Product Owner - Hybrid in Alpharetta, GA

OEC•Alpharetta, GA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

OEC provides software solutions to those who work in the automotive parts and repair industry. Our solutions make it easier for automotive industry professionals to buy and sell parts, conduct repair research & planning, optimize estimates, improve the parts supply chain, and more. OEC partners with many of the world’s largest manufacturers, dealers and suppliers, shops and repairers, and service providers, giving our customers access to a comprehensive network and a streamlined workflow. Participates in the entire software product lifecycle for the Collision team and plays a central role in executing the product roadmap and bringing the product vision to market. Acts as the voice of the customer and represents the business stakeholders while working daily with engineering teams to help scope, structure, refine, and execute product deliverables. This is a hybrid role working 2-3 days in office in Alpharetta, GA. Qualified candidates must live within commuting distance to Alpharetta, GA in order to be considered for this role.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university is required, with a focus in business, marketing, software engineering, computer science, or related discipline. In the absence of a degree, equivalent work experience directly related to the key responsibilities of the role will be considered as a substitute for the degree.
At least 3 years of progressively responsible experience in a product owner role for a software company, plus a proven ability to effectively work with key customers.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with ability to effectively tailor communications to a specific audience or call to action.
Strong analytical and business acumen skills to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and identify solutions and opportunities
A proven track record of developing and nurturing relationships, handling multiple priorities, and working in a high collaboration environment across diverse teams.
Comfortable with taking ownership of work and independently identifying and acting on opportunities for improvement in process or products.
A self-starter who works well independently and within teams, proactively identifying risks and escalating blockers or issues in a timely manner.
Hands-on experience with AI-powered tools and technologies, with the ability to utilize AI capabilities

Nice To Haves

Exposure to or experience with agentic (AI) development such as:
Defining agent goals: Translate high-level business objectives into precise agentic workflows, multi-agent communication protocols, and task-decomposition schemas.
Managing agent backlog: Prioritize autonomous capabilities based on user value and system efficiency.
Writing behavioral criteria: Establish strict behavioral user stories, success metrics, and completion criteria for AI agent outputs.

Responsibilities

Maintain a well-groomed product backlog that supports assigned scrum teams and guides development efforts through the product life cycle.
Actively participate in and help facilitate daily stand-ups, spring planning, backlog grooming, and other Agile ceremonies to keep scrum teams aligned, unblocked, and on schedule.
Achieve objectives of the Collision product vision by prioritizing needs, anticipating customer requests, and evaluating product progress.
Translate and deconstructs product roadmap initiatives into smaller, clearly defined feature sets, and collaborates with Product Managers to prioritize various feature sets into releasable products.
Produce clear and effective user stories with clearly defined acceptance criteria to create and prioritize product features.
Collect feedback from users, customers, and dealers, for direction in future enhancements.
Document process workflows to clearly articulate product requirements.
Ramp up quickly on product knowledge and domain expertise to become a trusted, go-to resource for engineering teams on product-related questions.
Partner with UI/UX team to develop wireframes & design, and partners with technology leads in scrum meetings and reviews.
Advise customer-facing teams of new Collision-related product releases and ensures that documentation is accurate and reflected in internal and external stakeholder documentation (such as Customer Release Notes).
Assist with the launch planning process to develop respective documentation, communication, and knowledge transfers for internal and external stakeholders.
Partner closely with internal teams to review, triage, and provide input into client tickets.
Develop well thought out success criteria for product and feature releases. Maintains appropriate tracking and reporting of product performance post-launch against the success criteria.