LATAM E-commerce Project Manager/Product Owner

LATAM E-commerce Project Manager/Product Owner

Brand: EstĂŠe Lauder Companies

Description

Description:

The Regional E-commerce Project Manager/Product Owner reports to the Regional Online Production Lead and is responsible for the management and development of all E-commerce websites, features, enhancements and maintenance projects from inception through launch. The Product Owner (PO) is responsible for providing development teams with a clear business vision of the work to be performed. The PO becomes the voice of the customer and implements the vision of the Regional Online Lead.

We are looking for a driven, pro-active and successful Project Manager/Product Owner with a history of working in a fast paced and high stakes/time-sensitive environment, adept at different project management methodologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with Online Production Lead, business teams and other functions to create and maintain the team backlog of E-commerce websites, features, enhancements and maintenance for the region.
• Participate in regional product planning and forecasting with product management team.
• Receive Business requests, analyze and create features user stories that meet business needs and ensure completed stories meet acceptance criteria.
• Develop user story acceptance criteria and meet with teams as needed for user story refinement.
• Provide insight to sizing features, along with estimates from product teams and delivery partners.
• Be available to team, business stakeholders and functions to answer questions on a nearly daily basis.
• Attend daily standups as needed to clarify stories or acceptance criteria.
• Accept ownership and reporting of the team backlog, progress and status of development of features.
• Escalate issues/concerns immediately in order to avert development running over time/budget.
• Influence leadership within the business areas to maintain alignment around backlog objectives, measurable benefits, success criteria, scope and constraints impacting delivery.
• Act as a quality gatekeeper for all deliverables, ensure that guidelines and best practices are followed and that the product is reviewed only after meeting acceptance criteria.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• 5 years of project management with a strong understanding of web technologies involved in E-commerce features development.
• Highly collaborative, team player with pro-active, positive and strong conflict resolution skills.
• Strong leadership with excellent verbal and written communication skill to clearly and accurately articulate, in writing the business needs.
• Excellent organizational skills to manage multiple projects, varying in scope and partnering agencies, in a fast-paced and high stakes environment.
• Ability to flex leadership style to accommodate a wide variety of team members and function styles and leverage team diversity
• Demonstrate a challenger spirit to remove blockers, propose solutions and propel projects to completion.
• Self-disciplined and capable of identifying and completing critical tasks independently and with a high sense of urgency.
• Comfortable with web applications, CMS and project management tools, with a natural tendency to use them at their fullest potential, capabilities and benefit.
• Experience managing team backlogs and product roadmaps.
• Strong knowledge of Agile and Waterfall methodologies, including expertise with Jira.
• Flexibility to adjust and work with different time zones and global teams.
• Spanish, Portuguese and World Languages interest is a plus.

Job: Online / E-Commerce

Primary Location: Americas-US-NY-New York

Job Type: Standard

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: 1st (Day) Shift

Job Number: 1927439

We are an equal opportunity employer. Minorities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. It is Company’s policy not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances. The Company will endeavor to provide a reasonable accommodation consistent with the law to otherwise qualified employees and prospective employees with a disability and to employees and prospective employees with needs related to their religious observance or practices. Should you wish to apply for this position or any other position with the Company and you believe you require assistance to complete an application or participate in an interview, please contact USApplicantAccommodations@Estee.com