About Us

Welcome to Ardent Mills, a company dedicated to helping our customers innovate and grow, with the industry's broadest range of traditional and organic flours, whole grains, customized blends, and specialty products. Our ingredients are backed by unrivaled technical support, food safety solutions, and the supply assurance of a coast-to-coast network of more than 35 community mills and blending facilities, an artisan commercial bakery, and a Mobile Innovation Center.  

Technology drives our ability to be industry leaders by developing the next generation of user-centered solutions that are changing the way our people connect, explore, and interact with information and our customers. As a member of our extraordinarily creative, motivated and talented team, you will improve upon and develop new products that help nourish millions of people. We need our people to be versatile, passionate and to take on new problems as we continue to push technology forward. If you get excited about learning, building new things that delight our customers and driving success as part of an amazing team, Ardent Mills Product Development might be your next career step!

About the Job

The Ardent Mills Product Delivery organization is looking for a Product Owner to join our Data Warehouse team!  In this role, you will be a leader on our Data Warehouse agile team focused on building a single, reliable, trusted source of data truth. This solution is utilized through all aspects of our business, from every day operational KPIs, to advanced analytical models that feed our competitive edge. A successful candidate is expected to demonstrate technical acumen while representing the voice of the team, the business, and the customer in backlog prioritization, roadmap creation, and team discussions.  We are looking for someone who has a passion for serving our customers, an ability to inspire and align our engineers to the product vision, and is excited by the prospect of taking on complex challenges.  

Your Day to Day

• Steer the development of our Data Warehouse Platform, managing and owning the product backlog and roadmap
• Partner with the leads in our Data and Analytics organization to research and define business requirements for new features
• Prepare solid business specifications for new features to be developed by our Data Engineering team
• Serve as the main point of contact for stakeholders on questions regarding the Data Warehouse
• Develop a strong cross-collaborative relationship with your Data Engineering process and technical leads to ensure an efficient and productive delivery team 
• Identify opportunities for business improvement based on our current setup
• Actively participate in agile practices like Scrum with the Data Engineering team
• Take ownership of data projects, from concept to launch
• Collaborate with internal and external technical and product teams on cross-functional efforts

Key Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of experience working in a software-driven company as a Product Owner or similar role
• BS/BA degree in business, technology or related field
• Experience with Agile methodologies like Scrum & Kanban
• Comfortable being the point of contact for different stakeholders ranging from technical leads to business executives
• Proven experience working with relational databases and using SQL for the purposes of bridging business needs and technical clarifications
• You are a quick learner, passionate about your work and driven to get things done
• You have excellent communication skills
• You get stuff shipped!

Nice to Have

• 5 years professional experience
• Experience with Big Data Systems
• Experience with Design Thinking Principals
• Supply chain or lean manufacturing experience
• Experience with PowerBI and Microsoft Data Stack

Ardent Mills is headquartered in Denver, CO.  This role can be 100% remote.  The successful candidate will be expected to commit to a periodic presence in the Denver HQ office, the frequency of which will be determined by the hiring manager.

EEO Commitment

At Ardent Mills, everyone matters and everyone has a voice.  We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal opportunities are available to all applicants and team members and the decisions will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs.  We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, aboriginality, ancestry, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, genetic information, veteran status, age, political affiliation, or any other non-merit characteristic protected by law or not.  Together, celebrating our differences, we make Ardent Mills.

The preceding position description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this position.  It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees in this position. The description, duties, functions, and responsibilities are subject to change at the discretion of Ardent Mills. 

Location:

Denver Office CO

Address:

1875 Lawrence Street, Denver CO, 80202

Additional Locations (if applicable):

Employment Type:

Full time

Additional Information:

COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION:

We provide market-driven base pay, based on skills, abilities and level of experiences. The rate for this position starts at $78,143.10and goes up from there. Our salary ranges are quite broad, and your individual salary will be market competitive based on your unique set of skills and level of experience. Additionally, because we believe that our team members are the reason for our success, we offer all team members (who are not excluded due to their collective bargaining agreement) an opportunity to earn at minimum 5% additional variable incentives based on contribution, company performance, and individual results achieved. Your specific bonus plan and target amount will be determined based on your role and contributions.

BENEFITS:

At Ardent Mills we offer a wide range of benefits to our team members and their eligible family members. Some of our great benefit programs you may be eligible for include: • Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage• Health and Dependent Savings Accounts • Life and Disability Programs • Voluntary Benefit Programs • Company Sponsored Wellness Programs • Retirement Savings with Company Match • Team Member and Family Assistance Program (EAP) • Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays • Employee Recognition Program with Rewards (RAVE).