The Kroger Co.

Product Manager

The Kroger Co. Blue Ash, Ohio, United States

Retail · 10,001+ employees

9 h ago
product-manager Mid (2-5 yrs) Full-time United States
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About the role

The Product Manager will identify product requirements and create roadmaps to align with company strategies while fostering cross-functional partnerships. They are responsible for measuring key metrics to enhance user experience and managing the product backlog using Agile principles.

What they look for

Product Management Agile Methodologies Product Roadmap Backlog Grooming Data Analysis Customer Experience Cross-functional Leadership Software Development Business Analysis Product Strategy Metrics Tracking Stakeholder Engagement Minimum Viable Product Digital Solutions

Requirements

Candidates must hold at least a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and possess 3+ years of experience in product management or software development. Proficiency in Agile methodologies and the ability to use data to drive product decisions are required.

Full description

Responsibilities

Identify product requirements and future enhancements through collaborative engagements to support product strategies. Create, maintain and communicate product catalog roadmaps, including near-term delivery and 1-2 year product evolution, to engage stakeholders across the organization in aligning and supporting company and business unit strategies. Create highly collaborative cross-functional partnerships across the Kroger matrix organization. Identify, measure and improve key product catalog metrics to enhance the customer/user experience, and create a compelling, relevant product vision using web metrics, customer/user loyalty/insights, customer/user feedback/research and internal operational metrics. Identify opportunities to create best-in-class capabilities by leveraging customer & user feedback and team knowledge/expertise in order to connect company strengths with available resources. Develop a product plan and deliver breakthrough experiences to market by working with technical and non-technical partners; measure output, improve execution and continuously deliver production expectations. Model Agile principles by maintaining a groomed backlog and providing 1-N prioritization for backlog. Set criteria for Minimum Viable Product to increase the speed/frequency with which enhancements and new capabilities are delivered. Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Qualifications

MINIMUM POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor's Degree or higher (or foreign educational equivalent) Computer Science, Software Engineering, Business, Marketing, or any closely related field

In addition to degree, must have all of the following experience:

  • 3+ years of experience bringing customer-facing technology products to market;
  • 3+ years of experience in software development, product management or business analysis within a technology-focused organization which must have included the analysis, development, and delivery of new or enhanced software products, applications, or digital solutions;
  • 3+ years of demonstrated leadership experience in product management;
  • Any amount of experience identifying metrics/key performance measures and using data to drive decisions that enhance customer/user experiences;
  • Any amount of experience with written, oral, and presentation / public speaking communication with English proficiency; and
  • Any amount of experience with Agile methodologies.
  • Any amount of experience may have been gained concurrently.

Desired Previous Job Experience: N/A (See Minimum Position Qualifications)

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