Sr Product Owner - OMS

Ulta Beauty; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 103,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life and disability benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Ulta Beauty in Chicago, IL seeks a Sr Product Owner to drive Order Management and OMNI-Fulfillment initiatives. You will lead cross-functional teams, convert user needs into strategic plans, and own the product backlog within an Agile environment.

You will collaborate with business and tech stakeholders, conduct user research, and define metrics to measure value. This role emphasizes growth, innovation, and strong retail domain expertise.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of relevant work experience.
• Sr Product Owner in a software development centric enterprise setting.
• Experience in retail industry.
• Experience with Order Management and OMNI-Fulfillment.
• Proficiency in agile methodologies and ability to communicate with both business and technology teams.
• Experience in creating, prioritizing, and accepting user stories.
• Experience in conducting user research and testing to understand needs.
• Experience in identifying goals, metrics, and analytics to measure product value.
• Experience in conducting competitive research and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams and manage complex product development initiatives.
• Transform objectives and user requirements into a strategic product plan.
• Groom and manage the product backlog with clear guidance to the development team.
• Engage in release planning, stand-ups, demos, and retrospectives.
• Mentor and develop junior product owners.

Skills

Sr Product Owner

Agile

Retail experience

Order Management

Job description

OVERVIEW

Live the experience. From professional empowerment to continual learning opportunities. From ongoing investment in new and emerging technologies to a career of self-determination. At Ulta Beauty, our tech team is critical to our scalability-and is recognized that way. We’ve been defined as a mature startup. A place where interdepartmental exposure, open doors, and genuine collaboration is ubiquitous. Where challenges come fast and furious, requiring agility, mental dexterity, and creativity. Where our passion for better solutions drives us and is core to who we are.

YOU'LL ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS BY:

• Plans and Coordinates (40%): Gain profound insights into the end user’s needs and leverage that understanding to identify the most efficient route for delivering value swiftly. Transforms organizational objectives and user requirements into a strategic product plan. Conveys guidance and product priorities effectively to the development team. Leads cross‑functional teams and managing complex product development initiatives Recognizes objectives, metrics, and analytics to assess the value of the product. Consistently offers suggestions and enhancements to the product backlog informed by acquired insights. Manages and grooms the product backlog. Shapes forthcoming decisions by assessing the anticipated value to be delivered by leveraging strategic thinking and analytical skills
• Executes and Delivers (40%): Develops, evaluates, and fine‑tunes assumptions and hypotheses through user research and testing. Documents, evaluates, and verifies compliance with all quality and change control standards. Generates, prioritizes, and approves user stories. Integrates them into the release planning process. Recognizes and evaluates the advantages, disadvantages, challenges, obstacles, dependencies, and value associated with features and enhancements. Engages in stand‑up meetings, iteration planning sessions, product demonstrations, and retrospectives. Simplifies complex engineering concepts into easily understandable language for stakeholders. Facilitates and empowers
• Nurtures the development of product owners by offering guidance on contemporary software product development frameworks and leading discussions on industry trends.
• Proactively seeks avenues for personal growth and acquires pertinent skills through both formal and informal developmental pathways.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Keeps a close eye on research and the competitive environment to suggest optimal solutions, ensuring that products either maintain or attain best‑in‑class status. Identify clear objectives, establishing relevant metrics, and leveraging analytics to gauge the value of the product. This entails setting specific goals aligned with business objectives, determining measurable metrics that reflect progress towards those goals, and employing analytical tools to track and interpret data accurately. By diligently monitoring these indicators, the team can effectively assess the impact and value of the product within the market landscape.

ESSENTIALS FOR SUCCESS

• 5-7 years of relevant work experience.
• Experience working as a Sr Product Owner in a software development centric enterprise setting.
• Industry experience in retail.
• Experience working on Order Management and OMNI‑Fulfillment centric product.
• Experience with contemporary product management practices in software development and proficiency in agile methodologies.
• Experience in communicating and influencing team members, from both business and technology, at all levels in the organization.
• Experience in creating, prioritizing, and accepting user stories.
• Experience in conducting user research and testing to understand needs.
• Experience in identifying goals, metrics, and analytics to measure product value.
• Experience in conducting competitive research and analysis.

PAY RANGE AND BENEFITS

The pay range for this position is $102,900.00 - $135,000.00 / Year with the opportunity for eligible associates to earn additional compensation pursuant to the Company’s bonus plan. Exact pay will be based on factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, level, shift, geographic location, and business and organizational needs.

• Full-time positions are eligible for paid time off, health, dental, vision, life and disability benefits.
• Part‑time positions are eligible for dental, vision, life, and disability benefits.

ABOUT

At Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA), the possibilities are beautiful. Ulta Beauty is the largest North American beauty retailer and the premier beauty destination for cosmetics, fragrance, skin care products, hair care products and salon services. We bring possibilities to life through the power of beauty each and every day in our stores and online with more than 25,000 products from approximately 500 well‑established and emerging beauty brands across all categories and price points, including Ulta Beauty's own private label. Ulta Beauty also offers a full‑service salon in every store featuring- hair, skin, brow, and make‑up services.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest records, conviction records, or other criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of any applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York City Fair Chance Act.

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