Digital & Technology Team (D&T) is an integral division of HEINEKEN Global Shared Services Center. We are committed to making Heineken the most connected brewery. That includes digitalizing and integrating our processes, ensuring best-in-class technology, and embedding a data-driven culture. By joining us you will work in one of the most dynamic and innovative teams and have a direct impact on building the future of Heineken!

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This role is part of the Digital and Technology (D&T) Function of HEINEKEN International and is located in the Heineken Global Shared Services hub in Krakow. D&T is proud to bring cutting-edge innovation, strong technology, and advanced analytics to HEINEKEN. With speed and agility, we ensure HEINEKEN has the technological competitive advantages it needs to deliver on its ambition.

As Product Owner (PO) Edge Cloud & Hosting you and your team are part of the Cloud & Hosting Tribe within the Digital Infrastructure Portfolio of D&T. As PO you are accountable for maximizing the value of the products and services delivered by the Product Team; together with the Tribe Lead you own the Edge Cloud & Hosting vision, strategy and roadmap.

Your responsibilities would include:

• owning the product delivery of the edge cloud & hosting products to the global HEINEKEN IT professionals and partners, including edge IaaS and PaaS services from our contracted Private Cloud (T-Systems) and Public Cloud (Azure, AWS) data centre partners. As well as the services from our Managed Service Partners (T-Systems, Triple, Lemongrass) to manage this infrastructure and these platforms if needed
• delivering with the help of the partners the services around these platforms so that the IT professionals consuming the services experience a modern, reliable, fast, cost efficient, easy to use and above all secure environment in which they can focus on their application delivery
• being accountable for effective Product Backlog management, especially deciding on priorities and directions to maximize value delivered by the product team
• being responsible for the financial governance of the edge cloud & hosting platforms. Continuously evaluating the economic efficiency of HEINEKENs hosting solutions. Included are all expenditures (capital and operating expenses) and proceeds (charge-outs to HEINEKEN operating companies, OPCOs). Develop the annual budgets and contribute to annual 5-year planning to project the long-term run rate of edge cloud & hosting solutions
• managing internal stakeholders across:
• all Functional domains (e.g. Commerce, Supply Chain, Finance),
  • 4 D&T Hubs in each region
  • Global Information Security
  • Business Application teams
  • External partners, e.g. Microsoft, T-Systems, Amazon
• collaborating together with Tribe Product Architect and Enterprise Architecture, to define the architectural standards for the edge cloud & hosting, develop roadmaps and efficient operational management standards
• collaborating with Scrum Master to lead a high-performing, agile product team to deliver fit-for-use and fit-for-purpose technology solutions.

You are a good candidate if you:

• have a Master’s degree in IT and/ or Business Administration
• have 15+ years of work experience, as well as experience required in a complex international environment (Countries/Regions)
• have strong and demonstrated leadership experience within a Cloud Centre of Excellence (CCoE) in a multinational environment
• are an inspirational leader for the product team
• have proven experience in managing global teams (combining internal employees and external partners), creating a trusted, business-focused mindset, and developing secure design strategies for related services
• have proven experience in identifying, selecting, and implementing relevant modern technologies and influencing the business with a formal global financial business case for its related services
• have an entrepreneurial mind-set and an ability to connect with internal and external audiences including senior management
• have a sense of urgency to enable & support OpCos and its Operations with the related services
• are PSPO certified (nice to have)
• have excellent written and verbal English.

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