Owner, IT Product (Data)

KeHE Distributors, LLC•Naperville, IL

22d•Onsite

About The Position

The Product Owner (PO) executes product strategy and roadmaps in close collaboration with principal and engineering leads, ensuring the backlog is fully defined and ready for execution. The role prioritizes and communicates work to the business owner and ensures the team delivers solutions that produce measurable outcomes. The Product Owner partners with the Product Director and/or Product Manager to align product work with strategic objectives, and collaborates with engineering, design, and business stakeholders to support effective delivery and adoption. The position is onsite weekly at KeHE’s Naperville, Illinois headquarters and does not offer sponsorship.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, technology, or a related field.
At least seven years of relevant experience in product management, business analysis, or related roles.
Familiarity with Agile methodologies and product management frameworks.
Strong knowledge of Product Centric Delivery and Agile practices.
Ability to understand user needs and KPIs and translate strategic objectives into actionable plans and priorities.
Strong communication, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills.
Proficiency in product discovery, backlog management, and Agile delivery.
Strong analytical mindset and experience using data to drive decisions.
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with competing priorities.
Collaborative, resilient, and proactive approach to problem-solving.
Experience and understanding of data warehousing concepts and modeling, with basic SQL skills.
Experience with frontend software including JavaScript and Angular 7+.
Experience with backend software including .NET Core and AWS services: Lambda microservices, SNS/SQS, API Gateway, S3, and Aurora Postgres RDS.

Nice To Haves

Certifications in Product, Project, or Agile methodologies are 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 and turn insights from user interviews, process mapping, and business analysis into clear user stories and acceptance criteria.
Own and maintain the product backlog, prioritizing work based on value, risk, dependencies, and team capacity.
Maintain a clear near-term roadmap that balances new features, technical debt, bugs, and enablers.
Develop a deep understanding of business processes, personas, pain points, KPIs, and user workflows.
Provide sprint clarity, answer team questions, review and accept work, and support predictable delivery.
Manage stakeholders, clarify expectations, handle conflicts, and provide clear status updates.
Collaborate with Engineering and UX to ensure requirements are feasible, understood, and testable.
Accept or reject completed work based on defined acceptance criteria.
Track delivery and output metrics, including velocity, story completion, adoption, and user feedback, to guide prioritization, measure success, and define future KPIs.
Ensure delivered capabilities meet quality standards, acceptance criteria, and business intent.