Associate Product Manager

Job description

Overview

Join us here at Foot Locker as we are lacing up for the future. Relentlessly committed to fueling a shared passion for self-expression, we create unrivaled experiences at the heart of the sport and sneaker communities through the power of our people. If you want to be a part of something bigger than you can imagine, you’ve come to the right place.

As an Associate Product Manager at Foot Locker, Inc. within the product management team, you are responsible for documenting, writing, analyzing, validating, and managing both technical and functional requirements for your products following best practice agile principles. You are a self-motivated person with a passion for accuracy, attention to detail, timeliness, and problem-solving. You will actively participate in team and development meetings and ceremonies and are required to collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

·  Gather, document, write, analyze, and validate business, technical, and functional requirements for the supply chain organization
·  Actively collaborate with team members across the organization to track down incomplete requirements, resolve blockers and ensure tasks are moving appropriately
·  Manage requirements on all product / JIRA cards to ensure accuracy and completeness at all times
·  Maintain the product backlog ensuring cards are properly groomed and prepared at least 1 sprint in advance for development
·  Identify gaps in process, communication, and requirements to ensure we are developing the best product possible
·  Lead requirements gathering sessions through the use of discovery workshops, interviews, and analysis in partnership with UX
·  Develop and maintain effective working relationships with cross-functional team members including COE teams, technical leads and developers, CX, distribution, transportation, vendors and data teams
·  Ability to take on additional tasks within the product management practice to help/assist the product managers in managing backlogs, current sprints, communication to stakeholders, competitive research, etc.
Qualifications

·  Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain operations or technology.
·  Minimum of 3 years’ experience working in a Business Analyst or similar role.
·  Strong technical background, specifically with retail and supply chain technologies.
·  Demonstrated technical knowledge and proficiency; is effective in translating technical knowledge into business language as needed.
·  Ability to juggle multiple priorities and make things happen in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Bias for action and willingness to roll up one’s sleeves to get the job done.
• Collaborative spirit, and relationship-builder both internally and externally with a proven ability to work on cross-functional teams in a matrix organization.
• Knowledge of agile methodology and scrum.
• Experience using JIRA, Confluence, and SharePoint.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Benefits

The annual base salary range is $80000-$90000This range represents the anticipated low and high end of the salary for this position. Salary will be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data. Salary is one component of the Foot Locker, Inc. total compensation package, which includes the below.  

Foot Locker Benefits : 

·  Employee Discount 
·  Paid Time Off 
·  Medical | Dental | Vision Coverage 
·  401(k) | Roth 401(k) 
·  Stock Purchase Plan 
·  Life Insurance 
·  Flexible Spending Account 
·  Opportunities for Advancement 
·  Tuition Reimbursement for Qualified Courses 
·  Strong Company Culture 
·  Employee Resource Group