Senior Product Owner

Duke Energy•St. Petersburg, FL

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Build an exciting, rewarding career with us – help us make a difference for millions of people every day. Consider joining the Duke Energy team, where you'll find a friendly work environment, opportunities for growth and development, recognition for your work, and competitive pay and benefits. Job Summary The Senior Product Owner defines, delivers, and manages the lifecycle of products in a product portfolio. Leads a single product team developing a complex or large-scale product as defined by the Product Complexity Model.

Requirements

Bachelors degree
Minimum 4 years related work experience
In lieu of Bachelors degree(s) AND 4 year(s) related work experience listed above, High School/GED AND 8 year(s) related work experience
Entrepreneurial with a strong inclination towards action, preferably with experience shipping software
Ability to communicate complex and innovative concepts to a new product development team
Clear passion for topics of technology products and an ability to identify possibilities to innovate
Ability to be self-directed and to proactively anticipate problems and seek opportunities.
Excellent communication skills including the ability to build relationships and effectively influence across all management and organizational levels.
Strong understanding of the SDLC process and the ability to work in an agile environment with bi-weekly releases
Experience with relevant new product or technology development experience working in a fast-paced environment
Experience operating in an environment driven by KPIs where you have the accountability to determine the best course of action to meet your goals.
Ability to work lawfully in the U.S. without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

9+ years of experience
Product Owner Certification
Entrepreneurial with a strong inclination towards action, preferably with experience shipping software
Ability to communicate complex and innovative concepts to a new product development team
Clear passion for topics of technology products and an ability to identify possibilities to innovate
Ability to be self-directed and to proactively anticipate problems and seek opportunities.
Excellent communication skills including the ability to build relationships and effectively influence across all management and organizational levels.
Strong understanding of the SDLC process and the ability to work in an agile environment with bi-weekly releases
Experience with relevant new product or technology development experience working in a fast-paced environment
Experience operating in an environment driven by KPIs where you have the accountability to determine the best course of action to meet your goals.
Experience as a Senior Product Owner
Agile Product Owner certification
"Black Belt" Six Sigma certification
Experience with Jira
Experience leading product development initiatives that leverage AI capabilities to deliver measurable business value and operational outcomes.
Experience with Duke Energy’s grid planning functions

Responsibilities

Defines and manages product roadmap
Build, groom and prioritize the product backlog, continuously managing expectations with relevant stakeholders – including the senior leadership team
Manage the sprint planning process and participate in all relevant ceremonies (reviews of prior sprints, grooming, retrospectives, etc.)
Develop a deep contextual understanding of our customer, worker and user needs
Gather market feedback through user experiences, focus groups, and by performing industry research to support future development
Write detailed functional specifications, user stories and product documentation
Collaborate with cross-functional teams of developers, designers and analysts to implement and deliver new products and features
Collaborate with the organization on vision, strategy, decisioning, tactical execution, and measurement systems
Communicate roadmap stages and timelines internally with key stakeholders