Senior Product Owner Merchandising Analytics & AI Platforms

J.Crew; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Associate discount

Summer Fridays

Job summary

J.Crew is seeking a Senior Product Owner - MP&A, Merchandising Analytics & AI Platforms to lead the evolution of systems supporting Merchandising, Merchandise Planning, Store Planning, Allocation, and Analytics capabilities. This role serves as the product and subject matter authority for enterprise planning, allocation, merchandising analytics, and emerging AI-enabled platforms.

The Senior Product Owner will drive product strategy, roadmap development, prioritization, and continuous

Qualifications

• 7-10+ years in Product Ownership or enterprise product leadership roles.
• Experience supporting retail merchandising, planning, allocation, or analytics platforms.
• Familiarity with planning platforms such as o9 Solutions, Blue Yonder, or similar tech.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the product roadmap for merchandising, planning, allocation, and analytics platforms.
• Define and prioritize backlogs, enhancements, defects, and strategic initiatives.
• Translate business requirements into actionable specifications and user stories.
• Lead platform evolution across systems including o9 Solutions, Blue Yonder, and AI-enabled tech.
• Partner with engineering teams, vendors, and stakeholders to deliver scalable solutions.
• Drive analytics adoption, data trust, and operational decision-making.
• Evaluate AI-enabled technologies to enhance merchandising and planning capabilities.
• Facilitate alignment across Merchandising, Planning, Store Planning, Allocation, Analytics, and Tech.
• Mentor a small product/analytics team and support prioritization and collaboration.
• Support vendor relationships, governance, and platform investment decisions.

Skills

Product ownership

Retail merchandising

Analytics platforms

SaaS product management

Stakeholder management

Agile / product-led

Job description

J.Crew is seeking a Senior Product Owner - MP&A, Merchandising Analytics & AI Platforms to lead the evolution of systems supporting Merchandising, Merchandise Planning, Store Planning, Allocation, and Analytics capabilities. This role serves as the product and subject matter authority for enterprise planning, allocation, merchandising analytics, and emerging AI-enabled platforms.

The Senior Product Owner will drive product strategy, roadmap development, prioritization, and continuous