Senior Product Owner
About The Position
The Senior Product Owner defines, delivers, and manages the lifecycle of products within a product portfolio and leads the product team or teams developing those products. The position may also participate in funding management and budgeting processes for products or the portfolio. Work is primarily in an office environment, with research, analysis, or engagement sometimes conducted in plants or field settings. After onboarding, work will be performed remotely. Virtual employees must live within a reasonable commuting distance of a Duke Energy facility and within one of the company’s footprint states (NC, SC, FL, OH, KY, IN) or the DC metro area. Travel is estimated at 5–15%.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and at least 4 years of related work experience; alternatively, a high school diploma or GED and 8 years of related work experience.
- Entrepreneurial approach and strong inclination toward action; software-shipping experience is preferred.
- Ability to communicate complex and innovative concepts to a new product development team.
- Passion for technology products and ability to identify opportunities to innovate.
- Ability to work independently, anticipate problems proactively, and seek opportunities.
- Excellent communication skills, including building relationships and influencing across management and organizational levels.
- Strong understanding of the software development life cycle (SDLC) and ability to work in an agile environment with bi-weekly releases.
- Relevant new product or technology development experience in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience working in a KPI-driven environment with accountability for choosing actions to meet goals.
- Ability to work lawfully in the United States without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.
- For remote work after onboarding, residence within a reasonable commute of a Duke Energy facility and within NC, SC, FL, OH, KY, IN, or the DC metro area.
Nice To Haves
- Previous Duke Energy experience.
- Seven or more years working in the utility industry.
- Experience as a Senior Product Analyst.
- Agile Product Owner certification.
- Black Belt Six Sigma certification.
- Experience with Jira.
- Experience shipping software.
Responsibilities
- Define and manage the product roadmap.
- Build, groom, and prioritize the product backlog while managing expectations with relevant stakeholders, including senior leadership.
- Manage sprint planning and participate in relevant agile ceremonies, including sprint reviews, grooming, and retrospectives.
- Develop a deep contextual understanding of customer, worker, and user needs.
- Gather market feedback through user interactions, focus groups, and industry research to support future development.
- Write detailed functional specifications, user stories, and product documentation.
- Collaborate with developers, designers, analysts, and other cross-functional teams to implement and deliver products and features.
- Collaborate with the organization on vision, strategy, decision-making, tactical execution, and measurement systems.
- Communicate roadmap stages and timelines to key internal stakeholders.
Benefits
- Competitive pay and benefits.
- Opportunities for growth and development.
- Recognition for your work.
- Relocation assistance is not provided.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
