Director, Product Ownership - R&D
CurrentAs a Director of Product Ownership/Business Analysis in R&D at Manhattan, I lead a team of product owners who drive the ongoing end-to-end design/grooming, acceptance, and support of all features in the Manhattan Active Warehouse Management product. I serve as a resident functional subject matter expert in all areas of warehouse execution, as well as multiple other areas of supply chain planning and execution. I work daily with product managers, sales associates, professional services consultants, corporate partners, and our customers, to define, refine, and influence new product features and the product roadmap. I guide and coach the product owners in R&D in areas of proper agile design and ongoing backlog management. I instill in the team an iterative and agile mentality that strives to address functional requirements in simple, effective, and flexible ways in the base product. I serve as a key liaison between functional leads and technical development leads, as well as between R&D and the Product Management and Cloud/Dev Ops teams, to ensure that the most important features are developed in line with expected timelines for delivery and adoption in customer stage/production.