Product Owner - CDS/GDE

Cummins • Columbus, OH

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About The Position

Cummins Inc. is seeking a Product Owner – CDS/GDE to join its Marketing team in Columbus, Indiana. The role drives long-term product strategy, forecasting, and operating plans to support sustainable growth, profitability, and alignment with business objectives. It leads product launches and marketing strategies across the product lifecycle, while optimizing pricing, budgets, and resource allocation.

The Product Owner uses customer insights and competitive research to define differentiated value propositions, improve customer satisfaction, and strengthen market position. The role oversees product lifecycle decisions such as enhancements, promotions, and obsolescence planning; supports branding and communications; and collaborates with legal and engineering teams to protect intellectual property. It also coaches Associate Product Managers and helps build a high-performing product management team.

In the digital product context, the Product Owner collaborates with business stakeholders to identify priorities and manages the team backlog, user stories, iteration goals, and preparation for Program Increment planning. The role applies Lean and Agile practices, validates completed stories against acceptance criteria and the Definition of Done, coordinates with architecture and engineering on enabler work, and uses product analytics and KPIs to improve performance.

Requirements

• College, university, or equivalent degree in Marketing, Sales, a technical subject, or a related field.
• Intermediate-level relevant work experience.
• 5–7 years of experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager, Business Analyst, or in a related digital product role.
• Experience working in Agile environments.
• Ability to understand data structures, APIs, and data models.
• Ability to use business and market insight to develop product strategies and translate market data into actionable plans.
• Ability to build customer relationships, understand customer needs, and communicate product value.
• Ability to manage the product lifecycle, develop marketing plans, optimize pricing and promotions, and position products for target segments.
• Ability to collaborate across functions, value diverse perspectives, and influence stakeholders toward business objectives.
• Ability to influence others and build support with peers across a matrix organization.

Nice To Haves

• SAFe experience.

Responsibilities

• Drive long-term product line strategy, forecasting, and operating plans in alignment with business objectives.
• Develop product introduction plans and execute marketing strategies throughout the product lifecycle.
• Lead pricing strategy, budget planning, and resource allocation to optimize product profitability.
• Use customer insights and competitive research to define differentiated product value propositions.
• Address product-related issues, gather customer feedback, and drive continuous improvement.
• Oversee product lifecycle management, including enhancements, promotions, and obsolescence planning.
• Ensure effective product branding and communications, collaborating with legal and engineering teams to safeguard intellectual property.
• Coach Associate Product Managers and support the development of a high-performing product management team.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to identify short- and long-term priorities.
• Own backlog refinement, prepare for Program Increment planning, and participate in planning events.
• Define iteration goals and content through prioritized stories, and maintain the team backlog of user stories, defects, and enablers.
• Maintain the flow of just-in-time story elaboration and contribute to the product vision and Program backlog.
• Accept completed user stories by validating acceptance criteria, appropriate acceptance tests, and compliance with the Definition of Done.
• Work with System and Solution Architect/Engineering to understand enabler work and support decisions and sequencing of technology infrastructure.
• Plan and prioritize features and capabilities; provide story details and priorities for iteration planning.
• Review and accept stories in team demos, and participate in iteration retrospectives and Inspect and Adapt workshops.
• Influence stakeholders and build support for ideas across a matrix organization without direct reporting authority.
• Track KPIs such as availability, usage, and performance, and use analytics to improve product performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level