McCormick is looking to hire a Product Owner to be responsible for the delivery and support of products within their product line, ensuring that the roadmap is broken down into prioritized Epics and Stories, and that customer expectations are met through effective planning, execution, and communication.
Requirements
- Operating in an Agile software development environment with tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps etc.
Responsibilities
- Plan, and groom the product backlog so that each sprint is prioritized to offer the best value in the shortest possible delivery time.
- Acting as the voice of the business to the product team and a key path to resolving impediments raised by the team.
- Find new innovative product solutions through procurement or development to deliver the necessary business value.
- Lead and support the product team in sprint playbacks to ensure that business expectations are met, and the delivery is aligned to the business requirements.
- Support and lead the team in sprint retrospectives so that impediments encountered during the sprint cycle are not repeated, and that the process is continually improved so that the team's velocity is maximized without impacting quality
- Ensure all items meet the definition of ready before they are entered into a sprint e.g., sized, stories complete, acceptance criteria agreed etc.
- Ensure all items meet the definition of done before they are included in the sprint demo.
Other
- Bachelor's Degree
- 10+ Years of IT experience, with a significant amount of time spent in developing and supporting Planning solutions (IBP, OMP, etc.)
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills needed to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
- As a general policy, McCormick does not offer employment visa sponsorships upon hire or in the future.
