Product Owner, Loyalty (Remote - U.S. EST based) - Contract

We are ASICS. And our five letters have meaning. ‘Anima Sana in Corpore Sano’ or a Sound Mind in a Sound Body. We’ve always believed in the positive benefits of movement. And this year, we’ve recommitted to this founding purpose, supporting more people to experience the transformative power of movement, on the body and the mind. So, this is your chance to join a truly purpose-driven brand.
Product Owner, Loyalty (Remote-U.S. EST based) -Contract  ASICS Digital is seeking an experienced Product Owner to help lead innovative and high impact projects for Asics Digital Loyalty customer membership program. This role is a unique opportunity to help drive planning and execution of high-impact projects for an iconic global brand looking to grow, manage and retain its customer base, and incentivize repeat purchases in a new implementation of a customer loyalty management and offer platform that will roll out through a pilot program in Europe.  Why join our team as a Product Owner? Because this role is vital to the successful integration of the ASICS brand and cutting-edge digital products. We find innovative solutions that affect large-scale change across an industry-leading global footwear brand. This individual ensures that the team is working on projects that maximize business value and deliver necessary fixes and functionality to all customers.    The role falls under ASICS Digital and will report to the Project Management Office. This individual will manage a scrum team/pod and partner closely with ASICS Digital, ASICS global business teams and external vendors to effectively plan, manage and drive implementation of complex regional projects and day-to-day support. Specifically, this involves driving requirements, estimates, scope, resources, schedules and agile ceremonies while ensuring the company maintains high-quality deliverables.  

Responsibilities:

• Manage an agile scrum team/pod and implementation of the roadmap by facilitating agile ceremonies for efficient execution - weekly ticket refinement/estimation, daily scrum, sprint planning, sprint demo and retrospective meetings.
• Write and capture user stories and user needs to communicate product objectives and requirements.
• Schedule and lead meetings to surface issues, identify fixes and advance projects.
• Manage daily project goals and product schedules, adjusting expectations and setting priorities.
• Manage project progress and communicate regular status updates to internal teams and key stakeholders. 
• Work with customers, stakeholders and internal teams to create and customize products, as a PO focusing on planning and execution of work within the project/product roadmap.
• Work with Product and Engineering to align clear product and project goals and prioritize work accordingly. 
• Guard the teams against interruption or distraction, help build a culture of focus.
• Evaluate existing processes for efficiency opportunities and lead the change.

Requirements:

• 3-5+ years product management, project management and/or operations management experience overseeing software development projects.
• Excellent communication skills including the ability to influence and articulate clear, measurable objectives after developing a detail of the business goals.
• Seasoned expert with project management tools including JIRA, Confluence, Smartsheet, Excel, etc.
• Extensive experience and/or knowledge of agile methodology and frameworks like Scrum and Kanban.
• Experience in eCommerce, preferably in global organizations.

Nice to have:

• Certified Scrum Master or PMP Certification a plus.
• Experience implementing and managing a rewards and/or loyalty program software and/or features of a points, rewards or loyalty program.

Location:

• Boston, MA is the preferred location for this position (Hybrid). The Company will consider a remote work arrangement in the following locations only: AZ, CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, KS, MA, MD, MI, MO, NH, NJ (except for Jersey City), NV, OH, OR, PA, NC, SC, TN, TX, VT, VA, or WI.

Additional Information

• The expected Hourly Range for this position is  $ 50 to $ 60 per hour.
• ADI offers the following benefits including health, vision, dental insurance, 401(k) Plan, Life and Disability Insurance, as well as 12 weeks of paid parental leave.  For more information about our benefits and life at ADI, please visit https://www.asicsdigital.com/life/ 

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