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# Lead Agile Delivery- Merchandising Capabilities (P3081) - Cincinnati at 84.51° 

- **Company:** 84.51° 
- **Location:** Cincinnati, OH
- **Compensation:** $125k–$180k
- **Posted:** 2026-09-01
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-12
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/8451/jobs/8769442002

## Job description

84.51° Overview:

84.51° is a retail data science, insights and media company. We help The Kroger Co., consumer packaged goods companies, agencies, publishers and affiliates create more personalized and valuable experiences for shoppers across the path to purchase.

Powered by cutting-edge science, we utilize first-party retail data from more than 62 million U.S. households sourced through the Kroger Plus loyalty card program to fuel a more customer-centric journey using 84.51° Insights, 84.51° Loyalty Marketing and our retail media advertising solution, Kroger Precision Marketing.

84.51° follows a 5‑day in‑office work schedule to support collaboration, alignment, and team connection.

Join us at 84.51°!

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The Merchandising Capabilities team uses data science, technology, and AI to help Kroger merchants make better, faster decisions across pricing, promotions, assortment, and space optimization. Our portfolio spans multiple products, platforms, and cross-functional teams working together to deliver capabilities that shape how merchandising decisions are made across the enterprise.

As our teams increasingly leverage AI-enabled planning, documentation, and delivery practices, we have an opportunity to further elevate how we execute across the portfolio. We are looking for a leader who can strengthen delivery excellence across multiple teams while helping the organization translate strategic priorities into successful outcomes.

As Lead Agile Delivery, you will serve as both a delivery leader and a strategic execution partner for the Merchandising Capabilities portfolio.

You will support multiple cross-functional product, engineering, and data science teams while helping leadership drive alignment, execution, and organizational effectiveness across a complex portfolio of initiatives. This role is accountable for delivery excellence, enabling teams and leaders to execute with clarity, transparency, and focus.

While Product leaders define strategy, priorities, and outcomes, this role ensures the organization has the operating mechanisms, delivery discipline, visibility, and coordination required to successfully execute against those priorities.

Success in this role requires equal strength in Agile delivery leadership, cross-functional influence, strategic planning, and operational execution. You will operate comfortably at both the team and portfolio level, coaching product teams on empowered team practices that help them connect discovery, delivery, decisions, and measurement to meaningful outcomes while improving efficiency across how work gets planned and executed.

## RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Enable successful delivery across 4+ cross-functional product, engineering, and data science teams.
- Establish, evolve, and coach Agile ways of working and empowered product team practices that improve flow, predictability, quality, outcome orientation, and team effectiveness.
- Create visibility into delivery health, capacity, dependencies, risks, and progress against commitments.
- Drive cross-team alignment by proactively managing dependencies, execution risks, and organizational bottlenecks.
- Partner with leadership to facilitate annual planning, quarterly planning, OKRs, and portfolio execution processes.
- Translate strategic priorities into executable plans, governance mechanisms, operating rhythms, and measurable milestones.
- Maintain portfolio artifacts including roadmaps, strategic plans, decision logs, and execution tracking.
- Monitor progress against strategic initiatives, surfacing risks, tradeoffs, dependencies, and execution considerations.
- Serve as a trusted operating partner to the leadership team, helping turn decisions into action and outcomes.
- Continuously improve organizational effectiveness through data-driven insights, modern delivery practices, and AI-enabled ways of working.

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE:

- At least 6 years of experience working with software or data development teams in a delivery, scrum master, or agile leadership capacity.
- Demonstrated willingness and ability to adapt or reinvent delivery frameworks to meet the demands of fast-moving, AI-adjacent environments.
- Demonstrated early adoption and practical use of AI tooling in a professional setting.
- Proven ability to operate across multiple teams sharing a broader context, balancing product team needs with program-level alignment.
- Strong facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills – particularly with technical leads and product managers.
- High emotional intelligence; ability to build trust, influence without authority, and drive toward shared understanding.
- Comfortable operating in ambiguity and evolving environments; does not rely on rigid process as a crutch.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

## #LI-EB1

Pay Transparency and Benefits

- The stated salary range represents the entire span applicable across all geographic markets from lowest to highest.  Actual salary offers will be determined by multiple factors including but not limited to geographic location, relevant experience, knowledge, skills, other job-related qualifications, and alignment with market data and cost of labor. In addition to salary, this position is also eligible for variable compensation.
- Below is a list of some of the benefits we offer our associates:
- Health: Medical: with competitive plan designs and support for self-care, wellness and mental health. Dental: with in-network and out-of-network benefit. Vision: with in-network and out-of-network benefit.
- Wealth: 401(k) with Roth option and matching contribution. Health Savings Account with matching contribution (requires participation in qualifying medical plan). AD&D and supplemental insurance options to help ensure additional protection for you.
- Happiness: Paid time off with flexibility to meet your life needs, including 5 weeks of vacation time, 7 health and wellness days, 3 floating holidays, as well as 6 company-paid holidays per year. Paid leave for maternity, paternity and family care instances.

Base Pay Range $125,000—$180,000 USD

## About 84.51° 

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: A retail data science, insights and media company that leverages first-party data from over 62 million U.S. households to help The Kroger Co. and consumer goods brands create personalized shopping experiences.
- **Entity Type**: Private (wholly-owned subsidiary of The Kroger Co.)
- **Headquarters**: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
- **Founded**: 2015
- **Founders**: Not publicly available (formed from Kroger’s acquisition of dunnhumby’s North American operations)

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Retail data science, consumer insights, retail media, loyalty marketing
- **Target customers**: B2B – consumer packaged goods companies, agencies, publishers, and business-affiliated partners; also serves Kroger’s internal business units
- **Mission statement**: “We create results-driving shopper insights and activation strategies that build measurable value for our clients.” (via [8451.com](https://www.8451.com/who-we-are/))

## Products & Services
- **84.51° Insights**: Custom research and analytics to understand the shopper’s path to purchase.
- **84.51° Loyalty Marketing**: Targeted and personalized marketing programs leveraging Kroger’s loyalty card data.
- **Kroger Precision Marketing (KPM)**: Retail media advertising solution on Kroger-owned and partner properties, offering addressable, actionable audiences.
- **84.51° Stratum**: A breakthrough analytics solution for deep customer intelligence.
- **84.51° Collaborative Cloud**: A platform for collaborative data sharing and insights.
- **84.51° In-Queries**: In-store analytics and query tools.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not publicly available (private subsidiary of Kroger, a public company – NYSE: KR)
- **Key Metric**: Data covers **over 62 million households** and **2 billion+ transactions** in the U.S. (per [8451.com](https://www.8451.com/) and [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/84-51))
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: The Kroger Co. (parent); works with **1,500+ consumer packaged goods brands** and agencies.
- **Growth Signals**: LinkedIn reports **57,238 followers** (yearly growth +9.8%). Active job postings: **60 positions** as of mid-2025. Headquartered in Cincinnati with ~1,400 employees (LinkedIn breakdown).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Exclusive first-party data**: Access to Kroger’s loyalty card data from nearly one in two U.S. households, providing granular purchase behavior across grocery, health, beauty, and personal care.
- **Integrated ecosystem**: Combines data science, loyalty marketing, and retail media under one roof, creating a “repeatable infinite loop” of engagement.
- **Scale**: Serves over 1,500 CPG clients and has deep relationships with the largest U.S. grocery retailer.
- **Advanced AI & analytics**: Heavy investment in AI, data science, and engineering to derive actionable insights at scale.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI integration**: Under Chief Data & AI Officer Milen Mahadevan, the company is expanding AI integration across customer intelligence, decision-making, and personalization.
- **Enterprise AI program**: Building reusable tools, services, and patterns to make AI “safer, faster, better, and more cost-effective.”
- **Retail media growth**: Growing Kroger Precision Marketing as an alternative profit portfolio and expanding addressable media audiences.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as “Limitless Minds, Fearless Hearts, Relentless Delivery” with employee resource groups such as ITOPiA (introverts), Women’s EDGE, Allyship In Action, and Men for Equality.
- **Career paths**: Clear tracks in Data Science, Engineering, Product & Design, Consumer Research, Consulting, and Corporate functions. Emphasis on meaningful, challenging work from day one.
- **Perks**: Competitive medical, dental, vision; 401(k) with matching; paid time off (vacation, health/wellness days, floating holidays); paid parental and family leave; health savings account with matching.
- **Work environment**: Hybrid presence in Cincinnati; collaborative, tech-forward office culture. The company values “naturally curious” people and supports long tenure (many employees stay 10+ years).
- **Compensation examples** (from LinkedIn): Business Analyst ~$95,442/yr; Intern ~$39,963/yr; Senior Account Executive ~$90,274/yr.

## Sources
1. [8451.com – Homepage](https://www.8451.com/)
2. [8451.com – Who We Are](https://www.8451.com/who-we-are/)
3. [8451.com – Careers](https://www.8451.com/careers/)
4. [linkedin.com – 84.51° Company Page](https://www.linkedin.com/company/84-51)

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