Product Owner - Finance (Remote)

Flexible Work Policy: The work for the Product Owner position is completely 100% remote anywhere in the United States except Hawaii or United States Territories. This position may have the potential to travel up to 20% dependent on business needs. RESPONSIBILITIES: Leverage a strong understanding of accounting/finance principles and core finance system processes (e.g., including budgeting, inventory, payables, receivables, cost accounting, financial reporting and audit) to collect, analyze, and define business needs in actionable user stories and product feature requirements Establish and maintain relationships with business and technology stakeholders to drive Product strategy and prioritization decisions Serve as a liaison between the business and development, acting as the voice of the customer and communicating requirements and needs to the Product team Prioritize features, define user requirements, and ensure the product delivers maximum value to the business, optimizes inventory management, cost control, financial reporting, and operational efficiency Deliver on-time, on-budget, on-quality, on-fit service(s) or Product(s) Own, maintain, and continuously groom the Team Backlog Facilitate delivery of features along with the Scrum Master by refining and improving processes that lead to more efficient development cycles Work within an Agile framework to develop and execute against a Product roadmap Develop user stories with detailed requirements and acceptance criteria that address end-user needs Participate in recurring Agile ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Sprint Demos, etc. Establish and maintain qualitative/quantitative performance and financial metrics that track value of delivered Features and team output Ensure there is value generated back to the enterprise through diligence in prioritization and delivery Manage upgrades and ensure Product or Product elements are up to date in order to avoid technical debt Maintain an innovating and future-proofing agenda for given Product(s) Maintain primary responsibility for Product team operations, including financial management and resourcing (varies by team) Anticipate, mitigate and chaperone escalations Other duties as assigned by manager

SUPERVISION: While the Product Owner will not have formal people management / reporting responsibilities, they are responsible for leading their Product team in delivering against sprint goals

RELATIONSHIPS Internal: Business Stakeholders and End Users, IT Leadership, IT Delivery (Scrum Masters, Developers, Architects, UX Designers, Program Managers, etc.) External: Application / Systems Vendors?(as applicable)

WORK ENVIRONMENT Up to 10% travel

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 5+ years demonstrated experience in Product Ownership / Product Management, Business Consulting, IT Business Analysis, or another related field

Education Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, Information Systems, Finance, Accounting or equivalent work experience CERTIFICATIONS/TRAINING N/A.

LICENSES PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS PMP, Agile or SAFe certification(s) highly preferred

Demonstrated ability to influence change within large, complex organizations

Experience using Agile project management tools (e.g. Atlassian) and flowchart tools (e.g. Visio, Lucid Chart) strongly preferred

Experience with eCommerce, restaurant, and/or wholesale food distribution industries strongly preferred

Experience using an industry standard warehouse management technology (e.g., Blue Yonder, SAP, Oracle), strongly preferred

Supply chain management or product management certification

Universal pay verbiage

: Compensation depends on relevant experience and/or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law. The expected base rate for this role is between $85,000-$140,000 This role will also receive annual incentive plan bonus.? ?Benefits for this role may include health insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, short-term and long-term disability, employee stock purchase plan, and life insurance. To review available benefits, please click here: https://www.usfoods.com/careers/benefits.html.