Agile Product Owner (hybrid)

Johnson Controls; Vaughan; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global security firm is looking for an Agile Product Owner to guide Agile teams through engineering software product development. This role requires a Bachelor's in Engineering or Business and over 3 years of experience in a similar role. Key responsibilities include managing product backlogs, leading release planning, and collaborating with diverse teams to ensure project success. Strong candidates will have a technical background and effective communication skills. The position is based in Vaughan, Ontario, and local candidates are preferred.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a Product Owner or Business Analyst.
• Engineering or technical background required.
• End-to-end product delivery experience from conception to manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Provide vision and direction to the Agile development team.
• Manage backlog and ensure the team has future backlog to work on.
• Lead planning and scheduling of product release plans.

Skills

Agile process and principles

Product lifecycle knowledge

Technical acumen

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Business

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

What you will do

Johnson Controls is seeking an Agile Product Owner to lead Agile teams within engineering software product development for our global Intrusion Detection Security Product teams. this role, you will contribute to our ever evolving multi-disciplinary Agile practices within engineering and our business units. You will serve as a liaison between sales, engineering, product management, project management, and design/development to ensure deadlines are met. This role is based in Concord, ON, and we prefer candidates to be local, or commuting distance to the facility.

How you will do it

• Provide vision and direction to the Agile development team and stakeholders throughout the project
• Actively work on intake flow and provide backlog management, iteration planning, and elaboration of the requirements
• Ensure the team always has future backlog to work on
• Work closely with Product Management to create and maintain a product backlog according to business value or ROI
• Lead the planning and scheduling of product release plans with the team and set the expectation for delivery of new functionalities
• Assess value, develop cases, and prioritize stories, features, and technical backlog to ensure work focuses on those with maximum value that are aligned with product strategy
• Provide an active role in mitigating impediments impacting successful team completion of Release/Sprint Goals
• Support a safe and trusting team environment where conflicts can be addressed without fear of blame or retribution. Work with ScrumMaster to resolve team conflicts and coach positive team behaviours.
• Support continuous improvement of related Engineering practices.
• Participate in Product Owner / Product Management Community of Practice – supporting other Product Owners and extending the collective knowledge base.
• Keep up-to-date with Agile/Scrum principles and best practices
• Participate in Agile scaling initiatives.

What we look for

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Business or equivalent.
• 3 + years of experience as a Product Owner or Business Analyst, with Agile process and principles.
• Engineering or technical background.
• Familiar with product lifecycle, as well as embedded product design and delivery.
• End to end product delivery experience conception to manufacturing

Preferred

• Entrepreneurial mindset and outcome focused personality
• Technical acumen to partner with engineers and user experience to launch features on mobile apps and websites.
• Experience with data-modelling, cloud infrastructure and IOT an asset
• Experience working in a global team environment and communicating effectively across multiple cultures
• High level understanding of software architecture and systems modeling.
• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or equivalent
• Scaled Agile environment experience an asset
• Familiarity with Jira, Confluence

Johnson Controls’ Canadian subsidiaries are committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants, candidates and employees with disabilities, in accordance with applicable human rights legislation, and in Ontario, in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (“AODA”). When requested, accommodation will be provided throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. To request accommodation, please contact us. Any information you provide related to accommodation measures will be treated as confidential. A copy of Johnson Controls’ applicable AODA policies are available on our website at www.johnsoncontrols.com for your reference, and can be made available in accessible formats upon request.