Sr. Manager Technical Product Owner (TPO) - Procurement DI&A Products/Platform

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Job Function:

Technology Product & Platform Management

Job Sub Function:

Technical Product Management

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil

Job Description:

Position Overview

We are seeking a strategic and outcomes-focused TPO, aligned with the High-Performance Team (HPT) model, to shape and advance Enterprise Procurement Data, Intelligence & Automation (DI&A) products and platform capabilities. This role will define the strategic direction for a portfolio of Procurement DI&A initiatives, ensuring alignment with Enterprise Procurement priorities, business value realization, and long-term capability maturity. The ideal candidate will operate at both the strategic and execution levels to identify opportunities, influence investment decisions, and build scalable digital, data, and AI-enabled capabilities that strengthen the Enterprise Procurement function.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic direction and evolution of Procurement DI&A products and platform capabilities, translating Enterprise Procurement priorities into a cohesive roadmap aligned to long-term business objectives.
• Partner with senior stakeholders across Enterprise Procurement to define strategic outcomes, prioritize investments, and drive measurable business value.
• Establish and mature product operating models, governance, and portfolio management practices that enable scalable and sustainable delivery across Procurement DI&A initiatives.
• Drive cross-functional alignment across business, data, and technology teams to ensure requirements, architecture, roadmaps, and delivery plans support broader transformation goals.
• Oversee product roadmaps, backlog priorities, and release planning to balance strategic initiatives, operational needs, and technical modernization.
• Champion the adoption of advanced analytics, intelligent automation, and AI capabilities, while evaluating emerging technologies and trends to unlock innovation and enterprise value.
• Own value articulation and business case development for strategic investments, including funding requests, cost optimization opportunities, and total cost of ownership considerations.
• Lead executive stakeholder reviews, QBRs, and governance discussions to provide visibility into product performance, risks, opportunities, and strategic recommendations.
• Build organizational understanding and adoption of Procurement DI&A capabilities through change leadership, communications, and enablement.
• Ensure portfolio, compliance, and operational information is maintained across required enterprise systems, and serve as the JJT lead for in-scope SOX applications.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Data Science, or a related field is required.
• An advanced degree is preferred.

Experience & Skills

• AI Knowledge and Experience
• Proven experience leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies to enhance product capabilities, improve user experience, and drive business outcomes.
• Understanding AI concepts and frameworks, including agentic AI, with the ability to translate technical capabilities into product strategies.
• Experience integrating AI-driven features into digital products or platforms, ensuring alignment with customer needs and organizational goals.
• Ability to collaborate with data science and engineering teams to define AI requirements, evaluate feasibility, and prioritize AI-enabled functionality.
• Awareness of ethical considerations and responsible AI practices, ensuring compliance with industry standards and organizational policies.
• Hands-on experience generating prompts — creating, refining, and measuring prompts to boost workflow efficiency and performance.
• Demonstrated ability to rapidly learn, evaluate, and adopt new AI tools and platforms to meet evolving project needs. 
• Minimum of 8+ years of IT, digital product, data, or analytics-related experience, including leadership across complex, cross-functional initiatives.
• Proven experience leading digital product strategy and roadmap development, preferably in data, analytics, automation, or AI-enabled environments, with the ability to connect product decisions to business outcomes and enterprise priorities.
• Strong understanding of Procurement processes, operating models, and enabling technologies, with experience identifying opportunities to strengthen Enterprise Procurement capabilities through data and digital solutions.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders, align diverse teams, and drive strategic decisions across a matrixed organization.
• Strong familiarity with Agile methodologies and tools (e.g., Scrum, JIRA).
• Experience with several of the following technologies is strongly recommended: Teradata, PostgreSQL, MS Azure, Databricks, OpenAI’s GPT, Neo4j, Alation, Python, PySpark, and AI-powered BI/data visualization tools (Cognos, Tableau, Power BI). Experience with integration technologies (e.g., Informatica) is a nice-to-have.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multiple priorities across a complex portfolio while balancing strategic transformation, operational excellence, and delivery outcomes.
• Strong strategic thinking, executive presence, and influencing skills, with a track record of leading through ambiguity and driving alignment across complex enterprise environments.

 

 

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Analytical Reasoning, Consulting, Cost Management, Creating Purpose, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Developing Others, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Performance Measurement, Product Development, Product Strategies, Project Management Methodology (PMM), Research and Development, Software Development Management, Strategic Supply Chain Management, Team Management