Manager, Product Owner - Source to Pay Value Stream

JM&A Group•Deerfield Beach, FL

34d

About The Position

Overview The focus of this role is to maximize measurable value across the Source to Pay value stream with specific focus on the Upstream modules and activities in the SAP Ariba platform, including: Intake SLP Sourcing Contracts Major Responsibilities: Deeply understand customer preferences, pain points, and desires. Continuously explore both internal and external customer needs. Manage the product Backlog: Maintain the product backlog, organizing items based on value, risk, and dependencies. Continuously refine and adjust backlog priorities to maximize value delivery. Define, create and prioritize user stories. Ensure these stories align with customer needs and business goals. Clearly document the feature description and acceptance criteria within the story so that the development team understands the desired outcome and purpose of their work. Participate in Scrum Events: Actively engage in Scrum ceremonies—sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives. Serve as a liaison between product team and stakeholders. Represent both customer interests and business requirements, balancing competing demands effectively. After each iteration, assess feedback from users, stakeholders, and provide to team members during retrospective. Apply design thinking tools to create features and communicate acceptance criteria to the product team. Keep the product customer-centric. Work closely with product Manager to maintain alignment between product strategy and implementation throughout the value stream. Prioritize backlog items to reflect value realization and business needs. Ensure the team is clear on the most valuable features. Assess team dynamics and determine the optimal team size and structure for efficient collaboration. Create features for Vendor Releases in the backlog: Prioritize vendor releases so that they are seamlessly completed on time, considering dependencies and impact. Determine the On-Call Rotation with the team: Establish an effective on-call rotation for handling urgent issues or incidents related to the product. Role Expectations: Liaison between business stakeholders and the product team so that the team resources have one point of contact to get all needed information. Responsible for end-to-end delivery of sub capability and functionality in alignment with the customer needs. Identify and reduce long queues and excess Work in Process (WIP). Validate/test that the team completes the value expected and described in the Acceptance Criteria & Sign Off . Prioritize all items in team backlog and provide guidance during sprint planning. Outstanding customer relations with quick resolution and clear communications. Attend all Scrum ceremonies Expected Results: Manage enhancements Technical issues identified and resolved timely Release management Design, develop and understand Systems/Vendors to support Product team Resolve escalated issues quickly Improve vendor relationship and their ability to resolve issues Outstanding customer relations with quick resolution and clear communications. High Quality outcomes/releases

Requirements

Source to Pay operational knowledge and subject matter expertise in SAP Ariba platform.
Consulting and negotiation skills and demonstrated ability to effectively communicate complex technical issues across all levels.
Ability to influence others internally and externally, including senior executives, vendors or regulators and guide team to influence others
Familiarity with Agile principles, Scrum framework, and Agile tools.
Understand backlog organization, prioritization techniques, and dependency management.
Maintaining and refining the product backlog.
Ability to adjust priorities in the backlog to maximize value delivery.
Understand stakeholder needs, business requirements, and customer interests.
Ability to balance competing demands, effective communication, and negotiation.
Understanding the importance of clear communication and teamwork.
Familiarity with metrics analysis, risk assessment, and iterative development.
Understanding value-based prioritization.

Responsibilities

Deeply understand customer preferences, pain points, and desires.
Continuously explore both internal and external customer needs.
Maintain the product backlog, organizing items based on value, risk, and dependencies.
Continuously refine and adjust backlog priorities to maximize value delivery.
Define, create and prioritize user stories.
Ensure these stories align with customer needs and business goals.
Clearly document the feature description and acceptance criteria within the story so that the development team understands the desired outcome and purpose of their work.
Actively engage in Scrum ceremonies—sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
Serve as a liaison between product team and stakeholders.
Represent both customer interests and business requirements, balancing competing demands effectively.
After each iteration, assess feedback from users, stakeholders, and provide to team members during retrospective.
Apply design thinking tools to create features and communicate acceptance criteria to the product team.
Keep the product customer-centric.
Work closely with product Manager to maintain alignment between product strategy and implementation throughout the value stream.
Prioritize backlog items to reflect value realization and business needs.
Ensure the team is clear on the most valuable features.
Assess team dynamics and determine the optimal team size and structure for efficient collaboration.
Prioritize vendor releases so that they are seamlessly completed on time, considering dependencies and impact.
Establish an effective on-call rotation for handling urgent issues or incidents related to the product.
Liaison between business stakeholders and the product team so that the team resources have one point of contact to get all needed information.
Responsible for end-to-end delivery of sub capability and functionality in alignment with the customer needs.
Identify and reduce long queues and excess Work in Process (WIP).
Validate/test that the team completes the value expected and described in the Acceptance Criteria & Sign Off .
Prioritize all items in team backlog and provide guidance during sprint planning.
Outstanding customer relations with quick resolution and clear communications.
Attend all Scrum ceremonies
Manage enhancements
Technical issues identified and resolved timely
Release management
Design, develop and understand Systems/Vendors to support Product team
Resolve escalated issues quickly
Improve vendor relationship and their ability to resolve issues
High Quality outcomes/releases