Product Owner, Software

Rockwell Automation; Mequon (WI); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance including Medical, 3&

401k

Paid Time off

Parental and Caregiver Leave

EAP and Calm app access

Health management program

Flexible work schedule

Job summary

Rockwell Automation, a leader in industrial automation, seeks a Product Owner, Software, to maximize value across Scrum teams in a hybrid role based in Mequon, WI. You will own backlogs, craft clear acceptance criteria, and drive prioritization for multiple teams and PI planning.

You will collaborate with engineers, a Scrum Master, and stakeholders while guiding lean practices, ensuring timely releases, and aligning with Rockwell Drives and Rockwell products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience.
• Minimum 5 years related experience preferred.
• Experience with Rockwell Drives and other Rockwell products is a plus.
• Strong software development foundation in object-oriented languages.

Responsibilities

• Manage one or more team backlogs, ensuring a single source of truth.
• Define backlog items with clear acceptance criteria.
• Define and communicate an inspiring backlog vision.
• Prioritize items and optimize flow for multiple teams.
• Track sprint and PI objectives to support timely releases.
• Ensure teams understand backlog item intent.
• Coach stakeholders and teams in lean development practices.
• Collaborate with Scrum Master, Release Train Engineer, Product Manager, and others.
• Identify blockers and plan contingencies for priority work.

Skills

Backlog management

Agile/Scrum

SAFe

POPM

PSPO

Lean development

Stakeholder management

Team collaboration

Communication

C#

Angular

.NET MAUI

C++

WPF

MFC

Xamarin

Rockwell Drives

Industrial automation

Software development

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

C#

Angular

.NET MAUI

C++

WPF

MFC

Xamarin

Job description

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.
We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!

Job Description

The role of the Product Owner, Software is to maximize value of the product being delivered by the Scrum Team.
You will report to the Software and DevSecOps Engineering Manager and will work a hybrid schedule based in Mequon, Wisconsin.

Your Responsibilities

• Manage one or more Team backlogs that are thoughtful, visible, and the "single source of truth". Work flowed to your Team will typically originate from multiple products.
• Define backlog items, including clear and concise acceptance criteria.
• Define and communicate an inspiring vision of what the backlog items will provide when integrated together.
• Prioritize backlog items and optimize their flow to multiple Teams, especially in preparation of both recurring PI Planning events and proposed system-level products 'due dates'.
• Track the Sprint-by-Sprint goals and PI-by-PI objectives, in support of quality and on-time Releases, typically at Sprint or PI boundaries.
• Ensure the Teams understand the required intent of backlog items.
• Enable Team Members to effectively showcase the most critical components of the developed product to relevant Stakeholders.
• Enable Team Members to practice lean development by reducing waste and planning infrastructure and maintenance stories.
• Work effectively with the Scrum Master, Release Train Engineer, Product Manager, Scrum Team Members, and all applicable Stakeholders relating to tools, process, techniques, and relationships.
• Comprehend blocking items that prevent planned work from being completed, then navigate contingency planning of secondary priorities and execution.

The Essentials - You Will Have

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent relevant experience
• Legal authorization to work in the US is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

The Preferred - You Might Also Have

• Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience
• Significant experience with Rockwell Drives and other Rockwell products.
• Significant experience in the industrial automation industry.
• Experience in Software development.
• Familiarity with C#, Angular, .NET MAUI, C++, WPF, MFC, and Xamarin.
• Experience in SAFe, with POPM certification.
• A mentoring and advisory role in Scrum, with PSPO certification.

What We Offer

• Health Insurance including Medical, Dental and Vision
• 401k
• Paid Time off
• Parental and Caregiver Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and company-sponsored access to Calm app
• Health management program
• Flexible Work Schedule where you will work with your manager to enjoy a work schedule that can be flexible with your personal life.
• To learn more about our benefits package, please visit at www.raquickfind.com.

At Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be the right candidate for this or other roles.
This position is part of a job family. Experience will be the determining factor for position level and compensation.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability and veterans.
If you are an individual with a disability and you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please contact our services team at [phone].
Rockwell Automation’s hybrid policy aligns that employees are expected to work at a Rockwell location at least Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays unless they have a business obligation out of the office.