The Role
Own and prioritize the product backlog, define product goals, align stakeholders to outcome-based roadmaps and OKRs, and drive AI product strategy. Translate initiatives into actionable backlog items, evaluate build/buy/partner decisions for AI capabilities, and ensure responsible AI principles are embedded into products.
Summary Generated by Built In
As a Product Owner, you are accountable for maximizing product value by clearly defining, prioritizing, and communicating Product Backlog items. You serve as the voice of the customer, ensuring alignment between business goals, stakeholder needs, and delivery execution while enabling Agile teams to deliver high-value outcomes. Additionally, you play a critical role in driving AI-powered transformation, embedding intelligent capabilities into products and processes to unlock new business value.
Responsibilities:
- Define, own, and continuously communicate a compelling Product Goal aligned with business objectives
- Translate strategic initiatives into clear product direction and actionable backlog items
- Partner with Product Executives to align with Outcome-Based Roadmaps and OKRs (Objectives and Key Results)
- Drive AI product strategy, identifying opportunities to leverage machine learning, generative AI, and automation to enhance customer experience and operational efficiency
- Evaluate build vs. buy vs. partner decisions for AI capabilities and platforms
- Ensure responsible AI principles (fairness, transparency, accountability) are incorporated into product vision
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or related field, or equivalent, relevant work experience required.
- 6 or more years’ experience as a Product Owner with Agile facilitation background, working in an agile environment (e.g. user stories, iterative development, scrum teams, sprints, personas)
- Ability to write clear precise Scrum user stories for scrum teams
- Must have a bias for action and be comfortable in an ever changing or ambiguous environment
- Strong knowledge of Agile frameworks such as SAFe or Scrum@Scale
- Product Innovation, Design thinking and/or CX/UX experience is a plus
- Advanced Agile/ Scrum development background
- Familiarity in working in a SaaS environment
- PSM/PSPO OR SAFe POPM certifications preferred
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About UsThis amount is what we reasonably believe we will pay for the position; however, offer amounts may vary based on factors such as geographic location, relevant education, experience, qualifications, skills, shift, or any collective bargaining agreements.In addition, Wesco offers a benefits program for eligible employees, which may include paid time off, medical, dental, and vision coverage, and retirement savings plans. Additional details about benefits are available here.
This posting is for a current, active vacancy intended for immediate hire.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or related field, or equivalent experience
- 6 or more years' experience as a Product Owner in an Agile environment
- Strong knowledge of Agile frameworks such as SAFe or Scrum@Scale
- Advanced Agile/Scrum development background and Agile facilitation experience
- Ability to write clear, precise Scrum user stories
- Familiarity working in a SaaS environment
- Bias for action and comfort working in ambiguous, changing environments
- Experience driving AI product strategy leveraging machine learning, generative AI, and automation
- Product Innovation, Design Thinking and/or CX/UX experience
- PSM/PSPO or SAFe POPM certification
WESCO International Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about WESCO International and has not been reviewed or approved by WESCO International.
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Retirement Support — Feedback suggests the 401(k) with company match is a relative strong point and is consistently part of the package. Retirement offerings are frequently cited as a solid element within the total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Feedback suggests PTO policies are favorable, including self‑managed or generous banks in some roles along with paid holidays. Paid parental leave and related time‑off options add to the perceived strength of leave benefits.
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Flexible Benefits — Feedback suggests employees have meaningful choice through medical plan options with HSA/FSA alongside ancillary programs like EAP, discounts, and supplemental coverages. The breadth of selectable add‑ons supports tailoring benefits to individual needs.
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What We Do
At Wesco, we believe life should run smoothly. As a leading provider of business-to-business distribution, logistics services and supply chain solutions, we create a world that you can depend on. Harnessing 100 years of ingenuity and expertise, we increase profitability, improve productivity and mitigate risk for approximately 150,000 customers worldwide. With nearly 1.5 million products and locations in more than 50 countries, Wesco is your partner in progress. Our company’s greatest asset is our people. From our corporate and field offices to our distribution sites, Wesco employs over 20,000 professionals around the globe. We’re committed to fostering diversity and inclusion across our workforce by embracing the unique perspectives, authenticity, and individuality our team members contribute to the company. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Wesco is a publicly traded (NYSE: WCC) FORTUNE 500® company with 2022 net sales of $21.4 billion.
