Product Owner - PS Other Systems - Global Industrial

Genuine Parts Company; Alabama; On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Genuine Parts Company in Alabama is seeking a Product Owner IV to define the overall process vision, lead product development, and coordinate cross-functional teams to deliver value from concept to End of Life.

You will gather stakeholder needs, prioritize backlog, plan releases, and guide sprint activities while mentoring others and ensuring alignment with business goals.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a bachelor’s degree and eight (8) or more years of related experience.
• Experience with: Sage FAS, IBM PAC, Blackline, BillTrust, SAP Concur, or CoStar - Preferred

Responsibilities

• Manages the most complex products through the entire lifecycle, and supports decisions regarding enhancements throughout the lifecycle until product End of Life (EOL).
• Makes key decisions for product/solution development lifecycle process to be implemented throughout the organization.
• Contributes to innovative ideas on the program risk management plan and drives mitigation and resolutions.
• Advocates to drive consistent and accurate cross functional program metrics.
• Designs program management practices and collaborates with and mentors other members of the product management org.
• Contributes expertise in the product management concepts internally and externally.
• Reviews and prioritizes backlog for sprint planning, including coordination of dependencies.
• Analyzes impacts of proposed solutions across the business, develops use cases to explain business requirements to the IT team, and contributes a business process perspective during design review.
• Owns, develops and executes product roadmap.
• Collaborates with business owners, product scrum team, and stakeholders to establish timelines, workflows, and goals.
• Participates in design sessions to gain insights into end user and customer needs.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Communication

Leadership

Mentoring

Negotiation

Presentation

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree + 8+ yrs experience

Tools

Sage FAS

IBM PAC

Blackline

BillTrust

SAP Concur

CoStar

Job description

SUMMARY:

The Product Owner IV is responsible for defining the overall process vision, and innovation, and helps lead the product development process within Motion IT. This role identifies the customer, stakeholder, and development team's needs and works with each cross-functional team. The Product Owner gathers feature requests, schedules releases, and coordinates sprints. This role manages the development project from start to finish.

You must be eligible to work in the US without Visa Sponsorship

JOB DUTIES

• Manages the most complex products through the entire lifecycle, and supports decisions regarding enhancements throughout the lifecycle until product End of Life(EOL).
• Makes key decisions for product/solution development lifecycle process to be implemented throughout the organization.
• Contributes to innovative ideas on the program risk management plan and drives mitigation and resolutions
• advocates to drive consistent and accurate cross functional program metrics.
• Designs program management practices and collaborates with and mentors other members of the product management org.
• Contributes expertise in the product management concepts internally and externally.
• Reviews and prioritizes backlog for sprint planning, including coordination of dependencies.
• Analyzes impacts of proposed solutions across the business, develops use cases to explain business requirements to the IT team, and contributes a business process perspective during design review.
• Owns, develops and executes product roadmap.
• Collaborates with business owners, product scrum team, and stakeholders to establish timelines, workflows, and goals.
• Participates in design sessions to gain insights into end user and customer needs.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

Typically requires a bachelor's degree and eight (8) or more years of related experience or an equivalent combination. Experience with: Sage FAS, IBM PAC, Blackline, BillTrust, SAP Concur, or CoStar - Preferred

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a demonstrated ability to identify, analyze, and synthesize product use data and use that data to drive decisions.
• Solid understanding of the competition and business environment.
• Ability to lead, motivate and direct a workgroup.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Ability to work Cross-Functionally.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Mentoring/Coaching skills.
• Negotiation skills.
• Expert ability influence others to achieve results. Presentation skills.
• Financial and analytical experience.

LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS:

None required.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:

No Supervisory Responsibility

BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY:

No

COMPANY INFORMATION:

Motion offers an excellent benefits package which includes options for healthcare coverage, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, vacation, sick, and holiday pay.

DISCLAIMER:

This job description illustrates the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this job classification. It is not intended to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and skills required. Management retains the right to add or modify duties at any time.

GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. GPC's policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons.