Product Owner

A-dec Inc.•Newberg, OR

About The Position

The Product Owner serves as a product expert, combining market and competitive analysis with customer feedback to establish and support a distinctive product plan for product enhancements and market releases. The role executes A-dec’s product vision and roadmap by creating and delivering innovative solutions to real-world customer problems. The Product Owner collaborates with product managers, designers, development teams, and stakeholders to understand customer problems, determine priorities, and deliver value early. The role maintains the product feature backlog, contributes to planning priorities, supports field validation of new products, and builds relationships with business partners, including Territory Managers and Dealer Partners. The position works closely with Senior and Principal Product Managers and teams across the wider business to align product development with business strategy and growth goals. A-dec describes its workplace as inclusive, focused on team-member well-being, and supportive of learning and career advancement. A background check and screening for illegal drug use are required. Candidates for US-based positions must be authorized to work in the United States; employment visa sponsorship is not available.

Requirements

Generally requires a bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Engineering, or a related discipline.
Approximately 1–3 years of experience in product marketing, management, development, and/or analysis.
Excellent communication, presentation, and analytical skills, with the ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
Good organizational skills and the ability to manage time and resources effectively.
Strong technical product knowledge, understanding of product strategy, and a high level of customer intimacy.
Strong knowledge of dental industry practices and trends.
Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
Functional experience in engineering and product management (PO, PMM, PM).
Ability to work successfully with cross-functional groups and multiple stakeholders.
Experience taking a lead role on small projects or aspects of large-scope projects.

Nice To Haves

Dental, medical device, or consumable industry experience is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

Work with product managers, designers, development teams, and other stakeholders to understand customer problems and potential solutions.
Determine what should be addressed, when it should be addressed, and how value can be delivered as early as possible.
Use research, analysis, and decision-making to capture enhancements and convert them into an achievable roadmap.
Ensure development teams understand why features are prioritized and are motivated to build products for customers.
Work with Senior and Principal Product Managers to align with the roadmap and business strategy.
Engage with business teams such as support, marketing, training, and sales to help bring solutions to market.
Communicate with business stakeholders and the development team to align growth goals and objectives with strategic business objectives.
Execute field validation of new products and coordinate site locations, installations, and evaluation procedures.
Own, organize, and update the product feature backlog and establish priorities during planning and potentially daily stand-ups.
Build relationships with key business partners, including Territory Managers and Dealer Partners, to address issues and obtain better feedback.
Gather customer input to support an outcome-driven innovation funnel.