The Product owner understands the internal customers' needs and defines the vision of the IT Demand & Project Portfolio Squad to be developed. Supports organizational and IT leadership in overseeing, managing and using the entire life cycle of investments and initiatives to achieve the organization’s goals and objectives. He/she partners closely with the Sr. Product Owner (SPO) making the product vision a reality to maximize value for the organization. 

Provides and escalates data on achieving an optimized mix among project investments, making the best possible use of all resources and delivering the maximum value and benefits from projects and programs within the portfolio

The Product Owner works alongside talented colleagues and stakeholders to define the IT Demand frameworks, implement effective solutions and tools to build an Impactful Project Portfolio that will enable business value creation.

The position will be based in one of our Danone Mexico City/Sao Paulo/Buenos Aires offices.

Must Have:

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in information systems, business administration or a related field, or equivalent work experience
• Ten or more years of experience in IT and business experience preferably within the CPG industry
• Over seven years in diverse roles with increasing leadership responsibilities across major projects and programs
• Exceptional leadership skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Fluent in understanding and speaking English.
• A high level of empathy and the ability to vary styles of interaction to match the needs of a variety of business and technical audiences
• Demonstrated adaptability to change, customer focus, continuous learning, and problem solving required
• Knowledge and experience of Agile frameworks
• Must possess expertise in the use of project management methodologies and tools, financial management, resource management, and organizational change management techniques.
• Self-starter with the drive to succeed under limited direction

Desirable:

• Strong Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Power Bi, PowerPoint) with proven ability to produce top-quality work suitable for Executive level presentations. Ability to think critically and craft analytics/visual charts quickly
• Experience on PM applications, e.g. Jira, ServiceNow, Smartsheets, MS Project, etc.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) and SCRUM Certifications are preferred.
• Spanish and/or Portuguese is a plus

At Danone Americas, you’ll work with some of the best-known food and beverage brands in the world like Activia, Silk, Horizon Organic, Two Good, Oikos, evian, and Happy Family. You’ll be part of one of the largest Certified B Corps™ in the world, working together to make sure our brands create real benefits for people, communities, and the planet. We have 6,000+ employees across the U.S. and Canada. Come join our movement for a healthier world: One Planet. One Health BY YOU.