Data and Analytics Associate Product Manager

What are we looking for?

• 3-5 years of experience in Manufacturing, Fulfillment, Procurement, or Finance operations or product management

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field 

• Understanding of product management principles; i.e. Agile and Lean methodologies, product lifecycles, backlog management. 

• Proven record of facilitating teams to identify problems to solve, ideate solutions, and bringing possibilities to life 

• Strength in business-to-science translation, with experience growing partnerships between business and technology teams 

• Familiarity with product analytics tools (e.g., Mixpanel, Amplitude), and backlog management software (e.g. Azure DevOps, JIRA, Asana) 

• Analytics foundation – knowledgeable in both operations research and the data science domain 

• Highly Preferred: Practical experience in a factory environment, in logistics and inventory management, or in financial planning & analysis 

• Preferred: Professional certification in product management (e.g., Pragmatic Institute, AIPMM, or similar) 

• Experience in delivery management of analytical products, or awareness of the drivers of complexity within delivery 

• Fluent in English 

• Analytical Problem Solving

• Product Management Fundamentals 

• Preferred: Ability to travel up to 25% 

This role requires a balance of: 

• Strategic inquiry to identify the underlying needs of VCO and Finance stakeholders and influence the organization to embrace new methods and technologies. 

• Technical curiosity to identify and apply art-of-the-possible with data, analytics and AI for VCO and Finance. This role must focus on “problems not tools” in an unbiased way, helping to determine when to evolve a Product’s capabilities versus driving scaling as-is. 

• Relationship building to partner effectively with customers and experts in Manufacturing, Fulfillment, and Procurement, and Finance, with other D&A and Digital Technology members, and with end users to ensure products deliver on adoption and sustained business value. 

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Act as a D&A contact for stakeholders across the Royal Canin North America VCO and Finance teams. Help position Royal Canin D&A as the value driver for delivering the analytical insights required to meet VCO and Finance goals. 

• Convert problems into a Product Vision; understand the current process, pain points, user personas, and existing tooling to synthesize Product(s) that address the business need. 

• Work with the Senior Product Manager(s) to manage the roadmap of highest-impact analytical product areas. 

• Help quality control all D&A use cases within VCO and Finance to ensure they create tangible value whilst aligning to the Royal Canin global, regional, and local strategies. 

• Manage a backlog of Epics that iteratively addresses the problem using the Agile framework, prioritizing them into Releases (either individually or as part of a team). 

• Partner with the Delivery & Data functions within D&A to scope and advocate for the resources, technologies, and data assets required to deliver each release. Ensure this is aligned to stakeholder and regional priorities. 

• Coordinate the activities of a squad of technical resources (associate & 3rd party) who will build and deploy Product releases. 

• Continually evaluate solution’s ability to solve the problem through adoption and other value creation indicators 

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.

• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.

• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.

• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

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