Product Owner

Emerson Electric - Marshalltown, IA

Full-time - Mid Level

Marshalltown, IA

Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing

About the position

We are seeking a Product Owner that will bring business and technical requirements from our partners to the product development team for Emerson's Valve Health Application. In this role, you will work closely with the Product Manager to understand customer, application, and market needs. You will also work very closely with the technical team to develop detailed, clear requirements that will drive the development funnel. To be successful, you will be able to talk to developers about software architectures, tools and technologies as well as industry partners about control valve health, diagnostics, and maintenance practices. As a Software Product Owner, you will define the scope of each project iteration, work directly with our software engineering development and test teams to create a shared understanding of goals and requirements, and ensure adherence to established functional and technical design standards. You will coordinate the timeline of enhancement projects, which includes keeping projects running according to the project plan and business priorities. Establishing effective communication with the development team and refining the development process will be key to your success. Additionally, you will partner with the Product Manager and other Software Product Owners to ensure alignment with requirements and priorities.

Responsibilities

• Define the scope of each project iteration
• Work directly with our software engineering development and test teams to create shared understanding of goals and requirements
• Ensure adherence to established functional and technical design standards
• Coordinate the timeline of enhancement projects, which includes keeping projects running according to the project plan and business priorities
• Establish effective communication with the development team and refine the development process
• Partner with the Product Manager and other Software Product Owners to ensure alignment with requirements and priorities

Requirements

• A Bachelor's Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or other engineering field or in lieu of a degree, equivalent experience is required
• Experience with Agile methodologies
• 3+ years of business analyst or software product management experience
• Documentation tools: Wiki, or Confluence, DocuWiki
• Modeling tools Visio, or Draw IO, Lucidchart
• Project management tools: DevOps, or Jira, Trello, Asana
• Technical savvy for working with software developers and testers and understanding technical specifications of the product
• Problem-solving and analytical abilities to interpret customer needs into functional specifications and user stories
• Communication skills to comfortably work with partners across the organization including executive management, decision-makers, developers, testers, and project managers
• Hands on mentality and mechanical skill

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge of Angular, React, Node JS, JavaScript, MQTT Broker, Git, REST APIs, Docker, C#

Benefits

• A variety of medical insurance plans, with dental and vision coverage
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401(k)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee resource groups
• Recognition programs
• Flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation and holiday leave