Assistant Digital Product Lead

Driven by integrity and united by the people-and-pet bond, we find strong purpose in the work we do and an even greater joy in those we get to work alongside. Together, we harness the expertise of our long-standing tradition of excellence to embrace possibility and continuously push to do what's never been done before in pet care. Discover your purpose and fuel your passions when you bring your love of pets to a team that prides itself on the power of togetherness—We are Proudly Connected. Purely Driven.

POSITION SUMMARY

At Nestlé Purina, we believe pets and people are better together. As a leader in pet nutrition, our focus is bridging physical and digital experiences through agile ways of working, calculated risk-taking, and a data-driven mindset. Our New Business Models team consists of technical pioneers that design, build, and maintain groundbreaking technologies and product innovations that are transforming the lives of pets and their owners. With a digital ecosystem that includes high growth digital products like Petfinder, the number one pet adoption platform helping millions of pets find their forever homes; or Petivity, Purina’s new IoT brand that allows pet owners to proactively monitor their pets’ health through connected devices; we continue to focus our efforts on forward-thinking and revolutionary technologies. Together, we drive results while creating and transforming the future of petcare.

As an Assistant Digital Product Lead, you’ll play a pivotal role in managing and optimizing our digital product roadmap, enabling seamless delivery of Petivity products and consumer-facing pet health reports. You’ll partner with cross-functional teams of developers, UX designers, UX researchers, and data analysts to lead the long-term strategy and discovery of a comprehensive consumer engagement portal across all Petivity products. Whether it’s streamlining backend processes, coordinating frontend enhancements, or managing stakeholder expectations, you’ll work closely with to ensure our digital ecosystem meets the needs of both internal stakeholders and external customers.

• Lead discovery efforts to gather, document, and validate business and technical requirements, collaborating with the solution owner to translate them into user stories and acceptance criteria
• Own and manage the product backlog, effectively prioritizing and communicating requirements to drive iterative delivery
• Act as a central point of contact between stakeholders, UX, developers, and cross-platform teams, ensuring clear communication and alignment
• Drive stakeholder engagement, ensuring expectations are well-managed, and progress is visible throughout the project lifecycle
• Oversee the successful execution of backend and frontend development projects, balancing technical feasibility with user experience goals
• Monitor and measure project success using key performance indicators, providing insights to optimize product strategy
• Apply innovation methodologies (Agile, Lean, Design Thinking) and data-based insights to make strategic, data-driven recommendations for what should – and should not – be included in MVP and what could be a fast follow

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
• 3 years of experience working with digital product teams in a Product Owner and/or Business Analyst capacity
• 1 years of experience leading both backend and frontend development projects

Other

• Demonstrated experience with stakeholder communication and cross-functional team leadership is preferred
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies is preferred
• Experience managing website development and cross-platform integration projects/products is preferred
• Knowledge of API-driven development and content management workflows is preferred
• Previous experience in the pet or health industries is preferred

Don’t meet all the qualifications listed under “other”? These are preferred, but not required. When you apply for a role with Nestlé Purina, we ensure that individual confidentiality is held to the highest regard. We are intentional about creating an inclusive workplace for everyone. We consider our associates our most valuable assets. Please apply for full consideration.

The approximate pay range for this position is $93,000 to $125,000. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as geographic location of the position. Nestlé offers performance-based incentives and a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k with Company match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Incentives and/or benefit packages may vary depending on the position. Learn more at About Us | Nestlé Careers (nestlejobs.com)

REQUISITION ID:

337487

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