Opella
Website:
opella.com
Job details:
JOB TITLE: Product Owner – Horizon
DEPARTMENT: Digital Data, AI & Analytics – Master Data, Data Governance & Market Data
LEVEL: TBD by HR (suggested: 3.1)
REPORTS TO: Data Domain Manager - Product
LOCATION: Hyderabad, India
Company And Department Description
Opella is the self-care challenger with the purest and third-largest portfolio in the Over-The-Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market globally.
Our mission is to bring health in people's hands by making self-care as simple as it should be for over half a billion consumers worldwide.
At the core of this mission is our 100+ loved brands, our 11,000-strong global team, our 13 best-in-class manufacturing sites, and four specialized science and innovation development centers.
Headquartered in France, Opella is the proud maker of many of the world's most loved brands, including Allegra, Buscopan, Doliprane, Dulcolax, Enterogermina, Essentiale, and Mucosolvan.
B Corp certified in multiple markets, we are active players in the journey towards healthier people and planet.
Find out more about our mission to bring health in your hands at www.opella.com
The
Digital Data, AI & Analytics team at Opella drives transformation through data-driven decision-making, advanced analytics, and AI-powered solutions. Within this team, the
Master Data, Data Governance & Market Data group ensures robust data practices, governance, and actionable insights to support strategic business decisions across the organization.
Position Overview
The Product Owner – Horizon is responsible for the
end-to-end execution and delivery of Horizon as a senior leadership web application.
This is a
hands-on, delivery-focused role. The Product Owner will own backlog, sprint execution, stakeholder alignment, and release quality, ensuring Horizon is delivered on time, within budget, with high usability, and continuous improvement.
The role requires strong discipline in breaking down ambiguous leadership needs into
clear, buildable requirements, and driving teams to deliver consistently in an Agile environment.
The Product Owner – Horizon will be responsible for driving the vision, roadmap, and delivery of Horizon, Opella’s next-generation Progressive Web App for Opella CEO, Executive Committee and Senior Leadership, while also supporting and enhancing Sinergi as an enterprise analytics interface (including conversational and BI-driven capabilities).
Horizon is not a reporting tool. It is a decision cockpit, which focuses on clarity, narrative, and speed.
This role requires strong product thinking, executive empathy, and the ability to translate complex, multi-dimensional business inputs into simple, high-impact user experiences.
The Product Owner Will Ensure Horizon Delivers
- Clarity over complexity (what matters, not everything)
- Narrative over raw data (so what, now what)
- Speed to insight (minutes, not hours or days)
- Consistency across markets and functions
This role sits at the intersection of business, data, and technology, owning product strategy and execution to enable intuitive, scalable, and insight-driven experiences for global and local stakeholders. The Product Owner will work closely with Opella Senior Leadership, data teams, BI teams, and business users to create high-impact product capabilities.
Key Responsibilities
- Backlog Ownership & Sprint Execution
- Own and manage the Horizon product backlog with well-defined, prioritized user stories
- Translate leadership and business needs into clear acceptance criteria and actionable tickets
- Lead backlog grooming, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives
- Ensure sprint commitments are realistic and consistently delivered
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- Delivery Management
- Drive end-to-end delivery across design, engineering, and data teams
- Track progress, identify risks/blockers early, and proactively resolve them
- Ensure high-quality releases with strong focus on usability, performance, and stability
- Maintain clear visibility of delivery status, timelines, and dependencies
- Own and manage the Horizon backlog with a sharp focus on business impact and usability
- Work closely with engineering, design, and data teams to deliver a high-quality, responsive web application
- Lead Agile ceremonies and ensure timely, iterative releases
- Balance speed with polish; this is a high-visibility product for leadership
- Requirement Structuring & Clarity
- Break down complex, ambiguous requirements into simple, structured product increments
- Define user flows, screen-level requirements, and interaction logic in detail
- Work closely with designers to ensure requirements translate into clean, intuitive UX
- Avoid over-engineering—focus on MVP-first, iterative delivery
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- Stakeholder Coordination (Execution-Focused)
- Act as the single point of contact between business stakeholders and delivery teams
- Gather inputs, clarify requirements, and manage expectations on scope and timelines
- Ensure fast turnaround on feedback and incorporate it into subsequent sprints
- Drive alignment without slowing down delivery
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- Release & Adoption Management
- Plan and manage releases, including UAT, sign-offs, and production deployment
- Ensure readiness of features before release (tested, validated, documented)
- Support rollout and adoption by ensuring the product is intuitive and reliable
- Continuously collect user feedback and feed it into backlog prioritization
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- Define and Drive the Horizon Vision
- Own Horizon as a leadership-facing product, ensuring it meets the needs of senior executives (Global & Regional)
- Define what an “ideal executive experience” looks like—what decisions need to be enabled, what signals matter, and how they should be presented
- Establish guiding principles: simplicity, relevance, speed, and actionability
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- Design a Best-in-Class Executive Experience
- Translate complex business inputs into clean, intuitive, and minimalistic UI/UX
- Define how insights are structured: performance summaries, exception-based views, trend signals, and forward-looking indicators
- Ensure the product answers key leadership questions instantly (e.g., “What’s changing?”, “Where do I need to act?”, “What’s the risk?”)
- Drive consistency in how metrics, visuals, and narratives are presented across the platform
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- Stakeholder Engagement (Senior Leadership Focus)
- Engage directly with senior stakeholders to gather feedback and refine the product experience
- Act as a translator between executives and delivery teams—distilling vague needs into clear product requirements
- Drive alignment across functions to ensure Horizon reflects a single, consistent view of the business
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- Adoption & Value Realization
- Drive adoption of Horizon as the default platform for leadership reviews and decision-making
- Continuously measure product effectiveness (usage, decision speed, stakeholder satisfaction)
- Iterate based on feedback to ensure sustained relevance and impact
- Experience:
- Bachelor’s/ Master’s degree in Business, Engineering, or related fields
- 6–10+ years of experience in Product Ownership, Business Analysis, or Agile delivery roles
- Proven experience delivering web-based products or dashboards in Agile environments
- Strong track record of managing backlogs, sprints, and cross-functional delivery
- Experience working with global stakeholders across time zones
Technical & Functional Skills:Technical fluency (modern app stack):- Comfortable working with and driving delivery across modern application architectures, including:
- Frontend frameworks such as React / React Native
- Backend technologies such as Node.js
- API paradigms such as GraphQL and REST
- Mobile-first and responsive web application design principles
Mobile-first product mindset: Understands constraints and best practices of mobile app development (performance, responsiveness, usability) and can translate them into product requirementsStrong experience with Agile tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps)Solid understanding of web application development lifecycleFamiliarity with data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI)Solid understanding of data structures and APIsExposure to AI/ GenAI-enabled features is a plusExperience working in or with global/ regional organizations, across multiple markets and time zones.- SKILLS & COMPETENCIES:
- Expertise in Secondary Market Research methodologies.
- Business-savvy communicator: able to explain complex data concepts in simple, story-driven language.
- Stakeholder management: comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders at Global, Regional and Local levels.
- Problem-solving mindset: structured, curious and resilient in the face of ambiguity. High attention to detail and adaptability in a fast-paced environment.
- Collaboration: works effectively with Product Owners, data engineers, BI developers and functional teams.
- Ownership: proactive, accountable and focused on outcomes and adoption, not just deliverables. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- SPECIAL WORKING CONDITIONS:
Occasional travel to global/ regional offices as required.
Disclaimer
The above description outlines the general nature and level of work performed. It is not exhaustive and may be subject to change.
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