Product Owner

Steel Dynamics, Inc; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

New Millennium seeks a Product Manager to own multiple internal software products from concept to adoption. You will collaborate with employees across the organization to understand needs and deliver solutions that move the needle.

Responsibilities include driving roadmaps, defining features and acceptance criteria, leading user discovery, and coordinating with stakeholders. You will guide backlog decisions, run beta programs, and manage rollouts to drive adoption and continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Strong organizational and time management abilities demonstrated by self-motivation.
• Excellent written communication with ability to write clear feature definitions and acceptance criteria.
• Effective presentation and training delivery skills.
• Facilitation skills for leading workshops, discovery sessions, and user meetings.
• Interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships with cross-functional teams and end users.
• Analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Change management skills to drive user adoption.

Responsibilities

• Own multiple internal software products from concept to adoption across the organization.
• Develop and maintain product roadmaps aligned with portfolio strategy.
• Define features and acceptance criteria guiding development priorities.
• Lead user discovery through interviews, site visits, workshops, etc.
• Prioritize backlog items and guide feature development within portfolio direction.
• Serve as the bridge between development teams, users, and stakeholders.
• Coordinate with the Portfolio Owner to navigate shared resources.
• Plan and execute beta testing programs with end users.
• Lead product rollouts including demonstrations and release communications.
• Facilitate demonstrations for new functionality requiring user instruction.
• Monitor user feedback to drive continuous improvement and innovation.

Skills

Organizational skills

Written communication

Presentation skills

Facilitation

Interpersonal skills

Analytical thinking

Change management

Job description

New Millennium

You'll own multiple internal software products from concept to adoption, working directly with employees across the organization to understand their needs and build solutions that move the needle. This role requires independent judgment, initiative, and the ability to drive results in a dynamic environment.

• Develop and maintain product roadmaps aligned with portfolio strategy
• Define features and acceptance criteria that guide development priorities
• Independently lead user discovery through interviews, site visits, workshops, etc.
• Prioritize backlog items and make final decisions on feature development within portfolio direction
• Serve as the primary bridge between development teams, users, and stakeholders
• Coordinate with the Portfolio Owner to navigate shared development resources
• Plan and execute beta testing programs with end users
• Lead product rollouts including demonstrations and release communications
• Facilitate feature demos for new functionality requiring user instruction
• Monitor user feedback to drive continuous improvement and innovation

Required

• Strong organizational and time management abilities driven by self-motivation
• Excellent written communication, including the ability to write clear, concise feature definitions and acceptance criteria
• Effective presentation and training delivery skills
• Facilitation skills for leading workshops, discovery sessions, and user meetings
• Interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships with cross-functional teams and end users
• Analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Change management skills to drive user adoption

Preferred

• Experience with Agile methodologies
• Experience working in decentralized organizations
• Experience with internal facing or enterprise products
• Proven ability to work with cross functional teams and shared resources
• Track record of driving user adoption for software products

Steel Dynamics, Inc., and all affiliated entities are equal opportunity employers.