Technical Product Owner

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!

Job Description

Summary:

Rockwell Automation is doing things never before possible. We connect the imaginations of people with the potential of technology to make the world more experienced, more connected and more productive. Product Owners work closely with Product Management to elaborate the product road map, centering on high-value backlog items, defining crisp acceptance criteria, concentrating on grooming quality backlog item, and avoiding disturbing sprints.

When you join our software engineering group, you become part of a team that believes in knowledge sharing and collaboration and that is committed to using reliable and well-thought-out engineering practices and technology to overcome any challenges.

You role reports to the Engineering Manager and is located in Pune, India. This is an individual contributor role not a managerial responsibility.

• Gather, manage, and make visible the product backlog or the prioritised list of requirements for future product development, including expressing the Product Backlogs items.
• Ensure close collaboration with the development team, optimize their performance and of the value of their work.
• Order items in the Product Backlog in such a manner so that it achieves the best goals and missions.
• Ensure that the Development Team has the required level of understanding of the items listed in the Product Backlog and making sure that the Product Backlog is transparent and clear, showing the way how the Scrum Team will work.
• Be available to the development team to answer any questions team members have regarding the customer's view of how they're implementing a product feature
• Work around the product road map, focus on high-value backlog items, define crisp acceptance criteria, concentrate on grooming quality backlog item, and avoid disturbing sprints.
• Ensure user stories are "ready" for development to start work and that each story has the correct acceptance criteria.
• Work closely with engineering and quality assurance to ensure the right customer problem is solved. This can involve sharing market research and competitive analysis with the team to best focus their efforts.
• Contribute to the work of the Product Manager as they define a product difference strategy and track progress towards the release of a product.
• Create the product vision and roadmap which accomplishes the goal of the vision.
• Develops positioning for the product.Work with a team in planning a product release..
• Develops personas either alone or in conjunction with a team including user experience experts.
• Define customer needs and the associated features to meet those needs.
• Advocates on behalf of the customer for the development team.Prioritizes defect or bug resolution.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent.
• At least 8 years of professional experience.
• Experience working in an Agile environment, knowledge of Agile frameworks and the ability to apply those frameworks.
• Work experience as a Product Owner or similar role in product management,
• Industrial Automation domain experience.
• Hands-on experience managing all stages of the product life cycle.
• Technical background with knowledge of software development workflows and processes
• Technical knowledge on implementation of cloud technologies and cloud providers Microsoft Azure.
• Knowledge of version control system technology, git.
• Expertise in releasing products that exceed our goals.
• Subject matter expertise in the particular product or market, specific industry or technical knowledge and how to develop solutions for this market.
• Direct experience collaborating with local and global technical development teams

• PO Certification is a plus.

Our benefits package includes …

• Comprehensive mindfulness programs with a premium membership to Calm
• Volunteer Paid Time off available after 6 months of employment for eligible employees.
• Company volunteer and donation matching program – Your volunteer hours or personal cash donations to an eligible charity can be matched with a charitable donation.
• Employee Assistance Program
• Personalized wellbeing programs through our OnTrack program
• On-demand digital course library for professional development

... and other local benefits!

At Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.

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