Product Manager III ( Breakroom Subscription Program )

Company: Staples
Location: Framingham
Posted on: May 26, 2023

Job Description:

Staples is business to business. You're what binds us together.
This is an exciting opportunity at Staples to bring in a new growth initiative of customer subscriptions into breakroom rental programs that involves defining new customer experiences, operational processes and supporting products in tandem to enhancing existing financial processes and products. These new programs will require modern enhancements to the customer experience in shopping, order management, delivery and installation, and financial processing with both the customers and installation vendors. If you are energetic and challenged in end to end experiences, working with a large variety of people, process and technology across business domains to bring together a winning solution - this is the role for you!
Our digital solutions team is more than a traditional IT organization. We are a team of passionate, collaborative, agile, inventive, customer-centric, results-oriented problem solvers. We are intellectually curious, love advancements in technology and seek to adapt technologies to drive Staples forward. We anticipate the needs of our customers and business partners and deliver reliable, customer-centric technology services.
What you'll be doing :

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  Manages activities relating to the design and development of software or hardware products and qualification or re-qualification of new and existing products
  
  
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  Works with stakeholders to define the product vision and effectively communicate the vision to the team and stakeholders
  
  
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  Owns the team or program backlog and implementation
  
  
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  Proactively identifies and presents opportunities that address challenges faced by the organization and drive a competitive advantage through analysis of industry trends and customer needs
  
  
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  Defines iterations and user stories
  
  
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  Ensures each iteration delivers working software and each release is a minimally viable set of features
  
  
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  Enables clear, concise, and effective reporting and communication flow across product and technical teams
  
  
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  Assists in the adoption and maturing of agile practices across the SAFe Train
  
  
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  Works with a cross-functional team to ensure fulfilment of product requirements, evaluates product performance and transition products from development
  
  
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  Assists in determining product delivery and deployment dates for new product releases, feature and maintenance releases and regular corrective service or service pack releases
  
  
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  Acts as a technical consultant to the product organization and leads research, and prototyping of innovative technologies and products
  
  
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  Ensures the technology and architectural roadmap of engineering is properly aligned with and supports the product/business road map
  
  
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  Acts as a customer liaison on technical issues related to product integration, custom development, and requirements
  
  
  What you bring to the table :
  
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    Ability to foster teamwork
    
    
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    Ability to build collaborative relationships
    
    
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    Problem-solving skills
    
    
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    Analytical thinking skills
    
    
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    Technical expertise
    
    
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    Project management skills
    
    
    Qualifications :
    What's needed- Basic Qualifications
    
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      5+ years of relevant work experience
      
      
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      Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
      
      
      What's needed- Preferred Qualifications
      
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      • Master's degree or equivalent work experience
        
        We Offer :
        
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          Inclusive culture with associate-led Business Resource Groups
          
          
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          Flexible PTO (22 days) and Holiday Schedule (7 observed paid holidays)
          
          
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          Online and Retail Discounts, Company Match 401(k), Physical and Mental Health Wellness programs, and more perks and benefits (https://careers.staples.com/Staples-Life/Benefits)
          
          
          Interested in joining the team? Check out our perks and benefits !
          Staples believes Inclusion is a verb and we encourage diversity of thinking and ideas as well as backgrounds and experiences. Staples is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

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