Lead Product Owner for Service Options team at Caterpillar, maximizing product value and facilitating Agile development for a web application. Collaborate with cross-functional teams on complex projects.
Responsibilities
Responsible for maximizing the value of the product and the work of the Development Team
Responsible for acting as Product Owner for larger, more complex projects with high value to the organization
Responsible for creating, maintaining, and prioritizing the Product Backlog according to business value for the life of the project
Communicate Product Backlog priorities to the team
Responsible for the vision of the solution and conveying that vision to the team
Collaborate with Lead Engineers on decomposition of epics, themes and features into user stories that are small enough, or granular enough, to be achieved in a single sprint.
Negotiate business requirements and their release dates with Business Product Owners and development teams.
Responsible for conveying the vision and goals at the beginning of every sprint.
Work closely with key stakeholders throughout the organization.
Participate in Daily Scrum as needed
Participate in Sprint Planning meetings, Demos and Retrospectives
Inspect the product progress at the end of every Sprint and accept or reject the work that has been done by the Development Team
Act as the voice of the team, communicating status externally
Be a good role model of Scrum values; understand the framework and the roles of each team member
Be a champion for the agile community and help to further the community within the organization
Employee is also responsible for performing other job duties as assigned by Caterpillar management from time to time.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in business management, computer science, information systems, or related field
Experience as a Technical Product Owner
Must have a strong understanding of software development and technologies such as Java, API services and AWS/Azure cloud development
Experience managing product backlogs using Agile software tools such as Azure DevOps
Experience in deploying and maintaining software in public clouds such as Azure/AWS.
Proven experience in designing and developing software solutions at scale.
Experience working with onshore/offshore team model
Experience in design and development of cloud-native software solutions at scale
Previous experience in leading a technical team while simultaneously managing multiple projects.
Proven experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Coach in software development projects
Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders
Excellent communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills
Should be familiar with project management methodologies as they will participate in multiple projects representing expertise for the application or process.
Strong ability to communicate across various groups and at all levels of the business that include stakeholders, business partners, customers, and vendors.
Manages software product change requests from customers, vendors, and internal staff.
Knowledge of software engineering concepts that include development, testing, integrations and deployment of software or applications.
Experience with managing products using Cloud technologies.
Experience with the business aspects and operation of digital products that include developing high quality, modernized, and highly integrated software applications.
Thorough understanding of Quality/Testing plans such as Unit, SIT, Regression, UAT and Business Sign Off (BSO) activities, tasks, tools and techniques; ability to design, implement and evaluate acceptance tests for end-users.
Flexibility and adaptability to thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision benefits*
Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*
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