Hybrid Lead Product Owner

at Caterpillar Inc.

• Job title: Lead Product Owner
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $128,470 - $208,770 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: AWS, Azure, Cloud, Java
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Peoria, United States

About the role

• 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.)*
• 401(k) savings plans*
• Health Savings Account (HSA)*
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*
• Health Lifestyle Programs*
• Employee Assistance Program*
• Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*
• Career Development*
• Incentive bonus*
• Disability benefits
• Life Insurance
• Parental leave
• Adoption benefits
• Tuition Reimbursement