Columbia Sportswear, Inc.:
eCommerce Product Owner Job in Burlington, VT
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Burlington, VT
Full-time | Ecommerce
About the job
The Product Owner for eCommerce Order Management is an integral member of the Columbia Sportswear Digital Technology team. The Product Owner will be responsible for working closely with key business stakeholders and development teams to ensure that the needs of the business are prioritized and managed alongside other organizational workstreams.The Product Owner translates general product vision into specific product features and implements short-term planning through regular road mapping. Prepares and leads refinements and planning within the team. Provides guidance in assessing product opportunities and risks as well as opportunities to increase the products business value in alignment with overall business strategy. Leads and serves as the single point of contact for a product category ensuring product vision and strategies are realized. Leads each stage of the development process and ensures final product meets strategic goals.
OUTGROWN YOUR OWN BACKYARD? COME PLAY IN OURS.
At Columbia, were as passionate about the outdoors as you are. And while our gear is available worldwide, were proud to be based in the Pacific Northwest, where natural wonders are our playground.
Every product we make and every task we undertake is inspired by the famous words of our founder Gert Boyle: Its perfect. Now make it better. As pioneers of relentless improvement, we are constantly evolving.
We believe the outdoors is ours to protect and strive to keep our planet healthy. We believe in empowering people to experience the outdoors to the fullest.
And we believe in you.
ABOUT THE POSITION
Although we're an apparel and footwear-focused company, technology is central to everything we do. Columbia Digital Technology (CDT) teams enable digital solutions across four global brands, a global supply chain, and 500+ geographically dispersed stores. These teams support across a range of platforms and services to enhance the consumer experience in an ever-evolving industry.
The Product Owner for eCommerce Order Management is an integral member of the Columbia Sportswear Digital Technology team. The Product Owner will be responsible for working closely with key business stakeholders and development teams to ensure that the needs of the business are prioritized and managed alongside other organizational workstreams.
The Product Owner translates general product vision into specific product features and implements short-term planning through regular road mapping. Prepares and leads refinements and planning within the team. Provides guidance in assessing product opportunities and risks as well as opportunities to increase the products business value in alignment with overall business strategy. Leads and serves as the single point of contact for a product category ensuring product vision and strategies are realized. Leads each stage of the development process and ensures final product meets strategic goals.
HOW YOULL MAKE AN IMPACT
Utilizes extensive knowledge of the market, competition, and current trends to create innovative, functional solutions to boost given product category. Solves complex challenges and problems by offering multiple creative and differentiating solutions.
Organizes workshops with product users to discover and validate hypotheses and develops optimal solutions for the product, ensuring solutions align with product strategies and are prioritized.
Uses a data-driven approach to consistently redefine priorities of product category, leading discussions with stakeholders for alignment on recommendations. Manages prioritization and trade-offs between customer experience, performance, and operational support, maintaining regulatory constraints.
Creates and drives the product vision, roadmap, and growth opportunities for a given product category. Leads larger scale initiatives, ensuring deliverables are on time, on budget, and business needs are met.
Leads project change management, using tools and methodologies to define and evaluate change, and delivering change mitigation requirements to the business.
Identifies documentation needs, articulates, and guides the creation of business process flows, use cases diagrams, user journey mapping, and training documentation.
Performs other duties as assigned
YOU ARE
A Product Owner with experience as a functional consultant in retail / eCommerce
Skilled in facilitating discussions, guiding solution development from design to completion
An excellent time manager with impeccable organizational skills
YOU HAVE
Bachelors degree, applicable certification or equivalent experience.
10+ years of professional experience and strong competency with the various tools, systems, or procedures required to accomplish the job.
Scrum Master Certification - is a plus
Previous experience with eCommerce platforms (e.g. Hybris, ATG, Magento, Salesforce Commerce Cloud) is a plus
Previous experience with Product Data Management Systems
The ability to synthesize data and problem-solve to influence business decisions and ensure effective outcomes
#JCLI
Columbia Sportswear Company and our portfolio of brands, including Columbia, SOREL, Mountain Hardwear and prAna, know a thing or two about adventures. After all, we've been on one since 1938, working to perfect the art of enjoying the outdoors. Behind everything we make is an employee who's found that the greatest adventure starts with joining a company that strives to do the right thing.
