Product Owner Azure Solutions

**To strengthen our Global IT Hub in Barcelona, we are looking for an IT Product Owner for our Azure platform within our Analytics, Data and Integration (ADI) team.**

**Position Snapshot**
**Location**:Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona
**Type of contract**:Permanent
**Stream**:IT Analytics, Data and Integration
**Type of work**:Hybrid
**Work Language**: Fluent Business English
**Grade**:G2

**The role**
- As the Product Owner of our Azure for Analytics platform you will be responsible for further developing the set of services we offer (automations, development standards, tool positioning etc.) to hundreds of data engineer and scientists across world in collaboration with the global product manager.
- You will help drive the product strategy (i.e. vision and roadmap) in accordance with our customer needs and act as a key information conduit for the development teams.
- You will own the product backlog and will be - in collaboration with the PM - responsible for prioritization and value delivery in the product lifecycle.

**Although this position will only require limited hands-on work it is essential as a technical platform owner to have the necessary technical skills to oversee and coach the development teams.**

**What you'll do**:

- Ensures that increments and releases delivered are in line with the mid-long-term strategy; works with the IT Product Manager to build and ensure delivery of the Product Roadmap and Vision.
- Ensure product/platform governance and compliance. Coordinate vendor engagement and activities as needed, aligned with Product Manager.
- Advocates for the receiver by observing and interacting with users, reviewing feedback, and defining personas to guide development. Observes, learns and analyzes the market and technology trends.
- Ensures that user stories and fixes are prepared with clear description and acceptance criteria so that the team is aligned on what is to be delivered; specifies acceptance Leads day-to-day backlog management (including refinement and prioritization) and release planning. Makes key decisions to accept or reject work based on various inputs and provides user stories for sprint planning.
- Helps team to improve their process and tighten the feedback loop on the product.
- Inspires, recognizes achievements, and provides constructive feedback in retrospectives.
- Helps communicate product progress, new features and releases to receivers and stakeholders

**We offer you**
We offer more than just a job. We put people first and inspire you to become the best version of yourself.
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Great benefits** including competitive salary and a comprehensive social benefits package. We have one of the most competitive pension plans on the market, as well as flexible remuneration with tax advantages: health insurance, restaurant card, mobility plan, etc.
- ** Personal and professional growth** through ongoing training and constant career opportunities reflecting our conviction that people are our most important asset.
- ** Hybrid working environment **with flexible working scheme. Our state-of-the-art campus is dog friendly and equipped with a medical center, canteen and areas to co-create network and chill
- ** Recreation activities** such as yoga, Zumba, etc. and a wide range of volunteering activities.

**Minimum qualifications**:

- Bachelor/master’s degree in computer science with career focus in the Analytics space e.g. Data Engineer, Architecture etc.
- 3 years plus of hands-on experience with the Azure cloud platform (Analytics, networking, security, infrastructure setup etc.) any certifications are a plus
- Ability to independently break down a complex problem, scope up the relevant work and see it through to completion with your team. Drive for getting things done
- Effectively convey complex and technical issues to diverse audiences
- Entrepreneurial: experimenting, being wrong, accepting constructive
- feedback, adapting, and moving on
- Familiar with CI/CD processes, infrastructure and documentation as a code
- Project Management education and experience e.g. Scrum Master, PMP
- Familiar with Agile principles and Scrum: drafting User Stories, Acceptance Criteria, and Acceptance Tests; leading Planning and Prioritization; defining user profiles and guiding development as voice of the customer

**Bonus points if you have**:

- Leadership experience is desirable, working with decentralized teams in multiple locations.
- A good understanding of data engineering, information risk and security guidelines, and architecture standards.
- Strong experience with effective communication at different levels in the organization and in English.

**About the IT Hub**
At Nestlé IT, we are a diverse, global team of IT professionals in the biggest health, nutrition and wellness company of the world. We strive to create an environment where people are valued for who they are. We innovate every day through future ready technologies to create opportunities for Nestlé to delight