Retail Technology Product Owner: Merch & Pricing

Columbia Sportswear; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with employer match

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Wellness programs

Employee discounts

Paid time off

Job summary

Columbia Sportswear in Portland, OR seeks a Digital Product Owner, Retail Technologies to own the product roadmap and backlog for a portfolio of retail merchandising capabilities. You will translate business needs into clear requirements and guide engineering teams through agile delivery.

Collaborate with Merchandising, Retail Operations, and cross-functional partners to deliver high-impact solutions for pricing, promotions, markdowns, and store operations that benefit stores and consumers.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager, Business Systems Analyst, or similar role supporting business technology solutions.
• Experience working with retail business processes such as merchandising, pricing, promotions, markdowns, inventory, assortment management, or store operations.
• Proven success managing product backlogs, writing user stories, defining requirements, and leading Agile product delivery activities.
• Experience using Jira, Confluence, or similar Agile planning and documentation tools.
• Strong analytical, prioritization, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to make data-driven business decisions.

Responsibilities

• Own and prioritize the product backlog, translating business objectives into a clear roadmap that delivers value for retail stakeholders and consumers.
• Partner closely with Merchandising, Retail Operations, and other business teams to identify opportunities, gather requirements, and define technology solutions.
• Lead quarterly planning activities by evaluating business priorities, balancing team capacity, and ensuring engineering resources are focused on the highest-value work.
• Develop high-quality user stories, functional requirements, acceptance criteria, and supporting documentation using Jira and Confluence.
• Collaborate daily with engineers, architects, QA partners, and fellow Product Owners to ensure successful delivery of product enhancements and new capabilities.
• Facilitate backlog refinement, sprint planning, product reviews, and user acceptance testing activities within an Agile delivery environment.
• Use business insights, operational data, stakeholder feedback, and ROI considerations to make informed prioritization decisions and recommendations.
• Manage cross-team dependencies and influence stakeholders to achieve alignment, remove obstacles, and deliver meaningful business outcomes.

Skills

Backlog ownership

Agile delivery

Jira

Confluence

Stakeholder mgmt

Cross-functional

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Columbia Sportswear in Portland, OR seeks a Digital Product Owner, Retail Technologies to own the product roadmap and backlog for a portfolio of retail merchandising capabilities. You will translate business needs into clear requirements and guide engineering teams through agile delivery.

Collaborate with Merchandising, Retail Operations, and cross-functional partners to deliver high-impact solutions for pricing, promotions, markdowns, and store operations that benefit stores and consumers.