be used to determine rate of pay include specific skills, work location, work experience and other individualized factors

This is a hybrid position requiring an on-site presence 3 to 4 days per week. Please note that the number of days on-site can increase based on business needs.

Sysco is the global leader in foodservice distribution. With over 71,000 colleagues and a fleet of over 13,000 vehicles, Sysco operates approximately 333 distribution facilities worldwide and serves more than 700,000 customer locations.

We offer our colleagues the opportunity to grow personally and professionally, to contribute to the success of a dynamic organization, and to serve others in a manner that exceeds their expectations. We’re looking for talented, hard-working individuals to join our team. Come grow with us and let us show you why Sysco is at the heart of food and service., Sysco is the global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Its family of products also includes equipment and supplies for the foodservice and hospitality industries. With more than 72,000 colleagues, the company operates 334 distribution facilities worldwide and serves approximately 725,000 customer locations. For fiscal year 2023 that ended July 1, 2023, the company generated sales of more than $76 billion. Information about our Sustainability program, including Sysco’s 2023 Sustainability Report and 2023 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Report, can be found at www.sysco.com.

Company Size: 10,000 employees or more

Industry: Manufacturing - Other