This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company.
At Columbia Sportswear Company (CSC), we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. CSC believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.
OUTGROWN YOUR OWN BACKYARD? COME PLAY IN OURS.
At Columbia, were as passionate about the outdoors as you are. And while our gear is available worldwide, were proud to be based in the Pacific Northwest, where natural wonders are our playground.
Every product we make and every task we undertake is inspired by the famous words of our founder Gert Boyle: Its perfect. Now make it better. As pioneers of relentless improvement, we are constantly evolving.
We believe the outdoors is ours to protect and strive to keep our planet healthy. We believe in empowering people to experience the outdoors to the fullest.
And we believe in you.
ABOUT THE POSITION
Although we're an apparel and footwear-focused company, technology is central to everything we do. Columbia Digital Technology (CDT) teams enable digital solutions across four global brands, a global supply chain, and 500+ geographically dispersed stores. These teams support across a range of platforms and services to enhance the consumer experience in an ever-evolving industry.
The Product Owner for eCommerce Order Management is an integral member of the Columbia Sportswear Digital Technology team. The Product Owner will be responsible for working closely with key business stakeholders and development teams to ensure that the needs of the business are prioritized and managed alongside other organizational workstreams.
The Product Owner translates general product vision into specific product features and implements short-term planning through regular road mapping. Prepares and leads refinements and planning within the team. Provides guidance in assessing product opportunities and risks as well as opportunities to increase the products business value in alignment with overall business strategy. Leads and serves as the single point of contact for a product category ensuring product vision and strategies are realized. Leads each stage of the development process and ensures final product meets strategic goals.
HOW YOULL MAKE AN IMPACT
Utilizes extensive knowledge of the market, competition, and current trends to create innovative, functional solutions to boost given product category. Solves complex challenges and problems by offering multiple creative and differentiating solutions.
Organizes workshops with product users to discover and validate hypotheses and develops optimal solutions for the product, ensuring solutions align with product strategies and are prioritized.
Uses a data-driven approach to consistently redefine priorities of product category, leading discussions with stakeholders for alignment on recommendations. Manages prioritization and trade-offs between customer experience, performance, and operational support, maintaining regulatory constraints.
Creates and drives the product vision, roadmap, and growth opportunities for a given product category. Leads larger scale initiatives, ensuring deliverables are on time, on budget, and business needs are met.
Leads project change management, using tools and methodologies to define and evaluate change, and delivering change mitigation requirements to the business.
Identifies documentation needs, articulates, and guides the creation of business process flows, use cases diagrams, user journey mapping, and training documentation.
Performs other duties as assigned
YOU ARE
A Product Owner with experience as a functional consultant in retail / eCommerce
Skilled in facilitating discussions, guiding solution development from design to completion
An excellent time manager with impeccable organizational skills
YOU HAVE
Bachelors degree, applicable certification or equivalent experience.
10+ years of professional experience and strong competency with the various tools, systems, or procedures required to accomplish the job.
Scrum Master Certification - is a plus
Previous experience with eCommerce platforms (e.g. Hybris, ATG, Magento, Salesforce Commerce Cloud) is a plus
Previous experience with Product Data Management Systems
The ability to synthesize data and problem-solve to influence business decisions and ensure effective outcomes
#JCLI
Columbia Sportswear Company and our portfolio of brands, including Columbia, SOREL, Mountain Hardwear and prAna, know a thing or two about adventures. After all, we've been on one since 1938, working to perfect the art of enjoying the outdoors. Behind everything we make is an employee who's found that the greatest adventure starts with joining a company that strives to do the right thing.
This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company.
At Columbia Sportswear Company (CSC), we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. CSC believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.