Senior Product Manager- Product strategy

Introduction

Ahold Delhaize USA, a division of global food retailer Ahold Delhaize, is part of the U.S. family of brands, which also includes five leading omnichannel grocery brands - Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop. Ahold Delhaize USA associates support the brands with a wide range of services, including Finance, Legal, Sustainability, Commercial, Digital and E-commerce, Technology and more.

Overview

The Product Strategy & Experimentation group at Ahold Delhaize USA supports the product organization through the product lifecycle that spans the spectrum from ideation-strategizing to execution-delivery and everything in between.

The Product Strategy team is responsible for managing the e-commerce and fulfillment product strategy and portfolio, roadmap, and OKRs. They will ensure we effectively move to the Product Operating Model and conduct business value and ROI analysis to inform and communicate how our product strategy creates quantifiable business value for ADUSA. They will support the organization in understanding and identifying where to invest so we can drive impact at each stage of the e-commerce customer journey (acquisition, retention, growth).

This role will also be the team lead for the Product Strategy team, managing two direct reports.

Our flexible/ hybrid work schedule includes 3 in-person days at one of our core locations and 2 remote days. Our core office location is in Chicago, IL.

Responsibilities

• Drives annual strategic planning and EBR cycles inclusive of problem/opportunity discovery, OKR alignment, initiative prioritization, CapEx funding, communication with cross-functional teams
• Drives quarterly roadmapping and QBR process with cross-functional teams
• Owns management of ADUSA Digital product roadmap and ongoing brick-in/brick-out process
• Operationalizes data-driven prioritization framework
• Owns org-wide OKRs and ensures our product roadmap is effectively testing our product strategy hypotheses
• Works closely with Brand Enablement, Product Analytics, and Products groups to ensure proper data-driven prioritization based on impact and ROI analysis
• Directly manage and mentor a team of two product managers
• Lead the development of a product vision, then drive a process to bring that vision to fruition
• Must lead complex projects independently, develop a strong understanding of our customers, manage multiple concurrent projects, and identify and lead solutions that recognize significant business value
• Lead the prioritization of ecommerce features and understand the art of sequencing their delivery with an agile framework.
• Additional job duties may be assigned as needed to meet the needs of the business and support our Values.

Requirements

• Experience with agile development
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams through ambiguity to solve problems and drive results.
• Ability to manage multiple projects in various phases of ideation, execution, or delivery
• Ability to work with and influence peers and senior management
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment
• Demonstrated collaborative skills and ability to work well within a team

Preferred Qualifications

• Self-motivated with critical attention to detail, deadlines, and reporting
• Developing and delivering multi-mode communications (verbal and written) that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Data driven mindset and track record
• Strong analytical, prioritizing, interpersonal, problem-solving, presentation, project management (from conception to completion), & planning skills

Salary Range: $131,520 - $204,240

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