Senior Product Owner

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

📋 Description

• Directly report to the Director of Product Management and collaborate daily with another Product Owner.

• Assist in establishing the product vision and aligning stakeholders around that vision, strategy, and customer requirements.

• Manage a well-defined, prioritized product backlog and set goals for each product increment through iterative Agile development.

• Define product requirements, organize development iterations, review progress, and accept deliverables for customer release.

• Comprehend and monitor evolving customer needs alongside product and customer growth teams.

• Analyze product metrics to enhance customer value and inform decisions regarding product investments.

• Convert company/product strategy into prioritized, outcome-focused roadmaps.

• Engage with customers to grasp their needs, test concepts, and validate the priorities in the backlog.

• Assess potential enhancements and make decisions on build/buy/partner options and sequencing trade-offs.

• Refine the backlog; create user stories, acceptance criteria, and edge case scenarios.

• Balance technical debt with new features and bug fixes, making prioritization choices accordingly.

• Lead product solution discussions with customer success, product design, and other team members.

• Act as the decision-maker for the development team regarding scope, sequencing, and acceptance.

• Remove obstacles for engineering and manage scope adjustments during releases.

• Ensure release readiness and verify that features meet identified needs.

• Provide product expertise to sales for RFPs, demonstrations, training, and documentation.

• Represent customer and market needs to engineering while conveying engineering constraints to the business.

• Manage stakeholder expectations and communicate status updates, risks, and trade-offs to leadership.

• Define and evaluate the success of features or initiatives; analyze adoption rates, satisfaction levels, and delivery predictability.

• Integrate qualitative feedback and quantitative usage data into product decision-making.

• Validate assumptions through prototypes, pilots, and exploratory projects.

• Mentor junior Product Owners and enhance product development processes.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 7 years of experience in B2B SaaS software organizations, with at least 4 years in a Product Owner role.

• Required experience and knowledge in the energy/utility industry, particularly in transmission planning and/or interconnection processes.

• Proficient in both written and verbal communication, able to switch between technical and business topics.

• Proven ability to effectively communicate with executive-level stakeholders and propose pathways for risk mitigation and opportunity securing.

• Comprehensive understanding of Agile software development methodologies.

• Capability to manage multiple projects, teams, and deliverables simultaneously.

• Flexibility to adapt to changing internal and external priorities.

• Must hold U.S. person status: U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, asylee, or refugee.

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation packages.

• A remote-first culture that promotes flexibility and work-life balance.

• Opportunities for professional development, including training, mentorship, and career progression.

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance starting on day one.

• Short- and long-term disability and basic life insurance at no cost to you.

• 401(k) plan with a 4% match.

• Flexible PTO.

• Mission-driven work with the potential to make a significant impact in the energy sector.

• Bonus opportunities available.