Product Owner - Loyalty

Overview

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YOUR MISSION:

• Product Ownership & Backlog Management

Product Ownership & Backlog Management

• Own the product backlog for a defined product or capability area (e.g. Payments within Basket & Checkout).
• Translate portfolio strategy and investment priorities into clear user stories, acceptance criteria, and sprint goals.
• Define and maintain a prioritised roadmap aligned to portfolio objectives.
• Ensure backlog items are outcome-led and tied to measurable success criteria.
• Continuously refine and reprioritise work based on performance, insight, and evolving business needs.

Discovery, Validation & Consumer Centricity

• Work closely with UX/UI, Research, and CRO to ensure solutions are grounded in user insight and behavioural data.
• Participate in and support research, testing, and experimentation initiatives.
• Ensure product decisions are informed by data, experimentation, and validated learning, not opinion.
• Identify friction, failure points, and improvement opportunities within the owned product area.
• Champion consumer-centric thinking within the squad and across stakeholders.

Delivery & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Engineering, Design, and Data teams to ensure high-quality, timely delivery.
• Balance discovery and delivery to ensure the team is solving the right problems while shipping value regularly.
• Manage dependencies across teams and portfolios in a complex, global environment.
• Escalate risks, trade-offs, and delivery constraints clearly and early to the Teamhead.
• Ensure alignment with Finance, Legal, Compliance, Security, and other relevant functions where required.

Performance & KPIs

• Contribute directly to the portfolio KPIs defined by the Teamhead (e.g. conversion, payment success, engagement, reliability).
• Define feature- and initiative-level success metrics in collaboration with Data & Analytics.
• Monitor performance trends and use insight to inform backlog refinement.
• Support experimentation and continuous optimisation within the product area.
• Clearly communicate impact, learnings, and performance updates to stakeholders.

Stakeholder Management

• Work closely with the Teamhead / Portfolio Owner to align on priorities and trade-offs.
• Collaborate with global and regional stakeholders to ensure relevance and scalability.
• Represent the product area in relevant forums and planning sessions.
• Ensure transparency of progress, risks, and outcomes.

YOUR TALENT:

Experience

• 3-5 years of experience in digital product roles such as Product Owner, Product Manager, or similar positions.
• Experience working on consumer engagement, loyalty programmes, or membership-based platforms is highly desirable.
• Proven experience collaborating with engineering teams to deliver scalable digital solutions.
• Experience working within cross-functional teams including design, research, and analytics.
• Exposure to eCommerce or Direct-to-Consumer ecosystems is highly beneficial.
• Experience managing product backlogs and delivering features using agile product development practices.

Skills & Capabilities

• Strong backlog management and product delivery skills.
• Ability to translate business goals and consumer insights into clear user stories and solution definitions.
• Understanding of customer lifecycle strategies, loyalty programmes, and retention mechanics.
• Ability to work collaboratively with designers to shape engaging user experiences.
• Comfortable making product trade-offs between user experience, commercial priorities, and technical feasibility.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
• Data-informed decision-making and an interest in using insights to improve engagement and retention.

This job opportunity will be available in full-time or part-time.

PUMA supports over 21,000 employees across 120+ countries. The PUMA Group owns the brand PUMA, Cobra Golf and stichd, and is headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany.

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