Lead Product Owner

Role: Lead Product Owner

Location: Plano, TX (Hybrid)

Job Type: Contract

Job Description:

DSM is looking for a highly motivated Product Owner to work with subject matter experts and stakeholders in developing our supply chain distribution systems. This position requires a proactive, highly motivated individual with an aptitude for creativity, critical thinking, and modeling. This person will be expected to take ownership and drive positive change.

The successful candidate must be a self-starter and relationship builder who is comfortable with ambiguity, is analytical, detail oriented and possesses the ability to work well with internal and external cross-functional teams

Primary Responsibilities

Proactively and independently work with SMEs and stakeholders to construct use cases and user stories.

• Translate complex or ambiguous business problem statements into analysis requirements.
• Create robust documentation and communication of projects.
• Work closely with SMEs and Chief Product Owner to understand business challenges and provide data/analysis for better decision making.
• Work closely with scrum master to monitor and track velocity and sprint completion.
• Cross collaboration with other Product Owners, as needed.
• Work with Chief Product Owner to gain user acceptance of deliverables.
• Guides and advises Application Development teams to make the fully informed decisions.
• Directing solution provider/vendors gap analysis and plan work product based on priority set by Chief Product Owner
• Solicit feedback from customers and incorporate into product roadmap.
• Identify and escalate issues that may impact delivery milestones.
• Capture, track and report on project KPIs
• Documentation of key decision in centralized repository

Qualifications for Squad Lead

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Finance, Computer Information Systems, or other business/analytical disciplines or equivalent experience
• 4 years of relevant professional experience in successfully leading teams
• Strong proficiency in Statistical analysis tools

• Strong written and verbal communication and collaboration skills
• Maintain a high level of attention to detail, the ability to work independently, adjust priorities, and work in a continuously changing, time sensitive environment
• Experience working with cross-functional teams
• Ability to work as part of a global team and under their own team as required

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Data Analytics, Finance, Statistics, Mathematics, Business or related field required
• Experience with Distribution, Operations, Logistics, or Manufacturing projects

• Experience with agile framework for project delivery.
• 4 years of experience in creating detailed Business Requirement Documentation
• Experience with human centric design approach.

Strong operational business understanding, including potential impact of business decisions on various internal/external stakeholders and systems

Job Type: Contract

Salary: $55.00 - $60.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Experience level:

• 10 years

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Plano, TX 75023

Salary : $55 - $60