The IT&DATA Supporting Functions is looking for a new IT&DATA Global Product Owner to manage I2P Invoice Management scope. The role is based in Warsaw (Poland) and reports to I2P Senior Product Owner.

As Product Owner (PO), you’ll work closely with Finance stakeholders within DBS, external partners, team squads and transformation teams to ensure delivery of scalable, sustainable and business-aligned solutions in area of 3rd party vendor invoice management process. The role requires balancing product strategy, delivery oversight, stakeholder engagement and team enablement across a mixed internal/external team setup.

This role is part of the Invoice to Pay team that is currently organized in 3 squads covering the following capabilities:

- Invoice Management

- Travel & Expenses

- Intercompany & Payments

All squad team members (7) report directly to the SPO role located in Warsaw, Poland.

This position is ideal for someone who thrives in complex environments, can connect the dots between business needs and IT capabilities and is passionate about building autonomy, structure and purpose within a team all while ensuring value is delivered through the product.

While we are committed to transition towards a product-centric model, we recognize that change is ongoing. Old ways of working and complexity still exist. This role will also contribute to the ongoing transformation by helping establish best practices and demonstrating what effective product management looks like within the squad teams.

If you are interested in user-centric design, IT product management delivery and simplifying complex processes, this is your opportunity to shape the future and make a meaningful impact for our internal users & business stakeholders’ community.

Key Responsibilities

Product Vision, Strategy & Portfolio Management

• Own and evolve the product vision for I2P Invoice Management, ensuring alignment with business strategies, transformation goals and IT&DATA objectives
• Maintain, iterate and communicate the Product Vision Board as a central artefact to drive shared purpose, direction and alignment across the squad teams, including extensions and business stakeholders
• Manage I2P Invoice Management portfolio, ensuring strategic alignment and prioritization across squads, in close collaboration with other Product Owners (Squad/Extension) and various stakeholders
• Work closely with Chapter Leads to identify resource needs, align on skills and capabilities and support the upskilling and development of the chapter members assigned to I2P Invoice Management area
• Safeguard the products CORE model and long-term sustainability

 Backlog & Roadmap Oversight

• Provide guidance and alignment on roadmap planning and backlog management, while enabling squad-level autonomy
• Collaborate with squad Product Owners to ensure that backlogs reflect business priorities, user needs and sustainable solutions
• Ensure backlog guardrails are defined for products in scope, in alignment with Extension Product Owners
• Support the translation of product objectives into actionable initiatives and ensure value delivery focus is maintained across the scope

Stakeholder Engagement & Governance

• Serve as the primary bridge between business and IT for I2P Invoice Management, ensuring expectations are clear, priorities are aligned and value is continuously delivered
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders including DBS (P2P), Finance Design Authority, e-Invoicing Program, internal support teams (AMS) and external partners
• Facilitate effective governance rituals (steering committees, OKRs reviews…) and ensure delivery performance is visible, structured and transparent

Risk Management & Escalation

• Proactively identify and mitigate risks that may impact product delivery, stability or alignment with strategic goals
• Handle escalations from squads or stakeholders, unlocking blockers and providing support to drive resolution
• Transformational Leadership & Continuous Improvement
• Act as a role model for product-centric ways of working within the SF teams and across IT & Data organization
• Ensure the adoption and delivery of key product management artefacts (e.g. Vision, OKRs, Roadmap, Backlog) in a consistent and value-driven way
• Champion cross-squad and cross-product alignment, encouraging simplification, coherence and scalable practices across the Finance Accounting team
• Embed a culture of continuous improvement, by establishing feedback loops with stakeholders, end-users and team members to identify and act on areas for optimization
• Support the team in maturing their product mindset, encouraging autonomy, purpose and ownership
• Drive consistency and raise the standard of delivery by sharing best practices, success cases and lessons learned across squads and with key stakeholders

Financials & Budget Management

• Co-build, maintain and optimize I2P cost model, ensuring clear ownership of costs associated with the I2P area.
• Monitor and manage the budget across squads and vendors, ensuring cost-efficiency, transparency and alignment with strategic and productivity priorities
• Manage vendor contracts (e.g., Basware), ensuring clarity of scope, performance monitoring and value delivery
• Support forecasting and reporting activities, in alignment with the SF Performance & Governance & Chapters team (PGC)
• Partner with SF PGC team to improve processes and reduce administrative overhead

We believe the key to success in this role lies in your mindset: how you lead, think and show up for your team and stakeholders.

