Senior Manager, Product Owner

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Connecticut.

📋 Description

• Establish the product vision, roadmap, and success metrics that align with the DT strategy and enterprise architecture standards.

• Act as the main business representative for the DT agile team.

• Take ownership of and manage the product backlog, which includes epics, features, and user stories with defined acceptance criteria.

• Collaborate with Scrum Masters, Developers, Architects, and Functional Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) during sprint planning, backlog refinement, and delivery processes.

• Work together with Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, and other business functions to gather requirements and validate user needs.

• Ensure that products adhere to governance, cybersecurity, cloud and data platform standards, as well as regulatory requirements.

• Lead product demonstrations, sprint reviews, and sessions for stakeholder engagement.

• Track product health, adoption rates, and performance metrics.

• Recognize opportunities for enhancements and continuous improvements.

• Assist in deployment planning, change management, and user enablement activities.

• Exhibit CORE behaviors and utilize CORE tools to promote reliability, efficiency, and ongoing improvement.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Information Systems, or a related field, accompanied by 10+ years of relevant work experience; OR an Advanced Degree with 7+ years of pertinent work experience.

• At least 5 years of experience in Product Ownership, Business Analysis, Digital Technology, or related IT roles.

• Experience in Agile environments, specifically Scrum or SAFe.

• Strong capability to convert business needs into technical requirements and articulate clear user stories.

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across matrixed teams.

• Exceptional communication, stakeholder engagement, and prioritization abilities.

• U.S. citizenship is mandatory.

• Preferred: experience with digital products in aerospace, manufacturing, or regulated sectors.

• Preferred: knowledge of P&W enterprise systems or functional processes.

• Preferred: certification such as CSPO, SAFe POPM, or similar.

• Preferred: familiarity with Azure/AWS, SAP, PLM, MES, or analytics/data technologies.

• Preferred: experience with ACE, CORE, or methodologies focused on continuous improvement.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical insurance

• Dental insurance

• Vision insurance

• Life insurance

• Short-term disability

• Long-term disability

• 401(k) match

• Flexible spending accounts

• Flexible work schedules

• Employee assistance program

• Employee Scholar Program

• Parental leave

• Paid time off

• Holidays

• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be available

• Employee referral award may be available