NAPA Auto Parts - Torrance, CA
posted about 2 months ago
The Senior IT Product Manager leads and facilitates the delivery of modern IT product solutions across Motion. This role is pivotal in developing and managing a collaboration-focused, high-performing team that enables the continuous flow of customer value to meet business objectives. The Senior IT Product Manager is responsible for synthesizing market research and relevant information to develop a product strategy that aligns with customer needs and the overall corporate strategy. This position requires a strong focus on collaboration with other parts of the organization, ensuring that workstreams are aligned and that innovative product solutions are delivered effectively. In this role, the Senior IT Product Manager will lead team members in gathering customer requirements and will work closely with internal business teams to deliver valuable products and services from ideation to implementation. The position also involves identifying opportunities to utilize technology to enhance business process efficiency. A key aspect of this role is to develop and empower a high-performing, agile product management team, which includes product owners and business analysts. This includes conducting performance reviews, providing training, and ensuring that roles and career paths are well-defined. The Senior IT Product Manager will also conduct research for build versus buy decisions, identify third-party products, and collaborate with vendor partners to develop best-in-breed solutions that increase speed to market. Additionally, the role involves developing and implementing processes and standards that ensure initiatives provide expected value using agile best practices. The Senior IT Product Manager will plan and communicate new product capabilities and process improvements through product roadmaps, epics, features, enablers, and user stories, utilizing SAFe agile techniques such as Lean User Experience (UX) and Journey Mapping to evolve product strategy and roadmaps. This position requires a subject matter expert within Motion and the associated domain, working with other product managers to develop integrated solutions and synchronizing frequently with agile development teams to provide business context and continuous exploration.