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Position Summary:

The Product Owner defines, delivers, and manages the lifecycle of products in a product portfolio. Leads the product team(s) developing the product(s). This position may be involved in the funding management and budgeting processes for the products and / or portfolio.

Responsibilities:

Defines and manages product roadmap

Build, groom and prioritize the product backlog, continuously managing expectations with relevant stakeholders – including the senior leadership team

Manage the sprint planning process and participate in all relevant ceremonies (reviews of prior sprints, grooming, retrospectives, etc.)

Develop a deep contextual understanding of our customer, worker and user needs

Gather market feedback through user interactions, focus groups, and by performing industry research to support future development

Write detailed functional specifications, user stories and product documentation

Collaborate with cross-functional teams of developers, designers and analysts to implement and deliver new products and features

Collaborate with the organization on vision, strategy, decisioning, tactical execution, and measurement systems

Communicate roadmap stages and timelines internally with key stakeholders

Required/Basic Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Engineering or Other Related Degree

In addition to required degree, four (4) or more years related work experience

In lieu of Bachelor’s degree(s) AND four (4) or more years related work experience listed above, High School/GED AND eight (8) or more years related work experience

Desired Qualifications

Verifiable experience as a liaison between customers and technical delivery teams

Experience completing complex technical projects.

Expertise in guiding, mentoring, and directing software delivery teams.

Experience prioritizing roadmaps, giving consideration to technical capabilities and constraints

Facilitating communication among the customer, development team, and product management team

Previous experience in a data analytics role and/or project management of a data product

Certification in AWS cloud technology

Skills

High level of accountability

Outcome-focused

Project management, planning, and team organization

High degree of technical acumen

Analytical thinking and a high level of comprehension

Critical thinking and practical problem solving

Additional Preferred Qualifications

5 or more years working in utility industry

Experience as a Product Analyst

Agile Product Owner certification

"Black Belt" Six Sigma certification

Experience with Jira

Experience with relevant new product or technology development experience working in a fast-paced environment

Experience with teams developing and shipping software’’

Working Conditions:

Hybrid – Work will be performed from both remote and onsite locations after the onboarding period. However, hybrid employees should live within a reasonable commute to the designated Duke Energy facility.

Specific Requirements

Entrepreneurial with a strong inclination towards action.

Ability to communicate complex and innovative concepts to a new product development team

Clear passion for topics of technology products and an ability to identify possibilities to innovate

Ability to be self-directed and to proactively anticipate problems and seek opportunities.

Excellent communication skills including the ability to build relationships

Understanding of the SDLC process and the ability to work in an agile environment with bi-weekly releases

Experience operating in an environment driven by KPIs

Experience operating in an environment driven by KPIs

Travel Requirements

5-15%

Relocation Assistance Provided (as applicable)No

Represented/Union PositionNo

Visa Sponsored PositionNo

Posting Expiration Date

Friday, July 18, 2025

All job postings expire at 12:01 AM on the posting expiration date.

Please note that in order to be considered for this position, you must possess all of the basic/required qualifications.

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