Tech Product Owner

Ahold Delhaize USA is hiring a Tech Product Owner to lead day-to-day product delivery for one or more cross-functional squads in a hybrid setup in Chicago, IL. In this role, you will work closely with Product Managers, Engineering, Experience Design, Analytics, Operations, and business stakeholders to turn strategy and customer needs into a prioritized, executable product backlog.

You will translate direction into delivery plans, keep the squad backlog clear and development-ready, and support Agile product rituals that require product context or decisions. The position is designed for a product professional who can balance customer value, business impact, feasibility, and team capacity while making timely day-to-day decisions and escalating significant tradeoffs when needed.

What you’ll do

• Partner with Product Managers to understand product strategy, roadmap priorities, business objectives, customer needs, and success measures, then translate that direction into executable delivery plans.
• Own and continuously maintain the squad backlog so work remains transparent, appropriately prioritized, refined, understood, and ready for development.
• Create clear problem statements, user stories, acceptance criteria, feature requirements, and supporting documentation in collaboration with Engineering and Experience Design.
• Evaluate and sequence work using customer value, business impact, expected outcomes, technical feasibility, dependencies, risks, and team capacity.
• Help define MVP scope and support incremental delivery approaches that maximize learning and value realization.
• Lead product preparation for backlog refinement, sprint planning, reviews, release readiness, and other Agile ceremonies that require product context or decisions.
• Make timely day-to-day product decisions aligned to established strategic direction, escalating significant tradeoff decisions when appropriate.
• Coordinate dependencies across teams and proactively communicate priorities, progress, risks, blockers, and scope changes to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 3+ years of experience in Product Ownership, Product Management, Business Analysis, Technology Delivery, Digital Products, or related disciplines.
• Experience working in Agile product delivery environments supporting cross-functional teams.
• Experience writing user stories, defining acceptance criteria, documenting requirements, and managing product backlogs.
• Familiarity with backlog prioritization, sprint planning, iterative delivery, and agile product development practices.
• Ability to analyze data and use evidence to support product decisions, prioritization, and recommendations.
• Strong communication, collaboration, prioritization, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to navigate ambiguity in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies, business processes, and product domains quickly.
• Passion for creating valuable technology products and delivering measurable business outcomes.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience supporting technology products in domains such as retail, grocery, eCommerce, operations, customer experience, marketing, personalization, loyalty, supply chain, merchandising, fulfillment, or related business areas.
• Familiarity with tools such as Jira, Confluence, product analytics platforms, experimentation tools, and collaboration technologies or similar product management tools.
• Experience working with OKRs, KPIs, outcome measurement, adoption metrics, or value realization frameworks.
• Experience collaborating with Engineering, Experience Design, Analytics, Operations, and business stakeholders in a matrixed organization.
• Experience leveraging Generative AI or AI-enabled tools to support product management activities including research, analysis, documentation, backlog preparation, workflow optimization, requirements development, or stakeholder communication.
• Degree in Business, Technology, Engineering, Analytics, or Design (preferred).
• Familiarity with accessibility, usability, and customer-centered design principles.
• Demonstrated curiosity, learning agility, and a continuous improvement mindset.

Compensation

USD 93,840 - 140,760 per year. Actual compensation offered may vary based on qualifications and experience, internal equity, and market conditions, and will be finalized according to company policies and applicable laws.