Product Owner

A-dec•Newberg, OR

About The Position

The Product Owner serves as a product expert, using market and competitive analysis and customer feedback to establish and support product plans for enhancements and market releases. The role executes A-dec’s product vision and roadmap by delivering innovative solutions to real-world customer problems. The Product Owner works with product managers, designers, development teams, and business stakeholders to understand customer problems, evaluate potential solutions, prioritize work, and deliver value. The role maintains the product feature backlog, contributes to planning and daily stand-ups, supports roadmap alignment and business strategy, and communicates priorities and their rationale to development teams. It also involves field validation of new products, coordinating site locations, installations, and evaluations, and building relationships with business partners, Territory Managers, and Dealer Partners to gather feedback and address issues. A-dec describes its employment experience as focused on helping team members develop their potential. The company also highlights an inclusive culture, total well-being, and opportunities for learning and career advancement. A background check and screening for illegal drug use are required. Applicants for US-based positions must be authorized to work in the United States; A-dec cannot sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas.

Requirements

Generally requires a bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Engineering, or another related discipline.
Approximately 1–3 years of experience in product marketing, product management, product development, and/or analysis.
Excellent communication, presentation, and analytical skills.
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.
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.
Must be authorized to work in the United States for US-based positions; employment visa sponsorship is unavailable.
Must complete a background check and screening for illegal drug use.

Nice To Haves

Functional experience in engineering and product management (PO, PMM, PM).
Dental, medical device, or consumable industry experience is highly desirable.
Humble, hungry, and smart.

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 to deliver value 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 work with the roadmap and business strategy.
Engage with support, marketing, training, sales, and other business teams that 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 help address issues and obtain feedback.
Gather customer input to support an outcome-driven innovation funnel.