Lead Product Owner - CoPilot & Power Platform

Marathon Petroleum Corporation•Findlay, OH

About The Position

At MPC, we’re committed to being a great place to work – one that welcomes new ideas, encourages diverse perspectives, develops our people, and fosters a collaborative team environment. Position Summary: The Lead AI Agent and Power Platform Product Owner plays a pivotal role in driving digital transformation and delivering exceptional user experiences through intelligent automation and low-code solutions. This position is responsible for defining and executing the product vision for AI-driven capabilities and Power Platform solutions within the Digital Experience portfolio. This role sits at the center of how AI is responsibly and practically adopted across the enterprise. You’ll shape how thousands of employees interact with AI-enabled workflows, copilots, and automation – translating emerging technology into everyday productivity gains.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, or related field or equivalent work experience required.
Seven (7) or more years of relevant experience required, preferably in product ownership or management.
Product Owner certification preferred; Agile/Scrum certifications strongly preferred.
Product Owner experience with AI-driven solutions, low-code/no-code platforms (e.g., Power Platform), and automation tools are highly desirable.
Demonstrated experience owning digital products that integrate automation, AI, and or low-code platforms in an enterprise environment.
Proven ability to define and deliver product roadmaps for AI-enabled solutions, integrating user experience, data-driven insights, and business objectives.
Strong understanding of Microsoft ecosystem, including Copilot Studio, Power Apps, Power Automate, and AI Builder required.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to evangelize AI capabilities and promote modern ways of working.
Agile Methodology- an iterative approach to delivering a project throughout its life cycle, taking incremental steps towards the completion of a project.
Authentic Communicator- Expresses ideas and information, both verbally and in writing, clearly and credibly. Listens to understand and fosters constructive dialogue.
Backlog Management- A prioritized list of work for the development team that is derived from the roadmap and its requirements. The most important items are shown at the top of the product backlog, so the team knows what to deliver first.
Business Acumen - Applies knowledge of MPC’s business, industry and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals. Makes decisions and recommendations clearly linked to MPC’s strategy.
Decision Making- Ability to know when and what decisions should be made and to make several decisions simultaneously in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment
Industry Product Knowledge- Comprehensive understanding of the products and services within a particular industry. It encompasses familiarity with the features, functionalities, applications, and specifications of the products offered by companies operating in that industry. Industry product knowledge is crucial for professionals working in sales, marketing, customer service, product development, and various other roles within a company. It enables individuals to effectively communicate the value propositions of products, address customer inquiries, identify market trends, make informed business decisions, and contribute to the development and improvement of products and services within the industry. This knowledge often requires staying updated with the latest advancements, technologies, and market dynamics within the specific industry domain.
Product Development- The creation, innovation, enhancement or improvement of an existing product, or developing an entirely new kind of product to satisfy the requirements of its end-users.
Product Lifecycle Management- The handling of a good as it moves through the typical stages of its product life: development and introduction, growth, maturity/stability, and decline
User Experience- User Experience (UX) refers to the overall experience that a person has when interacting with a product, service, or system, especially in terms of how easy or pleasing it is to use

Nice To Haves

Experience driving adoption of AI and digital transformation initiatives across cross-functional teams and influencing organizational change preferred.
Familiarity with data governance, responsible AI principles, and compliance considerations in enterprise environments.

Responsibilities

Responsible for continuous delivery of value to the customer through compelling and empowering customer experiences, leveraging AI-driven insights, AI agents, and Power Platform solutions to enhance automation and decision-making.
This role owns a defined AI and Power Platform product portfolio focused on enablement, adoption, and scalable employee-facing solutions.
Leads the development of product roadmaps and prioritizes feature releases with an emphasis on integrating AI capabilities and low-code/no-code solutions (Power Apps, Power Automate) to align with business objectives and drive innovation.
Collaborates closely with Agile teams, stakeholders, and business representatives to proactively identify and address challenges that arise during product development, ensuring successful execution of the product strategy.
Engages senior cross functional leaders to promote adoption of AI and proactively addresses and resolves issues, fosters effective communication, and promotes alignment between business and operations teams, User Experience (UX) design, product, engineering, analytics, and customer support teams.
Organizes stakeholder priorities and works with teams to align needs with resources ensuring cadence with customer value, business value, and strategic fit.
Consults with team during planning and grooming sessions and signs off on solutions.
Prioritizes product backlog, processes and release plan for multiple features for a complex or higher profile product, and plans the coordination of interdependencies with scrum team, across other lines of business.
Works with cross functional teams to ensure alignment with similar goals and objectives and cross-team prioritization.
Carries out ongoing analysis of product capability themes in order to support product direction.
Delivers product innovation, definition, deliverables planning (roadmap), and design of entirely new products incorporating AI and automation to deliver against team and company goals.
Interprets and communicates product development builds on cross-departmental knowledge and puts the customer at the heart of all product changes.
Identifies common client pain points and opportunities and defines right solutions to address; captures stakeholder concerns and implements refinements; serves as the voice of the client, bringing that perspective back to internal stakeholders; serves as an Agile product development champion across department and/or company.

Benefits

Marathon Petroleum offers a total rewards program which includes, but is not limited to, access to health, vision, and dental insurance, paid time off, 401k matching program, paid parental leave, and educational reimbursement.
Detailed benefit information is available at https://mympcbenefits.com.
The hired candidate will also be eligible for a discretionary company-sponsored annual bonus program.

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