Product Owner - Digital Solutions within Sustainability- Viby

About the job

As the Product Owner for a team working with digital solutions for r Sustainability, you will play a pivotal role in advancing Arla's ambitions. Your primary focus will be on understanding the business needs, translating them into product requirements, managing a backlog of business needs and empowering our internal teams to deliver value across various domains. Specifically you will work on solutions in relation to product carbon footprint, supply shed management and data commercialization. You will collaborate closely with stakeholders from our agricultural, sustainability and IT teams.

Moreover, your responsibilities will be to:

Collaborate with users and business leads to understand their needs and translating them into clear and concise product requirements.

Build and prioritizing backlog based on business value

Manage the product backlog, continuously prioritizing and refining it based on changing requirements and company dynamics

Collaborating with the Product Manager and other Product Owners within the Agile Release Train, including participating in and leading agile ceremonies including i.e. PI planning sessions, system demos, daily stand up etc.

Monitor and evaluate product progress at each stage of the process, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to sustainability objectives

Liaise with the product team and end-users to gather feedback and deliver regular updates on product development.

Ensuring adherence to agile principles

Who are you?
To succeed in this role, it requires a candidate who has a matrix-oriented approach, deep business acumen, and excellent organizational and communication skills.

Moreover, we imagine that:

You have a relevant degree and ideally experience as a Product Owner or from a similar role working with the business.

You possess strong project management skills and have experience working in an agile development environment.

Your ability to translate user needs into clear product requirements and manage product backlogs is essential.

Finally, fluency in English is essential.

We are seeking a candidate who brings a combination of exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, enabling them to collaborate effectively with stakeholders at all levels. Our ideal candidate will also demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Additionally, we highly appreciate a collaborative and team-oriented mindset.

What do we offer?
Joining Arla, you will become part of a vibrant and dynamic work environment. We are committed to professional development and promoting from within. Our positive and collaborative culture will bring out the best in you. And you will join a market leader who produces nutritious household-favourite brands in a way that makes things better for our customers, the farmers who own us, and the whole world.