IT Product Owner R&D Sensory Evaluation

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IT Product Owner R&D Sensory Evaluation

Location: Barcelona, Spain

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Other

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

11.03.2025

Expiry Date:

25.04.2025

Job Description:

IT Product Owner R&D Sensory Evaluation Position Snapshot

• Stream: IT R&D
• Type of work: Hybrid
• Type of contract: Permanent
• +5 years’ experience as IT Product Owner in a product-based IT organization.

The role:

R&D Information Technology (IT) is the stream in Nestlé IT Hub in charge of powering the R&D function with IT capabilities to drive company growth through breakthrough research that can be translated quickly into products and services.

The unique space of Sensory Evaluation for Nestlé involves Research & Development in Nestlé Product Technology Centers, as well as Technical & Production in Nestlé Factories. It is integrated with multiple systems, such as SAP Quality Management and Consumer Product Testing. As an IT Product Owner, you will ensure adequate deployment, sustainability, and evolution of the applications in this scope.

What you’ll do:

• Ensure secure and reliable operation, as well as cost-effective maintenance.
• Drive adoption and usage to increase value.
• Support the R&D Sensory IT Product Manager to translate the R&D and Operations strategy to a consolidated Evolve roadmap from multiple stakeholders' inputs.
• Capture user insights to feed the Evolve roadmap.
• Contribute to the prioritization of the Evolve roadmap backlog with the R&D stakeholders.
• For in-house built applications, liaise with the development team(s) to ensure delivery of the Evolve roadmap.
• For third-party applications, influence the vendor(s) roadmap to fit the strategy.

We offer you:

• Great benefits including competitive salary and a comprehensive social benefits package, including health insurance, restaurant card, mobility plan, etc.
• Personal and professional growth through ongoing training and constant career opportunities.
• Hybrid working environment with flexible working scheme.
• Recreation activities such as yoga, Zumba, and a wide range of volunteering activities.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or similar.
• +5 years’ experience as IT Product Owner in a product-based IT organization.
• Experience with Azure DevOps and Service Now, particularly with Application Portfolio Management (APM).
• Strong Cloud understanding.
• Result focus, with a proven track record of taking ownership and successfully delivering results in a dynamic environment.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Data-driven decision making, ensuring accuracy and reliability of data.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.

Bonus Points If You:

• Have experience in food or other industries that have their own sensory evaluation test team and products.

About the IT Hub:

We are a team of IT professionals from many countries and diverse backgrounds, each with unique missions and challenges in the biggest health, nutrition, and wellness company in the world. We innovate every day through forward-looking technologies to create opportunities for Nestlé’s digital challenges.

About Nestlé:

We are Nestlé, the largest food and beverage company with 308,000 employees driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. Our values are rooted in respect for ourselves, others, diversity, and our future.

We encourage the diversity of applicants across gender, age, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, social background, religion or belief, and disability.

Join IT Hub Nestlé #beaforceforgood

How we will proceed:

You send us your CV. We contact relevant applicants. Interviews. Feedback. Job Offer communication to the Finalist. First working day.