Product Owner: Agile Software for Truss Manufacturing

ITW; Helena (MT); On-site; USD 80,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

ITW’s Alpine division seeks a Product Owner to drive the product roadmap and execution in an agile environment. You will partner with Product Management, Marketing, Support, Operations, and Engineering to ensure business, quality, and usability goals are met for releases.

You’ll translate strategy into actionable development plans, manage backlog and user stories, and collaborate with UX/UI teams to align designs with customer needs. Travel up to 25% may be required.

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 Scrum/SAFe
• Strong team/project management, communication, and presentation skills
• Self-motivated, energetic and able to work autonomously and in a team
• 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
• 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 acceptance criteria
• Ensure backlog is prioritized and refined for development needs
• Collaborate with UX/UI teams to align designs with user needs and business objectives
• Coordinate with support and implementation teams to ensure successful releases
• Observe real‑world usage to inform product decisions
• Oversee beta trials with customers to validate value and usability
• Communicate progress and risks to the organization at gate meetings
• Advocate for the customer within development teams

Skills

Customer focus

Communication

Business savvy

Team player

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/CS/Business/Marketing

Tools

CSPO certification

Job description

ITW’s Alpine division seeks a Product Owner to drive the product roadmap and execution in an agile environment. You will partner with Product Management, Marketing, Support, Operations, and Engineering to ensure business, quality, and usability goals are met for releases.

You’ll translate strategy into actionable development plans, manage backlog and user stories, and collaborate with UX/UI teams to align designs with customer needs. Travel up to 25% may be required.