Product Owner – Intelligent Decision Making & Execution

Mumbai, Maharashtra
Permanent
Full-time

1 day ago

Job Description:India is among the top ten priority markets for General Mills, and hosts our Global Shared Services Centre. This is the Global Shared Services arm of General Mills Inc., which supports its operations worldwide. With over 1,300 employees in Mumbai, the center has capabilities in the areas of Supply Chain, Finance, HR, Digital and Technology, Sales Capabilities, Consumer Insights, ITQ (R&D & Quality), and Enterprise Business Services. Learning and capacity-building is a key ingredient of our success.Position TitleProduct Owner, Palantir PlatformFunction/GroupSupply Chain/ EngineeringLocationMumbai (Powai)Shift Timing 1:30 pm to 10:30 pmRole Reports toCapability Lead – Strategic InitiativeRemote/Hybrid/in-OfficeHybrid: Currently 2 days in a week but need to adhere if it changes in future. Over and above days defined in hybrid, need to be in office for additional days as per business requirements.About General MillsWe make food the world loves: 100 brands. In 100 countries. Across six continents. With iconic brands like Cheerios, Pillsbury, Betty Crocker, Nature Valley, and Häagen-Dazs, we’ve been serving up food the world loves for 155 years (and counting). Each of our brands has a unique story to tell.How we make our food is as important as the food we make. Our values are baked into our legacy and continue to accelerateus into the future as an innovative force for good. General Mills was founded in 1866 when Cadwallader Washburn boldly bought the largest flour mill west of the Mississippi. That pioneering spirit lives on today through our leadership team who upholds a vision of relentless innovation while being a force for good. For more details check outGeneral Mills India Center (GIC) is our global capability center in Mumbai that works as an extension of our global organization delivering business value, service excellence and growth, while standing for good for our planet and people.With our team of 1800+ professionals, we deliver superior value across the areas of Supply chain (SC) , Digital & Technology (D&T) Innovation, Technology & Quality (ITQ), Consumer and Market Intelligence (CMI), Sales Strategy & Intelligence (SSI) , Global Shared Services (GSS) , Finance Shared Services (FSS) and Human Resources Shared Services (HRSS).For more details check outWe advocate for advancing equity and inclusion to create more equitable workplaces and a better tomorrow.Job requirements

Establish Platform Run Pod standards, metrics, tracking, ways of working, and support mechanics. Primary face of the Pod to the tool SMEs.
Discover, define & refine business requirements continuously. Navigate tradeoffs.
Guide pod to accomplish data management, bug fixes, enhancements, required updates, system monitoring, pod improvements, and documentation.
Continually manage and prioritize the backlog (software work plan) to deliver against the aligned roadmap.
Set and deliver quarterly OKRs (Objectives & Key Results - clearly defined quarterly Pod goals).
Maintain and track business value of products with SMEs.
Define and analyze metrics that inform impact on customer experience and business outcomes.
Support SMEs to maintain adoption rates with end users.
Lead agile ceremonies and Pod, including culture - Protecting, setting tone, workload pace, comradery, etc.
Work with Tech Lead and Agile Coach to continuously improve POD maturity.

Required Skills/ExperienceStrong leadership skills, including the ability to drive change

Strong influence skills and ability to influence across functions and business strategies
Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Project management experience with Agile framework
Strong organizational and people development skills
Able to lead and direct cross functional team members
Self-managing, results oriented and capable of leading multiple initiatives simultaneously
Able to enter uncertain/ambiguous situations, assess opportunities, identify stakeholders, and bring direction to a project, take action, and deliver results
Strong analytical thinking and creative problem solving
Ability to work in global multi-cultural teams (global organizations/MNCs)
Demonstrated high level of learning & cultural agility.

Preferred Qualification & Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree Business, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Logistics
10 + years of related experience mainly in Supply chain, Business and Digital transformation projects, Project Management.

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