Product Owner to SAP Release & Delivery Management, H&M Group

Job Description


Are you up for a challenge? Do you want to take part in shaping the future retail for our customers? Are you a strong leader who always challenges the status quo? If the answer is “Oh Yes!”, then this opportunity might be something for you. We are now looking for a Product Owner to the Release and Delivery Management team within the SAP Core Area.
The H&M group is on an exciting journey to meet and exceed our customers' expectations today, tomorrow and in the future. Rapid technological development and new customer behaviors are transforming the fashion retail industry. To cater the individual needs and desires of our millions of customers, Business Tech will deliver technological solutions for the entire value chain for all our brands. In Business Tech, we will continuously surprise and delight our customers and accelerate our business - by releasing the power of people, data and technology.
Candidates with EU work permits ONLY
Within the Release and Delivery Management product team we are aiming to enable and strengthen the product teams in their SAP delivery, by providing excellent support in planning and coordination of complex deliveries cross several product areas or domains in order to enable smooth tech delivery for larger initiatives. Within the product, we are focusing on deploys on the SAP platform, as well as rolling out our SAP solution globally. The needs and possibilities are many, but to give examples we are focusing on minimizing business downtime, evolving our deployment strategies, supporting cross cutting initiatives and coordination of larger initiatives cross product teams.
Responsibilities
As a Product Owner you will be responsible for strengthening and supporting the team with the competences needed to reach the product objectives. As a team you will be on an exciting journey, with a lot of new initiatives just around the corner where the team is the main drivers of the delivery of these cross-cutting initiatives. To do this, you will lead a cross-functional, multi-competence product team in close collaboration with key stakeholders, always keeping H&M at the heart of your focus. You will define the strategic vision for your team and create the product roadmap based on a deep understanding of your product. Working closely with the Product Area Manager and other Product Owners to ensure overall alignment, you will set objectives & key results that your product will drive towards. You will also identify, build, and manage strategic partnerships across products, working to manage dependencies. Furthermore, you will:
Take end-to-end ownership of the product (full lifecycle from ideation to optimization) with ultimate accountability for business and customer value delivered
Set ambitious and clear product mission and OKRs and translate these into a prioritized roadmap and team backlog that drive agreed KPIs
Set a budget and follow up costs for product team
Lead a team of Cross Delivery Coordinators and Software Engineers and help them to strengthen their work with a positive can-do attitude
Clearly communicate the product mission, OKRs, and backlogs across the organization
Monitor and manage financial impact of decisions and priorities of the product team
Engage, communicate and collaborate with product specific stakeholders within the H&M Group
Maintain an in-depth understanding of SAP release management and how this can continuously evolve in order to move closer to business tech vision and agile deliveries
Work in close collaboration with other teams on the SAP platform (70+ teams), Cross Product Coordinators and ECOM Release team

Who you are
Our journey will lead to something new and exciting - we will test, fail and learn. You are an important player in this transformation; therefore, we believe you are flexible, stress-resistant and able to work in an environment that is constantly changing. You have experience in leading a cross functional team and are motivated to work in an environment that allows you to work and take business decisions independently. We believe you have passion and deep knowledge within SAP release management. Your agile mindset makes you willing to find new ways to deliver on your goals, and you are motivated to work in an environment that allows you to work and take business decisions independently. We also believe that you have:
A relevant bachelor’s degree
Experience working in the SAP landscape
Knowledge on the SAP landscape set up, environments and systems
Experience from delivering larger cross functional SAP initiatives
Experience in leading a cross functional team
Strong ability to plan, prioritize, execute, and follow up together with a “can-do attitude”

It is beneficial if you have previous experience within:
SAP supply chain
Release management

Who are we?
We are on an exciting journey to meet and exceed our customers' expectations today, tomorrow and in the future. Rapid technological development and new customer behaviors are transforming the fashion retail industry. To cater the individual needs and desires of our millions of customers, Business Tech delivers technological solutions for the entire value chain for all our brands. There are endless opportunities to grow, regardless of whether you are interested in developing functional depth or business acumen. Just let your skills, ambition and imagination drive you. At H&M we have a strong, value-driven culture characterized by believing in people, teamwork, and an entrepreneurial spirit. Here you can be yourself and develop. You’ll be part of an important project at H&M Group with significant opportunities to influence and make a difference. With the right mindset and ambition, you’ll find plenty of room to grow. We welcome your application regardless of gender, age, gender expressions, sexual orientation, disabilities, religious beliefs, origin, or background.




Additional information


This is a fulltime position with placement in Stockholm. You will report to the Product Area Manager. Candidates with EU work permits ONLY. Please apply with your CV and Personal letter as soon as possible, but no later than the 21st of December. If you have any questions about the role, please contact fredrik.svanvik@hm.com and if you have questions about the recruitment, please contact Talent Acquisition Partner at martin.madsen@hm.com.
We are looking forward to your application!