Product Manager

MINIMUM POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:


* Bachelor's Degree or higher (or foreign educational equivalent) Computer Science, Software Engineering, Business, Marketing, or any closely related field

In addition to degree, must have all of the following experience:


* 3+ years of experience bringing customer-facing technology products to market;


* 3+ years of experience in software development, product management or business analysis within a technology-focused organization which must have included the analysis, development, and delivery of new or enhanced software products, applications, or digital solutions;


* 3+ years of demonstrated leadership experience in product management;


* Any amount of experience identifying metrics/key performance measures and using data to drive decisions that enhance customer/user experiences;


* Any amount of experience with written, oral, and presentation / public speaking communication with English proficiency; and


* Any amount of experience with Agile methodologies.


* Any amount of experience may have been gained concurrently.

Desired Previous Job Experience: N/A (See Minimum Position Qualifications)Identify product requirements and future enhancements through collaborative engagements to support product strategies.

Create, maintain and communicate product catalog roadmaps, including near-term delivery and 1-2 year product evolution, to engage stakeholders across the organization in aligning and supporting company and business unit strategies.

Create highly collaborative cross-functional partnerships across the Kroger matrix organization.

Identify, measure and improve key product catalog metrics to enhance the customer/user experience, and create a compelling, relevant product vision using web metrics, customer/user loyalty/insights, customer/user feedback/research and internal operational metrics.

Identify opportunities to create best-in-class capabilities by leveraging customer & user feedback and team knowledge/expertise in order to connect company strengths with available resources.

Develop a product plan and deliver breakthrough experiences to market by working with technical and non-technical partners; measure output, improve execution and continuously deliver production expectations.

Model Agile principles by maintaining a groomed backlog and providing 1-N prioritization for backlog.

Set criteria for Minimum Viable Product to increase the speed/frequency with which enhancements and new capabilities are delivered.

Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.