Senior IT Product Owner & Delivery Leader

Eaton

Southfield (MI)

On-site

USD 165,000 - 242,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

The Senior Manager, IT Product Owner at Eaton leads product strategy and delivery for Product Engineering and R&D technology solutions. You will partner with business and IT leaders to define roadmaps, prioritize the backlog, and deliver scalable, secure software.

You will manage a team of Product Owners and engineers, drive Agile/DevSecOps practices, and ensure alignment with enterprise architecture and cybersecurity requirements while balancing new functionality with technical debt and system

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
Minimum of 8 years of experience in Information Technology, Engineering Systems, Product Management, Business Relationship Management, or Program Management.
Minimum of 3 years of people leadership experience.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship now or in the future.

Responsibilities

Define and communicate the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for Product Engineering and R&D solutions.
Partner with business stakeholders to understand priorities, challenges, and desired business outcomes.
Translate business needs into product plans, epics, features, and user stories.
Maintain and prioritize the product backlog to maximize business value.
Lead product lifecycle activities from ideation through deployment and ongoing support.
Guide Agile delivery teams to execute roadmap priorities and deliver business outcomes.
Balance new functionality, technical debt reduction, system stability, cybersecurity, and support needs.
Define release priorities and support sprint planning activities.
Drive adoption of Agile, Lean, Scrum, and DevSecOps practices.
Collaborate with business leaders, engineering teams, and customers to define requirements, KPIs, and success metrics.
Act as the voice of the customer throughout the product development lifecycle.
Develop and maintain product-specific customer personas and user journeys.
Communicate product priorities, progress, risks, and outcomes to stakeholders.
Support the modernization of legacy engineering applications and digital platforms.
Drive improvements in engineering data quality, governance, and business processes.
Promote secure product development lifecycle practices and cybersecurity requirements.
Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture and technology standards.
Manage and develop a team of Product Owners, analysts, engineers, and other IT professionals.
Provide coaching, performance feedback, and career development support.
Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Support onboarding and development of internal and external resources.
Manage product budgets and technology investments within assigned areas.
Monitor resource allocation and spending to ensure alignment with priorities.
Partner with vendors to support product capabilities and roadmaps.
Support contract management and vendor performance reviews.
Ensure products remain stable, secure, compliant, and well-supported.
Establish and track product performance metrics and operational KPIs.
Support governance related to data, cybersecurity, compliance, and system usage.
Serve as a subject‑matter expert for assigned engineering technology solutions.