Owner, IT Product (Data)

KeHE Distributors, LLC•Naperville, IL

About The Position

At KeHE, we’re obsessed with creating solutions, unboxing potential, and serving others – and it all starts with you. As an employee-owned distributor of natural and organic, specialty, and fresh products, we’re committed to making a positive impact and scaling our success together. With a culture that fosters development and opportunity, you’ll be embarking on a career that’s moving forward. When you join KeHE, you’re becoming part of a team that is a force for good. The Product Owner will execute the product strategy and roadmap collaborating closing with principal and engineering leads to ensure the backlog is fully defined and ready to be executed. This role is responsible for prioritizing and communicating the work to the business owner, ensuring that the team delivers solutions that drive measurable outcomes. The Product Owner partners closely with the leaders of the Product Team to align product work to strategic objectives and collaborates with engineering, design, and business stakeholders to ensure effective delivery and adoption. As with all positions at KeHE Distributors, we expect that all actions will be consistent with KeHE’s Mission, Vision, and Values.

Requirements

Strong knowledge of Product Centric Delivery model and Agile practices.
Expert in understanding user needs, and KPIs.
Proven ability to translate strategic objectives into actionable plans and priorities.
Exceptional communication, stakeholder management skills and relationship-building skills, with a focus on cultivating and maintaining strong professional connections.
Proficient in product discovery, backlog management, and agile delivery.
Strong analytical mindset with experience leveraging data to drive decisions.
Comfortable and effective working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment with competing priorities.
Collaborative, resilient, and proactive approach to problem-solving.
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Technology, or related field.
5+ years of experience in Product Ownership, Business Analysis, or related roles
Experience working in Agile / product-centric delivery environments

Nice To Haves

Certifications in Product Ownership or Scrum (preferred).
Ability to write simple SQL for data validation is a plus
Understanding of data warehouse concepts is a plus
Finance and or Revenue management knowledge is preferred

Responsibilities

Execute and communicate product strategy and vision, translating business objectives into actionable roadmaps and prioritized backlogs.
Translate product vision, strategy, and roadmap into well-defined epics, features, and user stories.
Make day-to-day scope and priority decisions to maximize value delivered by the team.
Lead structured product discovery, translating insights from user interviews, process mapping, and business analysis into clear user stories and acceptance criteria.
Fully own and maintain the product backlog, prioritizing using value, risk, dependencies, and team capacity.
Maintain a clear near-term roadmap, balancing new features, technical debt, bugs, and enablers.
Develop and demonstrate a deep understanding of business processes, personas, pain points, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and user workflows.
Drive sprint clarity, answer team questions quickly, review and accept work, and support predictable delivery.
Manage diverse stakeholders, clarify expectations, handle conflict, and deliver clear status updates.
Collaborate closely with Engineering and UX to ensure requirements are feasible, clearly understood, and testable.
Accept or reject completed work based on defined acceptance criteria.
Track delivery and output metrics (e.g., velocity, story completion, adoption, user feedback) to inform prioritization, measure success and define future KPIs.
Ensure delivered capabilities meet quality standards, acceptance criteria and business intent.
Demonstrate strong ownership, collaboration, resilience, and a customer-focused product mindset.