Product Manager, Advanced

Overview:

At Zebra, we are a community of innovators who come together to create new ways of working. United by curiosity and a culture of caring, we develop smart solutions that anticipate our customer’s and partner’s needs and solve their challenges.

Being part of Zebra Nation means you are seen, heard, valued, and respected. Drawing from our unique perspectives, we collaborate to deliver on our purpose. Here you are part of a team pushing boundaries today to redefine the work of tomorrow for organizations, their employees, and those they serve.

You’ll have opportunities to learn and lead in a forward-thinking environment, defining your path to a fulfilling career while channeling your skills toward causes you care about - locally and globally.

Come make an impact every day at Zebra.

What We're Looking For:

In this rapidly evolving world, Zebra Technologies is always looking for new ways to disrupt the status quo, go to market faster, and optimize customer experiences. We’re seeking an experienced product owner to help lead this mission. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring the success of a project in Scrum. The product owner is responsible for managing and optimizing the product backlog in order to maximize the value of the product and ensure product vision is met. We need someone who has an entrepreneurial mindset for distilling business value and goals into roadmaps and refined product backlogs. Most important, we need a product owner who can help us build better products that people love to use.

Objectives of this role

Lead team scrums to define product vision, roadmap, and growth opportunities, and communicate with stakeholders throughout the project

Collaborate with internal and external contacts to analyze needs and align product roadmap to strategic goals

Work closely with product managers and business teams to create and maintain product backlog according to business value or ROI

Remain up to date on trends and best practices for agile project management

Responsibilities

They are the communication link between the customer, product manager and the development team. The product owner is the embodiment of the customer's voice inside the development team

Assess value, develop cases, and prioritize stories, epics, and themes to ensure work aligns with product strategy

Builds and sets production process priorities to make sure the development team knows specifically what thing to focus on in order of importance.

The product owner is present at all team meetings with other internal stakeholders such as the scrum master to make sure that the whole development process is following the product roadmap created by the product manager.

Gives constructive feedback on the ratified product roadmap. This is a communication link between the product owner and the product manager.

Mitigate roadblocks to achieving sprint/release goals

Lead the product-release plans and set expectations for delivery of new functionalities

Serve as product ambassador internally and externally, sharing knowledge and answering questions

Required skills and qualifications

Five or more years of experience in product development

In-depth knowledge of agile methodology for project management

Understanding of business value related to features and functions

Outstanding communication, presentation, and leadership skills

Sharp analytical and problem-solving skills

Ability to effectively manage conflicting needs of stakeholders

Preferred skills and qualifications

Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in related discipline

Proficiency with applicable project management tools and technology

Benefits:

We understand the importance of work-life balance and wellbeing, which is why we offer flexibility for our teams including: hybrid work, adaptable hours, Summer Flex Fridays, Focus Fridays, and an annual companywide well-being day to promote revitalization and success.

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