Product Owner

Emerson Japan, Ltd.; Mandaluyong; Hybrid; PHP 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Emerson Japan, Ltd. is seeking a Product Owner to drive software delivery in a SAFe environment for process automation solutions across cloud, web, and desktop platforms. You will translate strategy into actionable backlog, guiding cross-functional teams and aligning stakeholders worldwide.

You will refine features, write user stories and acceptance criteria, and help optimize PI planning, dependencies, and value delivery in a dynamic, multinational setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 4 years in product ownership or related software delivery roles.
• Experience backlog refinement, user stories, acceptance criteria, iterative development.
• Proficient in Agile and SAFe practices, backlog refinement, PI planning, dependency management.
• Ability translate customer and business needs into clear requirements.
• Strong planning and communication across technical and non-technical teams.
• Willingness to collaborate across global time zones.

Responsibilities

• Translate product vision into actionable backlog items for development teams.
• Support PI planning by refining features and stories.
• Manage and refine team backlog balancing value, priorities, tech requirements.
• Develop user stories, acceptance criteria, and requirements.
• Collaborate with development, QA, architecture, operations, and security teams.
• Review completed work against acceptance criteria and business outcomes.
• Communicate priorities, progress, risks to global stakeholders.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of Agile practices.

Skills

Communication

Planning

Facilitation

Stakeholder mgmt

Negotiation

Decision-making

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Azure DevOps

Job description

Job Summary:

If you are a professional looking for an opportunity to work with the global Emerson Systems and Software organization, this is a stimulating opportunity for you! As the Product Owner, you will play a key role in driving the development and delivery of innovative software solutions for the process automation industry. You will serve as the connection between product strategy and software delivery, collaborating with product, business, and technology teams to translate customer and business needs into valuable outcomes. Working within a SAFe Agile environment, you will help shape priorities, guide development teams, and contribute to the creation of modern solutions across cloud, web, and desktop platforms. This position offers the opportunity to work with global stakeholders, influence product direction, and deliver solutions that create meaningful value for customers.

In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

• Partner with Product Management and key stakeholders to understand product vision, customer needs, business objectives, and roadmap priorities, translating them into actionable direction for development teams.

• Support Program Increment (PI) planning activities by refining features and user stories, identifying dependencies and risks, and contributing to meaningful business outcomes.

• Manage and continuously refine the team backlog to balance customer value, business priorities, technical requirements, quality improvements, and team capacity.

• Develop clear user stories, acceptance criteria, and supporting requirements that enable effective and efficient software delivery.

• Help teams understand the customer impact and business value behind planned functionality, enabling informed prioritization and decision-making.

• Gather and incorporate customer and stakeholder feedback to enhance usability, reliability, and overall product experience.

• Collaborate across development, quality, architecture, operations, and security teams to coordinate work, address dependencies, and support successful delivery outcomes.

• Review completed work against defined acceptance criteria and intended business results, leveraging feedback and lessons learned to improve future planning.

• Communicate effectively with global stakeholders, providing clarity on priorities, progress, risks, and key decisions.

• Contribute to the ongoing improvement of Agile practices, team collaboration, and delivery effectiveness.

Who You Are:

You understand internal and external stakeholder requirements, expectations, and needs. You make sound decisions, even in the absence of complete information. You gain insight into customer needs

For This Role, You Will Need:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

• Minimum of 4 years’ experience working in product ownership, product management, business analysis, software delivery, or a similar role supporting software development teams.

• Experience managing and refining product backlogs, creating user stories and acceptance criteria, and supporting iterative software development processes.

• Working knowledge of Agile methodologies and SAFe practices, including backlog refinement, Program Increment planning, dependency management, and continuous improvement activities.

• Ability to translate customer and business needs into clear, actionable requirements that support successful product outcomes.

• Strong planning, facilitation, stakeholder engagement, negotiation, and decision-making skills.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across technical and non-technical teams.

• Flexibility to collaborate with global stakeholders across different time zones when required to support key planning and delivery activities.

Preferred Qualifications That Set You Apart:

• Experience serving as a Product Owner for SaaS, cloud-based, or enterprise software solutions.

• Experience working within a SAFe environment, including participation in Program Increment planning and execution.

• Familiarity with Azure DevOps or similar product backlog and lifecycle management tools.

• Knowledge of industrial automation, SCADA, distributed control systems, IoT, IIoT, telemetry, or operational technology environments.

• Experience collaborating with globally distributed product and engineering teams.

• Relevant Agile or Product Ownership certifications, such as SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager, Certified Scrum Product Owner, or similar credentials.

Our Culture and Commitment To You:

At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives—because we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our commitment to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe diverse teams working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results.

We recognize the importance of employee wellbeing. We prioritize providing competitive benefits plans, a variety of medical insurance plans, Employee Assistance Program, employee resource groups, recognition, and much more. Our culture offers flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation and holiday leave