Product Owner: Agile Leader for Industrial Software

Alpine, an ITW Company; Arkansas; On-site; USD 80,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Alpine, an ITW company, is seeking a Product Owner to lead product vision, translate it into actionable plans, and ensure delivery across agile teams. You will partner with Product Management, Marketing, Support, Operations, and Engineering to align business, quality, and usability goals for Alpine’s software products.

The role emphasizes ownership of roadmaps, user story quality, stakeholder collaboration, and delivering value through iterative releases.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Marketing, or a comparable discipline; an MBA is a plus
• 4+ years’ experience working as a Product Owner or similar role with a development team
• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) is preferred
• Software Product strategy and management experience with demonstrated value delivery
• Experience with complex customer environments and/or relevant industry experience
• Experience leading software product development in an Agile environment leveraging frameworks such as Scrum and SAFe
• Strong team/project management, communication, and presentation skills
• Self-motivated, energetic and can work both autonomously and as part of the team
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable in a changing environment
• Up to 25% travel

Responsibilities

• Own execution of the product roadmap established by Product Manager for a specific focus area or product line
• Translate strategic direction from Product Managers into clear, actionable development plans
• Partner with Development Managers to manage sprint planning, backlog prioritization, and release scope
• Apply ITW’s Customer-Back Innovation (CBI) framework to identify and prioritize customer pain points
• Translate insights into product requirements and features
• Validate concepts directly with users and iterate based on feedback
• Create and maintain clear, concise user stories with well-defined acceptance criteria
• Ensure the backlog remains prioritized, refined, and ahead of development needs
• Collaborate with UX/UI teams to align designs with user needs and business objectives
• Work closely with Product Management, Engineering, QA, Development, and UI/UX Design teams on a daily basis
• Facilitate agile events (standups, sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives)
• Coordinate with support and implementation teams to ensure successful releases
• Develop subject matter expertise in component manufacturing workflows
• Gain hands-on understanding of how customers use Alpine tools (design software, manufacturing software, and equipment)
• Observe real-world usage to inform product decisions
• Ensure delivered features meet acceptance criteria and customer expectations
• Support user acceptance testing (UAT), documentation, and release readiness
• Oversee beta trials with customers to validate product value and usability
• Communicate progress, risks, and dependencies to the organization by presenting at monthly CBI gate meetings
• Advocate for the customer within development teams
• Maintain transparency into sprint outcomes, priorities, and roadmap progress

Skills

Product ownership

Agile / Scrum

Stakeholder communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/CS/Business

MBA (preferred)

Tools

CSPO

Job description

Alpine, an ITW company, is seeking a Product Owner to lead product vision, translate it into actionable plans, and ensure delivery across agile teams. You will partner with Product Management, Marketing, Support, Operations, and Engineering to align business, quality, and usability goals for Alpine’s software products.

The role emphasizes ownership of roadmaps, user story quality, stakeholder collaboration, and delivering value through iterative releases.