Product Owner and People Lead, HCM

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Hiring Remotely in Brabrand, DNK
Remote
Senior level
Retail
The Role
Lead a cross-functional Agile team to deliver and implement a global HCM solution across 29 countries. Translate strategy into prioritized backlog, manage stakeholders, motivate the team, ensure business requirements become deliverable IT solutions, and communicate progress and risks to achieve adoption and high-quality outcomes.
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Job Description

Are you ready to take ownership and help shape digital solutions that support HR and Finance processes in a global retail organisation? Are you able to translate business needs into effective and reliable IT solutions? Do you see yourself taking a key role in implementing a new HCM solution and ensuring that these business needs are met?

Then you might be the Product Owner we are looking for.

WHAT WE OFFER YOU

You will have a key role in a strategic, business-critical HCM implementation programme impacting thousands of people. The HCM implementation is critical for our digital HR enablement, ensuring great employee experiences while providing leaders and HR with the insights they need to make informed decisions.

Furthermore, we offer you:

  • A workplace in an exciting international company where results, expansion and development have a high priority
  • Leading a highly competent and experienced team
  • A healthy work-life balance as well as a strong company culture
  • Excellent opportunities for professional and personal growth
  • An informal working culture with great colleagues from multiple countries

WHAT YOUR NEXT JOB WILL BE ABOUT

Your role is to translate business strategy into clear priorities, ensuring that solutions delivered by the Agile team effectively support business processes. You will operate within our SAFe inspired matrix organisation.

As a Product Owner, you will ensure that the new solution is implemented and fully adopted in all 29 JYSK countries. This will require an ability to handle a complex stakeholder landscape.

Your tasks and responsibilities include:

  • Setting and prioritising the agenda for the team, ensuring alignment with business objectives and implementation across all JYSK countries
  • Lead and motivate your team
  • Translate strategy into ambitious goals with well-established priorities
  • Ensure that business requirements materialise in IT solutions that the team can understand and deliver in due time
  • Regularly communicate the team’s commitment, progress, challenges, and achievements, ensuring a shared understanding of the development process, expectations and requirements

WHAT SHOULD YOU BRING

We are looking for a new colleague who has:

  • Experience with product ownership, product or project management
  • Brings solid domain experience within HR systems and HR processes including HCM implementation
  • A natural flair for managing a complex international stakeholder landscape
  • Takes initiative and achieves results which are aligned with the strategic prioritisation
  • Naturally takes ownership and accountability for own area of responsibility
  • Is curious, and able to quickly grasp complex systems
  • Possesses strong interpersonal and communication skills, with fluency in English communication
  • Cares for details and ensures tasks with a high level of quality and accuracy

Additional Information

IS THIS YOUR NEXT OPPORTUNITY? Apply today!

If you have any questions regarding the position, please contact Sustainability & Total Rewards Director, Ditte Revsbæk Hansen, at +45 3050 8125.

We kindly ask you to only attach your CV. With us, there is no need to write a traditional cover letter when applying for a job.

Instead, when you click “I’m interested/Apply”, you will have the option to write a brief message to the hiring team. If you wish, you can use this space to share your motivation for applying or highlight anything else you feel is relevant.

ABOUT US

We believe our employees are key to our success. That is why we strive to offer development and possibilities of growing and finding new challenges within JYSK. Since our founder, Lars Larsen, opened his first store in Denmark in 1979, JYSK has expanded our global presence with stores and web shops in countries around the world.

Our three fundamental JYSK Values – Tradesman, Colleague and Corporate Spirit – express the behaviour and attitude that we can expect from each other. We trust each other, and we believe in Empowerment and freedom with responsibility. We also take pride in rewarding engagement and a great effort among our employees. With the right attitude, opportunities abound in JYSK.

JYSK wants to include everyone, no matter the age, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, and experience. Together, we secure our inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices of our employees. Because a great mix of minds, talents and unique personalities makes us a stronger team.

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Skills Required

  • Experience with product ownership, product or project management
  • Solid domain experience within HR systems and HR processes including HCM implementation
  • Experience operating within SAFe or Agile delivery frameworks
  • Proven ability to manage a complex international stakeholder landscape
  • Experience leading and motivating a team (people leadership)
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills; fluent in English
  • Ability to translate strategy into clear priorities and actionable requirements
  • Curiosity and ability to quickly grasp complex systems
  • Attention to detail and commitment to quality and accuracy
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The Company
31,000 Employees
Year Founded: 1979

What We Do

JYSK Group is a global retail chain of stores and online shopping sites, part of the Lars Larsen Group. As one of the largest and fastest-growing retailers in Europe, it offers diverse consumer goods and career opportunities.

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