Product Owner - Pune, India - Emerson

Emerson

Verified Company

Pune, India

4 weeks ago

Posted by:

Deepika Kaur

beBee Recuiter

Description

Our development organization has transformed to a Scaled Agile environment and is seeking a Product Owner professional. In this role, you will be working in conjunction with 1 agile team and a team of Product Managers within a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)-based organization aimed at delivering best-in-class process automation products built across web, cloud, PC and embedded platforms integrated with internally developed devices.

Brief Description of Duties and Key Results to be Achieved
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Work closely with PO lead and stakeholders in refining the product backlog in order to optimize the value of the product resulting from work of the Development Team

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Work with PO lead to link business strategies clearly to product objectives based on the long-term strategic plan of the organization and communicate to the stakeholders and development team

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Manage the Product Backlog which involves clear expression of Product Backlog items and ensuring that the Development Team understands them to the level needed, arrangement of the Product Backlog items to best achieve goals and missions, and guaranteeing that the Product Backlog is visible, transparent, and clear to all, showing what the Scrum Team will work on next

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Update the product backlog in response to changes in business direction and strategic initiatives

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Work with QA leads to define testing strategy that is appropriate for project deliverables and timeline

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Participate in regular Scrum events such as Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective

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Work with assigned Agile teams during Program Increment planning and throughout the Program Increment to identify and refine user stories for implementation

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Help define, refine, and provide feedback on process improvement initiatives

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- **Keep abreast with Agile/Scrum best practices and new trends.

Requirements

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Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Computer Science

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Total 8-10 years of professional experience

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Preferably 1-2 years of track record in a Product Owner or Project Management role, or relevant involvement in successfully planning, managing, and delivering medium to large projects, systems, or programs

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4+ years of experience working with or within a technology division, with exposure to software product development and/or testing
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Strong knowledge of customer and user experience in technology products in process control/automation or related industries

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Strong knowledge and experience as Product Owner with at least one certification from SAFe (preferred), , or Scrum Alliance

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Good to have knowledge of software quality life cycle.

Experience/Skills Required
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Effective oral and written communication and presentation skills (formal and informal settings) with scrum teams, scrum masters, product owners, upper management, key stakeholders, as well as other teams and departments in local and international settings

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Strong situational leadership, influencing, and decision-making skills with ability to effectively manage ambiguities

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Detail-oriented, with strong organizational and analytical skills

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High degree of adaptability

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Customer-centric, creative thinker with a vision and passion for quality

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Able to learn and acquire knowledge of existing and new industry/project/product/domain within a short period

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Able to define and refine processes as well as lead process improvement initiatives

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Proficiency in MS Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)

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Experience in using Azure DevOps, TFS, MTM, Jira, HP ALM, and similar tool sets

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In-depth knowledge of Agile process and principles.

Desired Qualifications (Nice-To-Haves)
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Demonstrated knowledge of agile processes and the Product Owner's role through at least one of the following certifications

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SAFe Certifications (strongly preferred over other certifications)

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Certified SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager

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Certified SAFe Agilist

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SAFe Program Consultant

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SAFe 4.0 or 4.5 experience/certifications are also preferred but earlier versions of SAFe are also acceptable

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Other certifications

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Certified Scrum Product Owner (Scrum Alliance)

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Certified Advanced Product Owner (Scrum Alliance)

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Professional Scrum Product Owner I or II )
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Strong knowledge of customer and user experience in Desktop and Web in different industries

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- **Familiarity with Mobile or IIoT experience is a plus.