We’re looking for someone who:

Brings a strong product mindset, with the ability to balance business value, functional feasibility and user needs

• Sees the big picture, connects the dots and brings clarity to complexity
• Leads with purpose, structure and empathy, enabling others to work with autonomy and direction
• Knows how to drive transformation, inspire change and embed new ways of working
• Understands finance, SAP and ERP environments and is curious enough to keep learning and evolving
• Thrives in ambiguous or shifting contexts and brings stability through structure
• Champions continuous improvement and builds sustainability through smart, incremental progress
• Acts as a role model for product management, setting the standard for ways of working, collaboration and delivery

Required Experience & Skills

• 8+ years of overall professional experience in IT, or product delivery roles, ideally in complex global organizations
• 3–5 years as a Product Owner or Product Manager, with proven ability to own and drive a product vision, translate business needs into product roadmaps and lead cross-functional teams
• 5+ years hands-on experience on SAP ERP FICO, exposure with SAP S/4HANA or other ERP system, with strong focus on SAP FI-MM integration, FI-AP, FI-APP modules
• Experience in SAP implementation, core model governance or deployment support
• Strong understanding of Invoice-to-Pay process, particularly 3rd party vendor invoice management
• Ability to challenge, guide and collaborate with technical SAP teams, business stakeholders and external partners
• Previous experience in digital transformation, including leading or supporting the move from traditional to product-centric models and driving simplification, harmonization or automation initiatives
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with ability to work across business, IT and external vendors (e.g. Basware, SAP) in a global, matrixed environment.
• Experience leading or coordinating hybrid teams (internal/external), across geographies and time zones
• Ability to translate highly technical information into business insights
• Skilled in tools like Asana, Power BI, MIRO, or similar collaboration /productivity platforms

Bonus Experience

• Previous experience in Basware or equivalent SaaS platform integrated with SAP
• Experience with playbook frameworks, OKRs and product governance models
• Prior involvement is defining or scaling operating models, particularly in a transformation context
• Background in vendor or contract management (AMS, COE models, support transition)

At the Danone group we are fulfilling our mission, according to which „we bring health to as many people as possible”.

Behind our brands is always technology pushing them forward. We know that the future of business is IT and data. That’s why we use advanced and innovative IT solutions which are implemented in all Danone units around the world. We are currently developing an IT & Data Hub in Warsaw and in three other locations around the world: Kuala Lumpur, Mexico City and Paris. Those Hubs will support IT & Data vision: by 2025, data & technology are strategic differentiators of Danone, powered by an agile IT & Data organization.

For more information about Danone, our divisions and culture, please explore   www.careers.danone.com.

WE OFFER

A revolutionary job that will be part of the digital transformation of global FMCG leader. We consider that it starts with people who notice more and make better decisions. And that’s exactly the kind of people we want to attract to DANONE.

We know that the future of business is IT and data. We are looking for catalysts for change. We ensure you work with great products, and technologies in an international environment, learning from experts and experienced managers but how much you will develop in this position depends on you!

We value smart working so that’s why while being focused on results, we offer flexible working hours and a home office policy. You are able to work from the office in Warsaw twice a week. Want to move to Warsaw? OK! We have a relocation package to help you out!

On top of that, you will have access to the benefits we offer to you and your family, including private medical care, benefits package for parents, life insurance, social fund, or employee discounts.

We’ve always been changers.

WHAT NEXT?

Click the “Apply” button and create your profile in the recruitment system by uploading a CV. We will get acquainted with your experience and then we will arrange the selected candidates for the first telephone interview. Next steps are two meetings with your future managers at Danone.

Do not hesitate and join our IT&DATA Team in Poland which vision is that the technology is a strategic differentiator for DANONE, powered by an IT agile organization.

We embrace diversity in our organization. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants without attention to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or disability status.
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