Product Owner II

About Hy-Vee

Hy-Vee, Inc. is an employee-owned chain of supermarkets with a revenue for more than $ 12 Billion dollars annually. Hy-Vee ranks among the top 5 most trusted brands and has been named one of America’s top 3 favorite grocery stores. Its more than 285 stores are in eight Midwestern states: Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Distribution centers are in Chariton, Iowa, and Cherokee, Iowa, with a third perishable operation in Ankeny, Iowa. Hy-Vee’s corporate office is in West Des Moines, Iowa.

The largest Hy-Vee stores are full-service supermarkets with bakeries, delicatessens, floral departments, dine-in and carryout food service, wine and spirits, pharmacies, health clinics, health markets, and full-service restaurants at some of its properties.

About HST Global

The Helpful Smiles Technology Global Center (HST Global) in Bangalore is a division of the Hy-Vee IT team named as the Helpful Smiles Technology Centre based in the US.

It supports Hy-Vee’s business growth and modernization needs by accelerating the adoption of technology across enterprise operations. It offers tech talent the unique opportunity to transform retail technology at Hy-Vee and understand different markets and cultural dynamics, as well as the opportunity to work locally and remotely on IT challenges. The Hy-Vee team is looking to expand its capabilities in Bangalore. HST Global will serve the entire IT organization across roles and functions.

Responsibilities

• Help execute the vision and strategy for the product implementation and integration with other systems in the Hy-Vee product ecosystem.
• Interface with key people from our business team and management to capture requirements.
• Work with the organization to distill large initiatives into a deliverable roadmap.
• Curate the product backlog.
• Work with the technical members of the team to ensure that product vision and technical execution are in harmony.
• Be organized and detail oriented.

Technical and Business Expertise

• Effective and patient communicator that can translate technical and non-technical issues to various team members.
• Proven ability to guide the definition and refinement of product vision and strategy.
• Hands on experience using agile methodology.

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  Cross-functional leadership skills to execute product strategy.
• Multiple years of hands-on experience as a Product Owner
• Experience working within an environment with a Continuous Discovery/Delivery mindset.
• Multiple years of experience working directly with software engineers
• Ability to learn new domains quickly.
• Desire to grow as an individual through continuously learning new techniques.
• Must have the ability to do arithmetic calculations involving fractions, decimals, and percentages.
• Must possess the ability to compose original correspondence; follow technical manuals; evaluate technical data, and counsel or advise people.

Experience & Education

• A bachelors degree is preferred, or equivalent experience
• 6 – 8 years of experience