Product Owner IT, Innovation Excellence

Henkel Corporation; Rocky Hill (CT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Henkel Corporation is seeking a Product Owner to drive software development initiatives in a fast-paced environment. The role will own backlog prioritization, gather requirements from users and stakeholders, and guide the team through sprint planning and execution, ensuring alignment with the product vision.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and continuously seek process improvements using Azure DevOps and Confluence.

Qualifications

• Experience managing backlogs with clear user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Ability to gather requirements from users and stakeholders and translate into technical specs.
• Familiarity with agile ceremonies and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Backlog management with prioritization and clear acceptance criteria.
• Gather requirements from users and stakeholders and translate into technical specs.
• Participate in daily standups and sprint planning to guide team and timelines.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align product goals with vision.
• Identify inefficiencies and drive process improvements in tools/templates.
• Use Azure DevOps and Confluence to provide visibility and communication.

Skills

Backlog management

Stakeholder collaboration

Sprint planning

Strategic alignment

Process improvement

Tools

Azure DevOps

Confluence

Job description

About this Position At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow. Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.

What you´ll do

• Backlog Management: Manage product backlog by maintaining clear feature prioritization and well-defined user stories with clear acceptance criteria.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Gather requirements from users and stakeholders, translating them into technical requirements, and managing expectations.
• Sprint Planning & Execution: Participate in daily standups, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives to guide the development team and drive timelines and deliverables.
• Strategic Alignment: Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure product goals are well established and align with overall vision.
• Process Improvement: Support continuous improvement opportunities by identifying inefficiencies and areas for enhancement in tools, templates, etc.
• Tools & Digital Collaboration: Utilize software development and collaboration tools (i.e. Azure DevOps, Confluence, etc.) to provide visibility into project progress and objectives, as well as clear communication.