Product Owner IT, Innovation Excellence

Product Owner IT, Innovation Excellence

DXITUnited States, Rocky Hill, CT, CTFull TimeRegular

About this Position

At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow.

**Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel. **

What you´ll do

• Backlog Management : Manage product backlog by maintaining clear feature prioritization and well-defined user stories with clear acceptance criteria.

• Stakeholder Collaboration: Gather requirements from users and stakeholders, translating them into technical requirements, and managing expectations.

• Sprint Planning & Execution : Participate in daily standups, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives to guide the development team and drive timelines and deliverables.

• Strategic Alignment: Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure product goals are well established and align with overall vision.

• Process Improvement: Support continuous improvement opportunities by identifying inefficiencies and areas for enhancement in tools, templates, etc.

• Tools & Digital Collaboration: Utilize software development and collaboration tools (i.e. Azure DevOps, Confluence, etc.) to provide visibility into project progress and objectives, as well as clear communication.

What makes you a good fit

• Bachelor’s degree in Business-related field 3-5 years of product ownership experience.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• In-depth understanding of and experience with Agile software development methodology.

• Highly organized with ability to stay on top of multiple projects, teams and deliverables.

• Experience with Azure DevOps preferred PMP certification preferred.

Some benefits of joining Henkel

• Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1

• Work-Life Balance : Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, flexible & hybrid work policies (depending on role), and vacation buy / sell program

• Financial: 401k matching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement

• Family Support: 12-week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships

• Career Growth: diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement

The salary range for this role is $100,000.00 and $115,000.00. This range represents the good‑faith minimum and maximum wages the Company reasonably expects to offer for this role at the time of posting. In addition to base salary, this position may be eligible for incentive pay or other forms of compensation, as applicable. The Company also offers a comprehensive benefits package as described above. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as the candidate’s skills, experience, education, training, and work location. This posting is intended to comply with all applicable state and local pay transparency laws.

Henkel does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore, Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral.

At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.

JOB ID: 26103307

Job Locations: United States, CT, Rocky Hill, CT

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