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Product Owner- Strawberry Portal

Location

Sweden, Stockholm

Location

Sweden, Stockholm

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2024-04-18

At Strawberry, we're on a quest to redefine the hospitality experience through innovation &  technology. In 2023 we launched our new mother brand, Strawberry, and we are transforming from a traditional hotel company to become a universe of offers and experiences towards our guests and customers. This will result in many new interesting development areas in the upcoming years and an opportunity to influence the company's future.

One of the key ongoing projects is the launch of our new tech stack meaning that we are replacing all key systems both at hotel level but also on headquarter level. With this change Strawberry launched a new online product that we envision to be a one stop working tool for our Hotels & Customer Service, to support them in their daily operation. 

The product shall enable for one touch point where they can find aggregated guest & customer information (360 view).  The product roadmap will grow and evolve going forward, enabling additional features & functionalities to make our end users day to day operation as smooth as possible, this so that they can serve our guests & customers in the best possible way

If you are passionate about product management, technology, development & to grow your skill set this is a great opportunity to join a team devoted to reshaping the future for our employees & guests at Strawberry 

What you will be doing:

As the Product Owner for our product “Strawberry portal” you will work with product management to help us evolve the newly added product for the organization. 

The Strawberry portal is envisioned to be a one stop working tool for our end users to support them in their daily operation. The tool has endless possibilities and it´s the product owner's role to ensure that we implement & develop the best suited features for the product that makes our end users day to day work as smooth and efficient as possible. 

You will lead the work on gathering business needs & requirements and together with other stakeholders set up product roadmap and prioritization.

You will work closely with hotel operations, digital engineering team, architecture & information team and other key stakeholders to understand the underlying needs for features within the product. You will also work in getting a deep understanding of the technological possibilities the new product gives us. 

You’ll be a central representative for the Group Applications team on how Strawberry best can leverage the new technology that the portal & our new fulfillment systems brings to the table.

You will be reporting to the Head of Group Applications within the technology department at Strawberry.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Be responsible for the vision, strategic goals and the success of the product.
  • Work on support & escalation routines and set up up internal work processes & governance around the product
  • Maintenance of the product
  • Collaborate with stakeholders throughout the company to analyze business needs, evaluate ideas and align product roadmap & prioritization.
  • Lead and drive the work around the product from idea to backlog and ensure that the most valuable features for the organization are built.
  • Work closely with UX, solution architect, development, QA, content, analysis in implementing selected ideas 
  • Lead go live activities and set expectations for new features
  • Having an agile and data driven mindset “how can we quickly verify our assumptions”
  • Remain up to date on technology trends and best practices

Qualifications and Skills:

  • Minimum two years of relevant work experience, as well as experience in building great products that have generated tangible value
  • Ability to efficiently collaborate in a cross-functional environment.
  • Experience of agile methodologies
  • Experience from the hospitality business is a plus
  • We believe that you are a great team player that likes to have fun with your colleagues and inspire others.
  • Understanding of business value related to features and functions
  • Fluently in English and preferably also in either Norwegian or Swedish 
  • Outstanding communication and presentation skills
  • Sharp analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to effectively manage conflicting needs of stakeholder

The role is to be based in Strawberry´s head office in Stockholm.

If you feel that you are the right person for this job. We would be eagerly happy to receive your application.

Start: asap

If you have any further questions about the role please contact:

Head of Group Applications: martin.tillberg@strawberry.se 

We are Strawberry. With over 225 hotels, 120 restaurants, 20 spas and more, we create thousands of experiences every day. With urban Comfort Hotel®, warm Quality Hotel™, stylish Clarion Hotel® and cosy Clarion Collection® Hotel and more than 40 unique independent hotels, our guests can pick and choose. Our team of 17 000 passionate individuals from more than 120 countries is what makes up our company – diversity is what makes us grow! Strawberry is built on our core values: energy, courage and enthusiasm.

What’s in it for you?

As part of of Strawberry, you will get the best employee benefits of the industry.

A culture to cherish

A culture to cherish

Our people always make guests their top priority! Our warm and welcoming atmosphere creates the right setting for you to flourish and work your magic. You will get the freedom you need to perform your tasks and solve problems as they arise in the best way you see fit. A strong team spirit and family-feeling foster a culture of collaboration. And when there’s something to celebrate, we make sure to have some fun! In larger cities, we also regularly host after-work events to allow colleagues to mingle. How do we achieve all this you may wonder? We believe it’s down to the fact that we’re a diverse crowd full of energy, courage and enthusiasm. That’s how we create extraordinary experiences every single day!

A culture to cherish

Job security for peace of mind

Job security for peace of mind

When you work with us, we’ll take your whole life situation into consideration. We offer good job security through collective agreements and insurances, as well as paid parental leave, holiday leave, wellness allowance, attractive pension plans and competitive salaries. We’re there for you.

Job security for peace of mind

Room to grow

Room to grow

With more than 200 hotels across the Nordics, we offer you endless opportunities for career progression! Would you like to work full-time, part-time, a few hours here and there, or perhaps only a season? We have room for you, no matter where you’re at. We encourage creativity and curiosity, and we make every effort to foster a culture of learning for professional development. Ready to take your next career leap within the company? We applaud you and will help you achieve this! An academic degree isn't the most important thing for us. If you have the right mindset, we can certainly promise you a bright future!

Room to grow

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Explore more

We encourage you to get out and explore all that life has to offer! So, we always give numerous discounts to you and your friends and family at our hotels, bars and restaurants. As part of Strawberry, you get four FREE nights at our hotels each year* To remind you just how important you are, we’ll always do our best to offer you an upgrade! And on top of that, we’ve also partnered with other companies to give you sweet deals on air travel, charter holidays, car rental and lots more. 

*If you are employed on a contract for at least 20% of full-time working hours.

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Open mind, open hearts

Our heart beats for the world around us. To meet global challenges, we support the transition to clean energy, and we recently opened the first zero-energy hotel in the Nordics. We seek to use organic produce and have championed the elimination of unsustainable palm oil. We promote equal rights above all and are proud sponsors of Pride. Regardless of your ethnicity, gender, religious beliefs, disabilities or age - our doors are always open.

Open mind, open hearts

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