Product Owner

Job Description Rockwell Automation, the world's largest company dedicated to industrial automation, employs about 22,000 individuals globally, makes its customers more productive and the world more sustainable. Throughout the world, our flagship Allen-Bradley® and Rockwell Software® product brands are recognized for innovation and excellence, and serves customers in more than 80 countries worldwide.When you choose Rockwell Automation, you join talented employees who have helped us establish our leadership position in the automation industry over the past century. You join a diverse, inclusive and global community with a passion for innovation. A place where you can partner with great minds and inspiring people.As much as we focus on our customers, we know our employees are key to our success and future. Helping you develop a rewarding career is a top priority. Because when you succeed, we succeed. **_ Summary_** The primary goal in a Product Owner role is to represent the customer to the software development team, and to maximize the value of the product on which the Development Team has worked. Product Owners work around the product road map, centering on high-value backlog items, defining crisp acceptance criteria, concentrating on grooming quality backlog item, and avoiding disturbing sprints. When you join our software engineering group, you become part of a team that believes in knowledge sharing and collaboration and that is committed to using reliable and well-thought-out engineering practices and technology to overcome any challenges. We are looking for someone who will effectively leverage and learn from a diverse set of technical backgrounds and opinions by fostering a team-oriented environment and the use of open and direct communications, honesty and respect. What you will do Gather, manage, prioritize and make visible the product backlog or the prioritized list of requirements for future product development, including expressing the Product Backlogs items in a clear manner. - Ensure close collaboration with the development team, optimize their performance as well as of the value of their work. - Ordering items in the Product Backlog in such a manner so that it achieves the best goals and missions. - Ensure that the Development Team has the required level of understanding of the items listed in the Product Backlog and making sure that the Product Backlog is transparent and clear, showing the way how the Scrum Team will be working. - Be available to the development team to answer any questions team members have regarding the customer’s view of how they’re implementing a product feature. - Work around the product road map, focus on high-value backlog items, define crisp acceptance criteria, concentrate on grooming quality backlog item, and avoid disturbing sprintsEnsure user stories are ""ready"" for development to start work and that each story has the correct acceptance criteria. - Contribute to the work of the Product Manager as they define a product differentiation strategy and track progress towards the release of a product. **_ May be involved on some or all of the following tasks:_** Create the product vision and roadmap which accomplishes the goal of the vision.Develops positioning for the product. Work with a cross-functional team in planning a product release. Develops personas either alone or in conjunction with a team including user experience experts. Define customer needs and the associated features to meet those needs. **Minimal qualifications** - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent. - At least 1 8 years of professional experiencePreferred qualifications. - Work experience as a Product Owner or similar role in product management, Product Owner Certification is a plus. - Hands-on experience managing all stages of the product life cycle. - Technical background with knowledge of software development, web technologies, and operational processes. - Demonstrated success in releasing products that meet and exceed business objectives. - Excellent detailed written and verbal communication skills, possibly including some user interface documentation skills. - Subject matter expertise in the particular product or market, specific industry or technical knowledge and how to develop solutions for this market. - Excellent teamwork skills especially with people less skilled in communication. - Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority.