Sr. Product Manager, HCM Solutions page is loaded Sr. Product Manager, HCM Solutions Apply locations Philadelphia, PA 19106 time type Full time posted on Posted 30+ Days Ago job requisition id JR36926
At Five Below our growth is a result of the people who embrace our purpose: We know life is way better when you are free to Let Go & Have Fun in an amazing experience, filled with unlimited possibilities, priced so low, you can always say yes to the newest, coolest stuff. Just ask any of our over 17,000 associates who work at Five Below and they'll tell you there's no other place like it. It all starts with our purpose and then, The Five Below Way, which is our values and behaviors that each and every associate believes in.
It's all about culture at Five Below, making this a place that can inspire you as much as you inspire us with big ideas, super energy, passion, and the ability to make the workplace a WOWplace.
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Product Manager of HCM Solutions will have the opportunity to define and lead the implementation of next generation capabilities that transform the way that our crew (employee s in stores, ship centers and headquarters) inte r act with Five Below as it grows from $3B to $6B in annual revenue. This role will partner with stakeholders from Human Resources, Store Operations and Supply Chain areas to develop a roadmap for the systems that support the employee experience . They will guide a scrum team in delivering business value frequently through an established agile development process. Product managers are accountable for real-time engagement with senior business leaders for both strategic and tactical initiatives while ensuring our applications uptime and performance meets the operating need.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Creates and documents a vision for multiple products in a prioritized long-term roadmap based on a deep understanding of business needs and market trends.
Document business requirements in the form of Agile stories; groom and prioritize stories in the backlog to ensure that engineers on the scrum team understands the acceptance criteria for the stories.
Responsible for defining Epics, stories and prioritizing the Team Backlog.
Build relationships with key business partners and other stakeholders to ensure an understanding of their business processes/needs and integrate those into the backlog, liaising between those stakeholders and the technical teams.
Understand and m anage the product economics including product budget and resource allocation, ensuring that resourc e s and budget are directed towards delivering the highest value.
Describe proposed scope changes to engineers and negotiate tradeoffs between scope, schedule and quality on behalf of stakeholders.
Lead team demonstrations of software product and provide context to explain how the software product applies to business processes
Sets and communicates iteration goals and iteration content via prioritized stories
Develops a strong understanding of the business operations in a domain
Partners with the stakeholders to help drive user adoption of new capabilities , including development of change management plans, communication plans, training, and user adoption surveys.
Continuously monitor product performance , making adjustments and communicate status and changes to stakeholders.
Engage with the software vendors and understand the new application functionality that's being evaluated for implementation.
Provide training to IT operations resources; act as escalation and communication point for business-impacting incidents , ensuring outages are communicated to leaders in a timely manner and in business language .
QUALIFICATIONS:
8 + years IT experience
5 + years' experience in product management or product ownership on an Agile team, preferably for a large retail company.
Experience using roadmap and agile project management tools (Jira, Aha, Rally, etc ) preferred
Strong understanding of
Human resources or human capital management systems, preferably for a national organization with a balanced mix of exempt and non-exempt employees
E mployee lifecycle business proceses including recruiting, onboarding, performance management, timekeeping, total rewards , separation and compl iance
Experience with
Enterprise Human Capital Management (Workday)
Timekeeping and Scheduling Technologies (Kronos, Legion)
Payroll Software As a Service (ADP, Ceridian, etc.)
Learn i ng Management Systems ( Cornerstone , BizLibrary )
Strong experience defining product requirements including functional requirements and supporting non-functional requirements
Background in product roadmap management, both development and execution of a long-term vision
Ability to develop a clear, complete understanding of customer needs and problems through careful listening, probing, encouraging or summarizing and document them using natural language
develop and deliver communications (both oral and written) that have clarity and impact
establish and maintain effective relationships with customers
Dedication to exceeding customer expectations and requirements
Effective time management and organizational skills with the ability to operate in a fluid, fast paced environment
BA or BS degree in MIS, Computer Science, or related area preferred
If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us.
Five Below is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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About Us
Five Below is one of the fastest growing value retailers on the planet, offering high-quality products loved by tweens, teens and more, with extreme $1-$5 value, plus some incredible finds that go beyond $5. we know life is way better when you're free to "let go & have fun" in an amazing experience filled with unlimited possibilities, which makes it easy to say "YES." to the newest, coolest stuff across 8 awesome five below worlds: tech, create, play, candy, room, style, party, new & now. founded in 2002 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, five below today has 1,400+ stores in 43 states.