Product Owner Digital Commerce

HEINEKEN Global Shared Services; Kraków; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

HEINEKEN Kraków is seeking an experienced Product Owner to define the feature roadmap and deliver value. You will align with Sr. Product Owners and key stakeholders across D&T and business teams, shaping outcomes and priorities.

You will manage budgets, backlog, and cross-functional collaboration, driving product lifecycle from ideation to deployment while staying connected to market needs and KPI targets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in business or engineering.
• 5+ years in digital product management.
• Understanding of digital product lifecycle and omnichannel strategy.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute product strategy, roadmap, and value proposition aligned with RTC strategy.
• Use data and analytics to monitor platform performance and define business outcomes.
• Lead cross-functional teams with design, engineering, experimentation, and business stakeholders.
• Plan Sprints and manage dependencies across portfolios.
• Maintain and refine the Product Backlog to maximise reuse across OPCOs.

Skills

Agile leadership

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in business or engineering

Tools

Data analytics tools

Job description

Digital & Technology Team (D&T) is an integral division of HEINEKEN Business Services Poland (HBSP). We are committed to making Heineken the most connected brewery. That includes digitalizing and integrating our processes, ensuring best-in-class technology, and embedding a data-driven culture. By joining us, you will work in one of the most dynamic and innovative teams and have a direct impact on building the future of Heineken!

Would you like to meet the Team, see our office, and much more? Visit our website: Heineken (https://heineken-dt.pl/)

Commerce DevOps Hub is being established. The newly created organization, being an integral part of the Global Digital & Technology Function, is tasked with maintaining, but most importantly developing (functionally and technologically) IT solutions supporting the Commerce area at Heineken. Commerce DevOps Hub is located in Kraków and will include highly qualified IT professionals with direct contribution to both the technological development of the Heineken Commerce and the Hub itself.

The Product Owner is accountable and responsible for defining the feature roadmap and making sure this is connected to the epics and outcomes (impact & value). This is done by aligning with the Sr. Product Owners, the touchpoint lead, and other (business & D&T) key stakeholders. For both the functional, non-functional, and technical sides of the product/capability or solution that falls within the scope of the product owner. The product owner defines the outcomes (what) and key success criteria of the features. The product owner facilitates the refinement process of the product team and prioritises the backlog according to team-specific and portfolio priorities based on impact & value. The product owner remains up to date on both technical and methodological trends and best practices. The product owner validates whether the deliveries of the product team meet the set success criteria and KPIs. The product owner makes sure to manage budget and capacity according to pre-set run rates.

Your Responsibilities Would Include

• defining and executing product strategy, roadmap, and value proposition aligned with our RTC strategy and following the DBB foundation
• using data and analytics to monitor platform performance within your specific domain, customer behaviour, and adoption. Partner closely with the Value Measurement &CX team to define and track business outcomes. Implement OKRs and a robust KPI framework to steer priorities and effectiveness consistently across markets. You include quality and data in the definitions of done. Own the end-to-end product lifecycle within a specific domain/set of features, from ideation to deployment and optimisation. Optimises feature roadmap intake. Embraces and implements best practices and actively contributes
• leading and empowering cross-functional teams, fostering innovation and continuous improvement. Working closely with design, engineering, experimentation, and business-facing stakeholders, as well as customers, to build out business cases & roadmaps that deliver value to Heineken
• working across stakeholders (product, opco, region, etc) to plan the Sprints, including deciding on Sprint content and priority; manages dependencies and (cross) portfolio collaboration, including tradeoffs (time vs effort vs features vs value)
• maintaining and refining the Product Backlog at feature level with a view to maximising reusability between OPCOs, driving backlog, prioritising based on aligned value best practices/guidelines
• championing change management and stakeholder engagement, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement
• planing sprints, managing dependencies, and driving cross-portfolio collaboration
• collaborating with Sales, Trade Marketing, MtC process teams, and D&T teams to optimise customer/user journeys
• communicating expectations, business impacts, and emerging user needs to teams and stakeholders.

You Are a Good Candidate If You Have

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (preferably in business or engineering)
• 5+ years in digital product management
• understanding of digital product lifecycle, omnichannel strategy
• experience with data analytics tools and leading large-scale change
• strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• flexible mindset and up for a challenge
• expertise in digital commerce platforms
• agile leadership and stakeholder management
• excellent communication and collaboration abilities.

You Are a Perfect Match If You Also Have

• additional certifications in Agile, Scrum, or Product Management
• experience in digital commerce, stakeholder management, and agile methodologies
• digital transformation experience
• commercial value chain expertise.

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