Technical Project Manager - Data Solutions
About H-E-B H-E-B is one of the largest, independently owned food retailers in the nation operating over 400 stores throughout Texas and Mexico, with annual sales generating over $25 billion. Described by industry experts as a daring innovator and smart competitor, H-E-B has led the way with creative new concepts, outstanding service and a commitment to diversity in our workforce, workplace and marketplace. H-E-B offers a wealth of career opportunities to our 109,000+ Partners (employees), competitive compensation and benefits program and comprehensive training that lead to successful careers.
H-E-B Data Solutions is looking for a seasoned and driven Technical Project Manager with a strong Project Management and Software Engineering background to lead projects for our Data Solutions teams. Our Data Solution partners (employees) collaborate to design, construct, implement and support technology solutions. You will work closely with Product Managers, Engineers, and business partners to ensure launch requirements are understood, defined, tracked for key initiatives, and delivered successfully.
Once you’re eligible, you will become an Owner in the company, so we’re looking for commitment, hard work, and focus on quality and Customer service. “Partner-owned” means our most important resources – People – drive the innovation, growth, and success that makes H-E-B The Greatest Retailing Company.
What You'll Do
Facilitate multiple initiatives of a Data Solutions development team using standards and technologies to deliver rapid and timely data and reporting solutions to business product owners.
Support business product owners to develop product roadmap, maintain product backlog, groom stories, establish priorities and timelines, plan sprint scope, and communicate results.
Lead scrum related ceremonies including daily standups, grooming, planning, retrospectives, prioritization, and business demos.
Monitor and ensure sprint progress and maintain key sprint metrics related to deliverables, backlog, risk, and velocity of the engineering team.
Communicate out sprint commitments, deliveries, challenges and concerns regarding H-E-B Data dataset and reporting development to various levels of leadership.
Mentor and coach onsite and remote team members on continuous improvement of Agile development and individual’s contributions to improve quality and velocity of deliverables. The team should be focused, engaged, and enthusiastic. The team members should feel comfortable discussing problems and suggesting improvement ideas.
Support and coach team members on identifying, documenting, and refining requirements; including development and execution of test cases and scripts.
Serve as the advocate for scrum team members and remove outside interference and distractions to team deliverables and product goals.
Engage and communicate across technical and business teams to manage risks, dependencies, issues, release readiness, and quality standards.
Ensure testing and production releases align to enterprise standards and leverage CoE-related tools and processes.
Act as agile SME to build scrum understanding and acceptance with business and technical teams and individuals. Uphold agile development principles and resist pressure to deviate from agile principles. Collaborate with and mentor other technical project managers at H-E-B on the same.
Who You Are
CS degree or equivalent
5+ years’ experience working as a software project manager with experience leading large and complex cross-functional projects in a technology
You are highly adaptable in a fast-paced hyper-growth environment; able to thrive within ambiguity.
You have a system to manage change. You influence decisions and change management through collaboration, leadership, and a customer-focused approach.
Significant agile/lean experience in organizations leveraging lean/agile methodologies and in-depth experience with specific agile methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban, etc.
Great interpersonal / communication skills (writing, speaking, listening), including navigating conflict and challenging situations while encouraging and mediating open and honest dialogue.
Strong leadership capabilities, i.e. balancing the empowerment of the team to learn and grow from failure against avoiding failure when significant consequences exist.
Ability to understand and articulate the team’s perspective when facilitating priority discussions with the business Product Owner.
Advances knowledge and usage of product and issues tracking software such as JIRA, Confluence, and Microsoft Office.
Expert problem solving, time management, and risk management skills to lead agile Data Solutions development efforts.
Understanding of business intelligence process, ETL, analytical reporting, data modeling, and data warehousing.
Familiarity with any modern Data development platforms/tooling a plus: MicroStrategy, Informatica, TIBCO, Python, Java, Tableau, Spark, Hive, Impala, Kafka, Teradata, Oracle GG, SQL Server, SSRS, Azure, GCP, AWS, etc.
Experience supporting retail or ecommerce operations a plus.
What are the Perks?
- A robust Benefits plan with coverage starting Day One
- Dental, vision, life, and other insurance plans; flexible spending accounts; short term / long term disability coverage
- Partner Care Team, for any time you have healthcare or coverage questions
- Telehealth offers 24/7 access to board-certified doctors by phone
- Partner Guidance allows free counselor visits
- Funeral leave, jury duty, and military pay (subject to applicable law)
- Maternal / paternal leave for new parents, including adoptions
- 10% off H-E-B brand products in-store and online
- Eligibility to participate in 401(k)
- Opportunity to become a “Partner-Owner” after 12 months
Who We Are
- H-E-B is one of the largest, independently owned food retailers in the nation, operating over 400 stores throughout Texas and Mexico, with annual sales generating over $25 billion
- We hire talented people (109,000+ Partners), and give them autonomy to be creative in how they impact the business
- We’re a Partner-driven company with a Bold Promise – Because People Matter
- We embrace Diversity and Inclusion as core values, and support them with thriving company-wide programs
- We’re a truly original Texas-based company that created the Spirit of Giving to help Texas communities every day
- Once eligible, our Partners become Owners in the company. “Partner-owned” means our most important resources—People—drive the innovation, growth, and success that make H-E-B The Greatest Retailing Company