Principal Process Owner

Milwaukee-Tool; Town of Brookfield (WI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Milwaukee Tool seeks a Principal Process Owner to accelerate our product development culture through robust process analysis and actionable improvements. You will lead cross-functional teams across our corporate office and global partners, prioritizing user, business, and stakeholder needs, while ensuring scalable processes and strong change leadership.

The role emphasizes driving end-to-end project outcomes, training, and executive-level reporting in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience as a Product Owner or related role in enterprise processes/products.
• Experience leading organizational change management for enterprise process/system implementations.
• Experience working across global teams to standardize and deploy processes.
• Proven ability to drive adoption of new tools and processes in technical environments.

Responsibilities

• Act as project CEO, owning outcomes and driving urgency across the team.
• Lead cross-functional teams, prioritizing in a climate of change.
• Develop and deliver training across organization for lean management tools.
• Define requirements with stakeholders and drive development of software products and processes.
• Plan backlog grooming, iteration planning, and user story elaboration for Global Engineering.
• Remove impediments and escalate blockers to ensure release goals.
• Establish metrics and report progress to executives and partners.

Skills

Product Owner experience

Change management

Facilitation

Global cross-functional teamwork

Communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in PM/Engineering/CS/Business

Tools

Teamcenter

Job description

Job Description:Principal Process OwnerIdeal candidates are outstanding communicators that thrive in a fast-paced, agile work environment. Strong problem-solving skills and independent self-direction, coupled with an aptitude for team collaboration and open communication, are requirements. Individuals should be driven and possess leadership qualities to help organize and prioritize tasks for an expanding development team while considering end-user, business, and stakeholder needs.The Principal Process Owner is a change agent responsible for advancing our product development culture by analyzing the effectiveness of business processes then developing and executing action plans to achieve optimal future state, enhance overall customer experience, reduce costs, and streamline processes.This position is a fundamental part of our cross-functional team located in a fast-paced environment of the corporate office while supporting all our business partners globally .Principal Process Owner duties and responsibilities :Acts as CEO of project - Takes accountability and possesses a sense of urgency for entire project outcomeHas establish ed credibility within the organization as a leader , influence project teams and persuade professionals at all levelsPartners with key stakeholders and effectively communicates up, down, and across the organizationL eads with clear direction of priorities in a climate of changeMaintains a strategic cross functional mindset and understands how business decisions will impact entire organizationEffectively drives teams through problem solving and creative thinking to accomplish short term and long-term goalsImplement robust improvements that will scale as we growDevelop and deliver training to all levels of organization as needed.Build the skills of all functional leaders and associates through hands-on interactions and personal mentoring in lean management toolsProvide organization, direction, and clarity to the IT Team, Key Stakeholders, and m ultiple e ngineering t eams globally to create requirements and drive development on software products as well as process improvement projectsLead the functional design process based on an intimate knowledge of our process and technolog ies and the needs of our end-users and stakeholdersPlan and prioritize feature backlog grooming, iteration planning, and elaboration of the user stories for the Global Engineering Team sProvide an active role in mitigating impediments impacting successful team completion of r elease/ s print g oals . Effectively utilize s escalation to remove roadblocks as neededLead projects of large to extreme complexityDevelop and execute action plans and project timelines exhibiting strong project management skillsDevelop project charters, project plans, project teams and project governance details . Track project progress for scope, budget, schedule and resourcesEstablish appropriate metrics and report on progress, achievements and results. This includes executive-level reporting, management updates, and best practice sharing throughout the organizationEnsure changes are fully integrated through follow-up communication and consistency utilizing change management methodologiesDrive accountability for team to successfully complete tasksPrincipal Process Owner requirements and qualificationsMust Have5-7 years of experience as a Product Owner, Business Analyst, Process Owner, or related role supporting enterprise process, system, or product data transformation initiatives.Demonstrated experience leading organizational change management efforts for enterprise process or system implementations, including stakeholder alignment, communication planning, training, adoption tracking, and reinforcement.Experience working across global teams to define, standardize, and deploy common processes while balancing regional business needs and local execution requirements.Proven ability to drive adoption of new tools and processes in highly technical environments by engaging end users, addressing resistance, and connecting change to measurable business value.Strong facilitation skills with the ability to lead global workshops, process mapping sessions, requirements reviews, and change impact assessments with cross-functional stakeholders.Bachelor's degree or higher in Project Management, Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Business, or a related discipline required; periodic travel may be required.Highly PreferredAbility to translate complex engineering, CAD, PLM, and product data requirements into clear business processes, user stories, acceptance criteria, and implementation priorities.Teamcenter implementation experience, including Engineering Change Management, Bill of Materials management, workflow design, release processes, and related product data/process improvement initiatives.Experience supporting Product Data Transformation initiatives, including process standardization, data cleanup, data governance, migration readiness, and adoption of common global practices.Strong understanding of global CAD practices and the impact of engineering process changes on design teams, CAD users, product structures, release processes, and downstream business functions.Familiarity with Teamcenter data models, item and revision structures, engineering release processes, change objects, and CAD integrations.Milwaukee Tool is an equal opportunity employer.