Senior Product Owner [T500-24748]

About Costco Wholesale:

Costco Wholesale is a multi-billion-dollar global retailer with warehouse club operations in eleven countries. They provide a wide selection of quality merchandise, plus the convenience of specialty departments and exclusive member services, all designed to make shopping a pleasurable experience for their members.

About Costco Wholesale India:

At Costco Wholesale India, we foster a collaborative space, working to support Costco Wholesale in developing innovative solutions that improve members experiences and make employees jobs easier. Our employees play a key role in driving and delivering innovation to establish IT as a core competitive advantage for Costco Wholesale.

Job Description:

Position Summary:

Global Digital Experience (GDX) is looking for a passionate and experienced Product Owner to shape the future of retail at a global scale. At Costco, we're building the next generation of retail technology, and we're looking for talented individuals to drive our digital transformation.

Costco is a company that not only delivers exceptional value to millions of members worldwide but also deeply values its employees, fosters a culture of innovation, and offers genuine opportunities for career growth.

The Costco GDX team is looking for a talented individual to strategically define, guide, and champion the products that power our multi-billion-dollar eCommerce business. In this role, you'll be working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, focusing heavily on defining the product strategy, roadmap and backlog. You will have the opportunity to make a tangible impact on millions of members globally within a rapidly expanding eCommerce landscape.

You'll have direct responsibility for:

• Delivering innovative capabilities that enhance the member experience across various digital touchpoints.
• Driving product strategy and roadmap in partnership with the Business stakeholders and Product Management.
• Ensuring the longevity, scalability and quality of our systems through continuous improvement, comprehensive documentation, and meticulous profiling.

Job Duties / Essential Functions:

• Collaborates with Product Managers and technology stakeholders (Engineers, Architects) to strategically align the product backlog with the overall Product vision and strategy.
• Strategically prioritizes product features, balancing technical debt, platform improvements, architectural enablers with user-facing features.
• Defines and communicates the minimum viable product (MVP) based on business value and technical feasibility.
• Translates IT and Business Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) into actionable sprint goals.
• Creates user stories with clear acceptance criteria and metrics that establish the criteria for delivery readiness
• Leads and is accountable for the end-to-end delivery of the product backlog.
• Drives cross-team collaboration to align on dependencies and timelines.