Business Solution Owner

At McCormick, we bring our passion for flavor to work each day. We encourage growth, respect everyone's contributions and do what's right for our business, our people, our communities and our planet. Join us on our quest to make every meal and moment better.Founded in Baltimore, MD in 1889 in a room and a cellar by 25-year-old Willoughby McCormick with three employees, McCormick is a global leader in flavour. With over 14,000 employees around the world and more than $6 Billion in annual sales, the Company manufactures, markets, and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments and other flavourful products to the entire food industry, retail outlets, food manufactures, food service businesses and consumers.While our global headquarters are in the Baltimore, Maryland, USA area, McCormick operates and serves customers from nearly 60 locations in 25 countries and 170 markets in Asia-Pacific, China, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and the AmericasAt McCormick, we have over a 100-year legacy based on our “Power of People” principle. This principle fosters an unusually dedicated workforce requiring a culture of respect, recognition, inclusion and collaboration based on the highest ethical values.

Position Overview

The key purpose of a Data Product Owner is to support the development and management of datarelated products to deliver value in line with the business’s strategy This role will support the implementation of product vision and strategy, prioritization of enhancements, and communication of changes. This role involves a combination of business acumen, technical knowledge, and leadership skills.

Key Responsibilities

Business Partnering & Prioritization: Support and work closely with our stakeholders to prioritize features based on business value, ability to navigate the complexity of our data landscape to offer advice on product features so as to prioritize backlog that balances short-term needs with long term goals and resource constraints.Product Vision and Strategy: Responsible to work closely with the technical teams to deliver a product that reflects the vision for the data product and provide guidance to ensure the teams are on track and informed on requirements. Provide clarity to a well-defined and inspiring solution that aligns the team and stakeholders with the overall business goals. Support the refinements and plannings of product features in line with business goals.User Story Definition: Provide support in the development & maintenance of user stories translating business requirements into actionable tasks that inform a well-defined backlog that serves as a basis for development.Quality Assurance: Support the successful implementation of acceptance criteria to ensure product quality to feed a high-quality product that meets specified requirements and user expectations. Actively provide regular feedback on product features to optimize the product and create business value.

Required Qualifications & Experience

Bachelors in Business, Economics or related field. 6-8 years of prior experience doing similar or comparable projects in a related field.Understanding of enterprise data sources to drive visibility of top losses. Familiarity with creating reports using Business Intelligence tools, e.g. SAP Hana and Tableau. Comfortable working with structured and unstructured data. Demonstrated ability to proactively solve problems and multi-task.Learn and execute continuous improvement initiatives and improve systems.

Other Skills And HPO Competencies

Basic Supply Chain, Finance and Business acumen. Understanding of latest developments in the industry.Strong business perspective; able to merge business questions/needs with available data to provide data-driven insights.McCormick & Company is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, colour, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.