Product Owner - Unified Communications At adidas, we believe that "Through Sport, we have the power to change lives." To change lives, we have to create direct relationships with consumers, and the best way to accelerate this process is through Digital.
Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organisation: The role is in the Unified Communication Team within Digital Workplace where we deliver the best-in-class communication products that enable adidas employees to communicate, meet, and collaborate in real-time wherever they are, with a special focus on user experience and cost efficiency.
The active management of products or services for Unified Communications throughout their lifecycle (inception through to retirement) is crucial in addressing market opportunities and customer/user needs to generate the greatest possible value for the business.
Key Responsibilities: Manage the product area, supporting solution architecture while leading stakeholders in the EMEA region.
Extend the product teams in the EMEA region to provide product expertise and consulting on topics.
Demand management, consulting, and execution for the respective products.
Collect feedback and demands from the EMEA region to continuously improve the product and keep the Product owners and product area leads updated.
Share and collect feedback on the Digital Workplace roadmap and tech strategy from the market.
Lead local demos, POCs for new solutions.
Provide global governance on the mentioned products, tools, and services.
Support the EMEA IT and Business teams by providing just-in-time product expertise on global initiatives.
Keep the EMEA IT leads and key business stakeholders up to date on all product changes and global initiatives.
What we are looking for: Four-year college or university degree with focus on IT, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Fluent spoken and written command of English.
At least 5 years of progressive work experience in IT or Service Management role (people management not mandatory).
Participated in projects with people from other functions/markets.
Good understanding of a problem or situation by breaking it down systematically into its component parts and identifying the relationships between these parts.
Ability to understand and explain the needs of internal or external stakeholders.
Understanding the needs, objectives, and constraints of those in other disciplines and functions.
Working cooperatively with others to achieve a common goal.
Being proactive and creative.
Required Technical Skills: Strong knowledge of IP Telephony.
Strong knowledge of networking: LAN/WAN/SD-WAN/WLAN, QoS.
Strong knowledge of videoconference systems, deployment, and management.
Knowledge of DNS / GeoDNS, SIP, LDAP, Windows Servers.
Strong knowledge and practice of ITSM.
What we offer: Be part of a company where digital transformation, innovation, and continuous improvement are core principles of our culture.
Hybrid Work Setup: enjoy the advantages of a flexible remote work environment (within Spain) combined with amazing onsite facilities and culture.
Join a team of talented and passionate engineers developing cloud-native solutions, with many opportunities to learn, grow, and reach your expectations.
Individual development, training, and a tech community.
Sport-friendly environment, great work-life balance, and flexibility.
Competitive salary, benefits, and valuable discounts on adidas products.
To be the best sports company in the world, you need the best talents within your teams.
AT ADIDAS WE HAVE A WINNING CULTURE.
BUT TO WIN, PHYSICAL POWER IS NOT ENOUGH.
JUST LIKE ATHLETES, OUR EMPLOYEES NEED MENTAL STRENGTH IN THEIR GAME.
WE FOSTER THE ATHLETE'S MINDSET THROUGH A SET OF BEHAVIORS THAT WE WANT TO ENABLE AND DEVELOP IN OUR PEOPLE AND THAT ARE AT THE CORE OF OUR UNIQUE COMPANY CULTURE - THE 3CS: CONFIDENCE, COLLABORATION AND CREATIVITY.
#J-18808-Ljbffr