Product Owner - Data & Analytics

Who We Are

Since 1906, New Balance has empowered people through sport and craftsmanship to create positive change in communities around the world. We innovate fearlessly, guided by our core values and driven by the belief that conventions were meant to be challenged. We foster a culture in which every associate feels welcomed and respected, where leaders and creatives are inspired to shape the world of tomorrow by taking bold action today. At New Balance, We Got Now.

Product Owner, Data & Analytics

Responsible for a product, including development, roll-out, and testing. Understanding the landscape around big data and analytics, machine learning and AI platform. Conducts comparative analysis against competitors and provides strategic planning of product direction and features. Provide a product vision and ability to present to senior directors.

MAJOR ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Breakdown the product vision into user stories, create storyboards, write specifications, prioritize features, build consensus, and coordinate product schedules with a team of engineers and designers. - Define and analyze metrics that inform the success of products.
• Lead the ideation, development, and launch of Minimum Viable Products and scale them when validated.
• Manage the entire product life cycle from discovery through creation and validation to production and repeat.
• Champion the product vision, strategy, and roadmap product goals and objectives.
• Coordinate and build strong working relations with various internal stakeholder groups, including IT, Engineering, and Legal
• Facilitate communication throughout the development process between internal stakeholders and customers while protecting the freedom and autonomy of the teams.
• Become a resident expert in our software solutions, asking the right questions to fully understand the what and the why

REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCCESS:

• Terrific communication skills: You’ve got a high signal-to-noise ratio. You’re persuasive and sensitive to nuance.
• Minimum 5+ years of experience in product role. With a focus around data & analytics, big data, machine learning, and artificial intelligence preferred.
• Work ethic: You work hard to keep your team as productive as possible.
• Business case: You understand evaluating business needs and can build a case for products.
• Understand competitive and emerging technologies to recommend the right strategy and the roadmap for the data and analytical platforms
• A natural decision-maker who inspires the confidence of those they work with. Has the ability to present their case with confidence.
• Creativity: You love to solve problems large and small.
• Nimble to deliver for customers: You know how to navigate hurdles and stay focused on great customer experiences working in a lean / agile product development environment.
• Must possess strong understanding of Agile principles and methodologies
• Excellent product judgment: You have an in-depth understanding of what makes a user experience good or bad, and strong intuition for what people want to do.
• Multi-Channel and Multi-Platform savvy: You know how to focus and deliver great experiences across mobile, tablet and web as well as with interactive voice and other modern systems
• Proven track record of delivering large-scale data processing and data analytics tools, including storage, annotation platforms, data processing pipelines, large- scale and high-throughput backend services, and/or user-facing applications that use those services
• Strategic insight: You understand the industry in depth, and can use your knowledge to predict the behavior of key players.
• Appreciation for detail: You easily recognize aesthetic and functional details and can make pragmatic decisions about what details are actually important.
• Writing ability: You could write final text for UI strings, marketing copy, or press releases. Your writing is pithy, clear, and in command of tone.
• Provide metric expertise and standardization - lend guidance to interpret and provide strategic insights in trends and gaps. Summarize findings, publicize results, and engage with leadership to drive a more data-centric approach to decision-making
• Leadership: Others naturally look to you for guidance. You understand group dynamics and can organize chaotic situations.
• Strong understanding of business intelligence technologies, concepts, architectures and methodologies with experience in visualization tools like Tableau, Power BI or similar front end BI tools

Regular Associate Benefits

Our products are only as good as the people we hire, so we make sure to hire the best and treat them accordingly. New Balance offers a comprehensive traditional benefits package including three options for medical insurance as well as dental, vision, life insurance and 401K. We also proudly offer a slate of more nontraditional perks – opportunities like online learning and development courses, tuition reimbursement, $100 monthly student loan support and various mentorship programs – that encourage our associates to grow personally as they develop professionally. You’ll also enjoy a yearly $1,000 lifestyle reimbursement, 4 weeks of vacations, 12 holidays and generous parental leave, because work-life balance is more than just a buzzword – it’s part of our culture.

Temporary associates are provided three options for medical insurance as well as dental and vision insurance and an associate discount.

Part time associates are provided 401k, short term disability, a yearly $300 lifestyle reimbursement and an associate discount.

Equal Opportunity Employer

New Balance provides equal opportunities for all current and prospective associates and takes affirmative action to ensure that employment, training, compensation, transfer, promotion and other terms, conditions and privileges of employment are provided without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, handicap, genetic information and/or status as an Armed Forces service medal veteran, recently separated veteran, qualified disabled veteran or other protected veteran.