Digital Product Owner (SFMC)
Irvine, CA - USA
Department:
Job Summary
What You Will Bring
Minimum 5-7 years progressive experience n a business strategy or digital product management role with exposure to a dealer/customer facing environment and/or back-office operations.
Experience working in Agile or hybrid delivery environments with ownership in backlog management requirements gathering user story development and cross-functional coordination.
Experience in leading implementation testing release activities or process improvement initiatives preferred.
Automotive or financial services industries preferred.
Experience with dealer sales enablement or commercial portals preferred.
Bachelors degree in Business Information Systems Computer Science or a related field.
MBA a plus.
SAFe Agile and/or Six Sigma certification preferred.
Salesforce certifications are a plus.
Ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively demonstrating initiative accountability and adaptability in a fast-paced environment..
Sound business judgment and understanding of strategic priorities with the ability to deliver results in changing environments.
Experience in product management including backlog management user story development acceptance criteria and support across the product lifecycle.
Working knowledge of CRM systems business process management digital workflows and automation.
Ability to make informed decisions recommend process improvements and support change initiatives.
Ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority to drive aligned product outcomes.
Experience managing end-to-end product delivery balancing scope quality timelines and customer value.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to collaborate across business and technology teams and present effectively to stakeholders including senior management.
Familiarity with personas customer journey mapping and data-driven analysis. Strong verbal and written communication skills including the ability to present effectively to senior management.
Working knowledge of system architecture integrations and related technical concepts preferred.
Ability to manage multiple projects and vendor relationships simultaneously with strong process discipline.
Strong organizational and project coordination skills including the ability to manage multiple priorities vendor interactions research and analysis.
Proficiency in business and presentation tools such as PowerPoint Visio Excel Access and Word.
Work Environment
Employees in this class are subject to extended periods of sitting standing and walking vision to monitor and moderate noise levels. Work is performed in an at home and office environment.
The posted salary range for this job takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; geographic location and other business and organizational needs. Successful candidates may be hired anywhere in the salary range based on these factors. It is uncommon to hire candidates at or near the top of the range.
California Privacy Notice
This notice only applies to our applicants who reside in the State of California.
If you have any questions about CCPA regarding California residents or HCA team members please contact the Privacy Team at .
.Who We Are
Through our service brands Hyundai Motor Finance Genesis Finance and Kia Finance Hyundai Capital America offers a wide range of financial products tailored to meet the needs of Hyundai Genesis and Kia customers and dealerships. We provide vehicle financing leasing subscription and insurance solutions to over 3 million consumers and businesses. Embodying our commitment to grow innovate and diversify we strive to reimagine the customer and dealer experience and launch innovative new products that broaden our market reach. We believe that success comes from within and are proud to support our team members through skill development and career advancement. Hyundai Capital America is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture for our workforce. We are a values-driven company dedicated to supporting both internal and external communities through volunteering philanthropy and the empowerment of our Employee Resource Groups. Together we strive to be the leader in financing freedom of movement.
We Take Care of Our People
Along with competitive pay as an employee of HCA you are eligible for:
Medical dental and vision plans with no-cost and low-cost options
Annual employer HSA contribution
401(k) matching and immediate vesting
Vehicle purchase and lease discounts plus monthly vehicle allowances by job level:
o Associate / Sr. Associate: $350
o Manager / Sr. Manager: $600
o Director: $800
o Executive Director: $900
o VP or Above: $1000
100% employer-paid life and disability insurance
No-cost health and wellbeing programs including a gym benefit
Six weeks of paid parental leave
Paid Volunteer Time Off plus a company donation to a charity of your choice
What to Expect
The Digital Product Owner owns and prioritizes the product backlog to maximize business value by translating business needs into clear actionable user stories with defined acceptance criteria and testing. This role collaborates closely with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and effective delivery drives Agile execution manages priorities and risks presents product demos to stakeholders and ensures release readiness and seamless delivery. This role serves as a key contributor responsible for supporting dealer roadmaps defining business requirements and building business cases to support product strategy.
What You Will Do
1. Backlog Support & Requirements Documentation
Partner with stakeholders and end users to gather requirements and convert them into actionable user stories and supporting artifacts (journey maps process flows wireframes).
Lead story elaboration and provide clarifications to delivery teams throughout the sprint/release lifecycle.
Ensure requirements comply with relevant security privacy regulatory accessibility and audit standards (as applicable).
Own and continuously refine the product backlog ensuring items are clear valuable and ordered to maximize business impact.
Prioritize features enhancements technical improvements and defects using value risk dependencies effort and time sensitivity.
Ensure backlog readiness by maintaining well-defined epics user stories acceptance criteria and Definition of Ready/Done.
2. Stakeholder Coordination & Agile Team Support
Serve as the primary product liaison across business technology operations compliance and leadership stakeholders.
Facilitate alignment by setting expectations negotiating scope and managing competing priorities across stakeholder groups.
Conduct regular stakeholder reviews/demos gather feedback and incorporate insights into roadmap/backlog decisions.
Work closely with Scrum Master and cross-functional teams to ensure successful sprint planning execution and delivery.
Ensure alignment on technical direction integration needs and non-functional requirements (performance reliability scalability).
Participate in or lead key Agile ceremonies (refinement planning review retrospective) to keep delivery focused on outcomes.
Help remove ambiguity by making timely product decisions within assigned scope sequencing acceptance and release readiness.
3. Testing Release & Continuous Improvement Support
Coordinate release planning with IT QA DevOps operations training and support teams.
Ensure completion of released documentation communications training materials and change management plans.
Validate product readiness through UAT signoffs and operational preparedness.
Track and monitor product success metrics (adoption conversion cycle time NPS/DSS/CSAT cost-to-serve defect trends) and use insights to support prioritization and continuous improvement.
Communicate product progress performance and risks to stakeholders with clear updates.
4. Cross-Functional Collaboration & Delivery Coordination
Collaborate with architects IT leads UX data security and platform teams to ensure solutions are feasible scalable and aligned with product strategy.
Identify manage and communicate cross-team and cross-platform dependencies proactively mitigating delivery risks and bottlenecks.
Manage relationships with external vendors and partners ensuring alignment with product vision scope timelines and quality expectations.
Coordinate with vendors and partners to support delivery commitments integration requirements and performance expectations in collaboration with internal teams.
5. Product Performance & Insights
Support product and business leaders by contributing product insight and business domain knowledge to the execution of the digital and technology vision and roadmap for HCAs digital channels.
Support the translation of strategic objectives into aligned goals outcomes and feature priorities to help improve dealer and customer experiences.