Job description

Job Title : Product Owner - DMS

 Work Location :  Lisle, IL (Onsite - Hybrid)

 Job Description: 

• Drive the long term strategy and roadmap for Dealer Management System DMS integrations focusing on scalability data quality and seamless connectivity across platforms
• Incorporate internal and external stakeholder feedback to generate features that deliver true business value and improve user experience
• Collaborate with Product Management Engineering UX DevOps and other internal or external data providers to build roadmaps that ensure cohesive integration of DMS data into digital products
• Manage the product backlog PBL Define user stories with detailed acceptance criteria that meet a Definition of Ready participate in daily standups and sprint reviews of engineering work products
• Oversee API lifecycle management including design documentation testing and versioning
• Support CICD pipelines and DevOps practices to enable rapid reliable deployment of integration features
• Ensure data flows are optimized for performance security and compliance using cloud services eg Azure Functions AWS Lambda GCP PubSub
• Collaborate with cloud architects to ensure integrations align with enterprise cloud strategy and governance 

MUSTS

• 5 years of progressively responsible work experience in Product Ownership Product Management or similar roles using an Agile software development process
• Proven experience with cloudbased system integrations API development and data flow optimization
• Strong understanding of RESTful APIs microservices eventdriven architecture and modern integration patterns
• Deep knowledge of the automotive retail or dealership industry including DMS platforms and dealer operations
• Excellent verbal written and presentation communication skills
• Strong initiative with the ability to work independently and drive crossfunctional alignment
• Pragmatic problem solver with the ability to break down complex technical challenges into actionable components
• Ability to travel up to 25 of the time

WANTS

• Technical degree in IT Information Technology systems or data analytics MBA
• Experience with eCommerce platforms eg Salesforce Commerce Cloud Spryker and automotive data providers
• Familiarity with cloud platforms eg AWS Azure GCP
• Familiarity with DevOps practices CICD pipelines and infrastructureascode eg Terraform CloudFormation

Skills

Mandatory Skills : Architecture Governance,Business Process Design, Mapping,Capability Models,EA Frameworks,Reference Architecture,Research, Papers,Enterprise Roadmap / Strategy,Transformation