Senior Product Owner (Energy Market)

Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO); Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 168,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

401k

Vacation and sick time

Job summary

Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) seeks a Senior Product Owner to define vision, strategy, and a modernization roadmap for the Energy Market Management product that underpins critical market operations. You will lead cross-functional teams, translate energy market expertise into tangible product outcomes, and engage senior leaders to drive value, efficiency, and better operator decisions.

The role offers a generous compensation package, annual bonus potential, and a comprehensive

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• At least six years of product management or related experience.
• Deep energy industry knowledge with stakeholder collaboration.
• Experience leading product strategy and lifecycle management.
• Experience applying AI tools in product management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the product vision and roadmap for complex multi-line products.
• Serve as a product evangelist aligning cross-functional teams and executives.
• Define product metrics and standardize them to guide strategy.
• Lead discovery by framing strategic questions and coordinating research.
• Apply financial and strategic acumen to build business cases.
• Mentor Product Owner I and II to elevate capabilities.
• Leverage AI tools to improve analysis and workflows.

Skills

Product management

Stakeholder collaboration

Leadership

Data-driven decision making

AI in product management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field

Job description

As MISO's Senior Product Owner, you will define the vision, strategy, and roadmap for MISO’s Energy Market Management product that enables critical market operations. You will drive product modernization, simplify complex technology systems, and lead the evolution of key capabilities that improve market operations, operator effectiveness, and business outcomes. Working collaboratively across stakeholders, engineers, architects, and the product delivery teams, you will shape the future of market operations through a product mindset grounded in customer value, strategic thinking, curiosity, and continuous improvement. The ideal candidate brings deep knowledge of energy markets, enabling them to effectively partner with stakeholders and translate industry expertise into product outcomes. This role has high visibility and requires someone who can engage at all levels of leadership while also working hands‑on with the technology teams to deliver meaningful, user‑centered outcomes.

What you’ll do as MISO’s Senior Product Owner:

• Lead the product vision and roadmap for complex or multi‑line products, influencing stakeholders and executives to shape long‑term strategy and uncover new opportunities.
• Serve as a product evangelist who aligns and influences cross‑functional teams and executive leaders around key product objectives.
• Synthesize complex insights and lead the development and standardization of product metrics to guide strategic direction, measure success, and influence enterprise level outcomes.
• Lead discovery efforts by framing strategic questions, coordinating research activities, and ensuring insights effectively inform product and portfolio decisions.
• Lead discovery efforts by framing strategic questions, coordinating research activities, and ensuring insights effectively inform product and portfolio decisions.
• Apply financial and strategic acumen to build compelling business cases, influence prioritization, and guide investment decisions.
• Lead discovery efforts by framing strategic questions, coordinating research activities, and ensuring insights effectively inform product and portfolio decisions.
• Partner with cross‑functional experts to shape solution design, influence tradeoff decisions, and ensure products deliver meaningful user and business value.
• Leverage AI tools to responsibly enhance analysis, streamline workflows, and identify innovative opportunities that improve product performance and efficiency.
• Leads by example in applying product management best practices and fosters the growth of others by mentoring and coaching Product Owner I and II team members to elevate their capabilities, autonomy, and strategic thinking.

Experience/Qualifications we are looking for as our Senior Product Owner:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
• Brings at least six years of product management, product ownership, business analysis, systems engineering, or related experience.
• Deep energy industry knowledge, ideally in energy markets, paired with the ability to build strong relationships and collaborate effectively across teams.
• Demonstrated ability to lead product strategy, manage products across their lifecycle, and align cross functional teams through strong collaboration and influence.
• Proven track record of defining success metrics, synthesizing user and market data, and using critical thinking to drive clear, data informed decisions.
• Skilled in analyzing complex business scenarios, identifying problems, collecting and evaluating data, and drawing sound conclusions that guide strategic product direction.
• Demonstrated experience applying AI tools in product management to improve productivity, analysis, and workflow.
• Preferred/nice to have (not required): Certified Scrum Product Owner, SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager AND/OR PMI-Agile Certified Practitioner, Product Owner/System Engineering AND/OR Product Owner/UX experience, AND/OR Product Owner/Architecture experience.

Appropriate level will be determined based upon experience and knowledge.

Transformative innovation is happening in the electric industry, from digitalizing homes and distributed resources to renewable energy and an ever-changing grid. MISO manages the electricity superhighway in the Central U.S. and through use of groundbreaking research and advanced technology, our highly skilled employees ensure power flows reliably to 45 million Americans. Operating the electricity grid, running a robust energy market, planning for a bright future – it’s what our immensely hardworking and dedicated team does every day.

The base salary compensation range being offered for this role is $168,000 - $193,000 USD annually. Base salary range for this position is included in accordance with requirements of various state/local pay transparency legislation. Please note that salaries may vary for different individuals in the same role based on several factors, including but not limited to location of the role, individual competencies, education/professional certifications, and qualifications/experience.

Position is also eligible for an annual bonus if individual performance and company objectives are met. At MISO we offer a comprehensive benefits package, including 401k, vacation, sick and safe time, available on your first day of employment.