Functional Product Owner - L&S PO&GR

Maersk is a global leader in integrated logistics, and we've been industry pioneers for over a century. Through innovation and transformation, we're redefining the boundaries of possibility, continuously setting new standards for efficiency, sustainability, and excellence.

At Maersk, we believe in the power of diversity, collaboration, and continuous learning, and we work hard to ensure that the people in our organization reflect and understand the customers we exist to serve. With over 100,000 employees across 130 countries, we work together to shape the future of global trade and logistics. Join us as we harness cutting-edge technologies and unlock opportunities on a global scale. Together, let's sail towards a brighter, more sustainable future with Maersk.

What We Offer:

This role is perfect for an individual who thrives in a fast-paced, performance-driven environment. You'll gain exposure to internal and external stakeholders, joining a talented and diverse team where your voice and ideas will be heard, truly allowing you to make a difference. This opportunity offers constant challenge and a broad scope for learning in an open and friendly atmosphere. You'll be part of a company that truly values its employees, with a strong focus on continuous improvement and personal development.

Position Summary:

The Source-to-Pay Global Process team in Maersk is looking for an experienced Functional Product Owner with a very strong process transformation mindset. You will play a pivotal role in accelerating the global rollout of our Air & LCL (Less than Container Load) capabilities. You will be part of an amazing cross-functional team that understands that great process outcomes result from thinking in value streams and a commitment to continuous improvement. You'll also be crucial in accelerating technology and platform development and implementation, managing the associated change and stakeholder engagements to deliver improved business outcomes. Our new Functional Product Owner will work closely with multiple operational and financial stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

• Subject Matter Expertise: Act as the subject matter expert for the AIR & LCL business and related L&S processes within the CW1 system.
• Process Ownership & Optimization: Own and maintain the process landscape; continuously monitor, prioritize, and optimize existing processes for maximum efficiency and effectiveness.
• Business Requirements Definition: Define clear and comprehensive Business Requirements Documents (BRD) and related changes that support process solutions for NFTP (New Financials & Transaction Processing).
• Solution Design & Input: Provide input and design solutions based on the voice of the customer, voice of the process, and observed best practices from both internal and external environments.
• Agile & Lean Principles: Utilize agile and lean principles and practices in process designing/solutioning, ensuring continuous alignment of process performance with overall business goals.
• Backlog Management: Create, manage, and prioritize the process/product backlog, ensuring a clear roadmap for enhancements.
• User Story Mapping: Capture and map user stories to effectively translate business needs into actionable development items.
• Backlog Grooming: Facilitate backlog grooming activities to refine and detail work items for development teams.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborate proactively and effectively with multiple stakeholders across geographies and functions, including Finance, Operations, and IT.
• Change & Stakeholder Management: Facilitate change and stakeholder management as a critical part of our IT implementation across the process landscape.
• Performance Monitoring: Define key performance indicators (KPIs), establish targets within the processes, and review performance at agreed intervals.
• Transformation & Compliance: Continuously scan the external and internal environment to benchmark, adopt best practices, and generate transformation initiatives. Determine and translate compliance needs (process & legal) into processes for seamless execution.
• Execution Support: Provide ongoing support to execution teams regarding process-related queries.
• End-to-End Process Ownership: Design and map the end-to-end processes in scope for the role, with a strong focus and ownership on risk management and building robust control environments.
• Process Maturity Measurement: Able to create and measure process maturity using qualitative and quantitative metrics such as process documentation (L5 SOP), standardization, compliance, and identify gaps, strengths, and opportunities for enhancement in business architecture.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Work Experience: 8-10 years of work experience in Operations Delivery, Accounting & Finance, preferably as a process manager or in a similar role.
• Logistics & Supply Chain: Good understanding of Logistics and supply chain management.
• System Proficiency: Experience with SAP system/CW1/S4, Excel, ARIS, and PowerPoint.
• Agile/Scrum (Plus): Familiarity with Scrum/Agile methodologies is a plus.
• Core Competencies:Result-driven with strong logical and analytical capacity.
• Strong process design and solution mindset.
• Excellent team spirit and communication skills.
• Ability to engage, guide, influence, and challenge multiple stakeholders across regions and levels of the organization.
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Effective team player.
• Cross-cultural understanding.

Primary Internal Stakeholders:

• GSC AIR & LCL Execution Teams
• ECC & NFTP Platform
• AIR & LCL / CW1 Platform Team
• Area Delivery Teams (Countries and GSC)

What We Offer:

Maersk offers a tailored onboarding and induction with access to a wide range of training schemes to help with your learning and development. Setting you up for success is important to us. You'll also receive an annual bonus based on company performance and access to a fantastic range of wellbeing, mental health support, and financial advice through our Employee Assistance Program. While this role is advertised as full-time, we're happy to discuss flexible working options to find a solution that works for you.