Take Our Tech
To The Next Level
IT Product Owner II
Location Birmingham, Alabama
- Category Technology
- Job ID R26_0000004240
- Brand Motion Industries (MOT)
- Status Full time
Overview
Here, you’ll find a culture that always has its finger on the pulse of ingenuity and innovation. After all, building on our legacy depends on acting with integrity to deliver future-focused transformation — and that’s where you’ll come in. By adding your resourcefulness and out-of-the-box thinking to ours, we’ll be able to achieve great things — both as a team, and as individuals. Whatever your area of IT expertise, we’ll empower you to bring your authentic self to work and support you to do your best work.
Job Details
IT Product Owner II
You must be eligible to work in the US without Visa Sponsorship.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We're building intelligent product search that understands intent, learns from behavior, and gets smarter over time. You'll partner with a Business Owner who sets the strategic direction—your job is to take that vision and execute: decomposing it into engineering-ready work, keeping the team unblocked, and ensuring every sprint delivers measurable outcomes. You'll work side-by-side with an ML Architect, Search Architect, and Senior Python Engineers. You don't need to write the models—but you need to understand them well enough to write sharp requirements and set a clear bar for 'done.'
WHAT YOU'LL OWN
Backlog & Execution
- Internalize Business Owner priorities and translate them into a groomed, estimated, sprint-ready backlog.
- Write clear user stories with acceptance criteria; decompose ML features into shippable increments with the Architects.
- Run sprint ceremonies, maintain delivery cadence, and shield the team from scope creep.
Discovery & Requirements
- Lead discovery with Merchandising, Sales, and Customer Success to surface unmet search needs.
- Partner with Architects to validate technical feasibility before committing to sprint scope.
- Escalate prioritization conflicts to the Business Owner with clear options—not just problems.
Experimentation & Measurement
- Partner with the Business Owner to define success criteria and relevance KPIs for A/B experiments (CTR, zero-result rate, NDCG, conversion-from-search).
- Coordinate instrumentation with engineering and surface experiment results to the Business Owner in clear, actionable terms.
WHAT YOU BRING
Required
- 3-5 years product ownership experience; including 2+ years on a search, AI, or ML product in ecommerce.
- Proven ability to execute alongside a Business Owner—translating strategy into backlogs without owning the vision.
- Familiarity with ecommerce search patterns: faceting, query understanding, merchandising rules, relevance tuning.
- Experience tracking search KPIs and interpreting A/B experiment results with statistical rigor.
- Strong communicator across engineering, data science, and business stakeholders.
- Agile/Scrum practitioner comfortable in fast-moving, cross-functional ML teams.
Nice to Have
- B2B or industrial ecommerce background; knowledge of ML concepts (embeddings, vector search, reranking, RAG).
- Experience with Elasticsearch/OpenSearch, LaunchDarkly, GCP, or product analytics tools (Adobe Analytics, BigQuery).
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS: None required.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY: No Supervisory Responsibility
BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY: No
COMPANY INFORMATION: Motion offers an excellent benefits package which includes options for healthcare coverage, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, vacation, sick, and holiday pay.
DISCLAIMER: This job description illustrates the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this job classification. It is not intended to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and skills required. Management retains the right to add or modify duties at any time.
Not the right fit? Let us know you're interested in a future opportunity by joining our Talent Community onjobs.genpt.comor create an account to set up email alerts as new job postings become available that meet your interest!
GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. GPC's policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons.
Employee Benefits
-
Flexible Working Schedules
-
Wellbeing Programs
-
Learning Opportunities
-
Community Engagement
-
Paid Parental Leave
-
Pet Insurance
Quote
The coaching and development at GPC has been phenomenal over the years. My managers truly know what is going on in their teams. They are able to guide me and answer questions.
Latisha Ward GPC Data Voice Infrastructure Provisioning Coordinator
Jobs For You
Featured Jobs
No featured jobs available. View all of our available opportunities!
Saved Jobs
No saved jobs available. View all of our available opportunities!
Viewed Jobs
No recently viewed jobs available. View all of our available opportunities!
-
Benefits We offer comprehensive benefit plans and programs designed to support your health and wellness, provide income protection and build financial security for your retirement. -
Career Areas New opportunities await you at Genuine Parts Company. Discover a career where you and your talents can truly thrive. Learn more about available opportunities. -
Culture Our teammates are at the heart of everything we do. We are united by a shared commitment to our purpose: We Keep the World Moving. -
About GPC We are a global service organization engaged in the distribution of automotive and industrial replacement parts. Our vast global supply chain includes more than 10,700 locations across 17 countries. -
Military GPC has a legacy of supporting veterans, reservists and transitioning military to help them have impactful civilian careers. -
Students and Graduates We have many exciting opportunities with our GPC and NAPA teams for undergraduate and graduate students to gain first-hand experience working in the corporate world. -
Global Technology Center Located in Krakow, Poland, the GPC Global Technology Center (GTC) is the research and development hub for GPC’s digital transformation efforts. -
Technology As GPC grows around the world, our teams are developing advanced technologies and solutions that enhance our capabilities and improve the customer experience. -
NAPA We are America’s largest network of automotive parts and care, with nearly 6,000 auto parts stores, more than 16,000 auto care and collision centers and approximately 800,000 available parts. -
Motion As a leading industrial distributor, we offer access to more than 19 million parts and supplies to help MRO (maintenance, repair and operations) and OEM (original equipment manufacturer) customers. -
Sign up for Job Alerts
Sign up to receive job alerts about opportunities you may be interested in!