Product Owner

JOB TITLE: MES Product Owner

JOB STATUS: Regular, full-time

DEPARTMENT: Finance

REPORTS TO: Chief Financial Officer                

Vista Equity Partners is a leading global investment firm focused exclusively on enterprise software, data, and technology-enabled businesses. With over $100B in assets under management and a portfolio of 90+ software product companies worldwide, Vista accelerates growth through operational excellence, shared expertise, and long-term partnership. In India, Vista’s presence continues to expand with 45+ portfolio companies employing more than 17,000 professionals across technology, product, customer success, and operations — reinforcing India’s strategic role as a hub of innovation and talent within the Vista ecosystem.

Through its Agentic AI Factory, Vista is embedding Generative AI across its global portfolio — enabling companies to integrate intelligent, responsible AI into products, operations, and decision-making. This initiative is strengthened through portfolio-wide learning programs, leadership workshops, and AI hackathons that foster innovation, build fluency, and accelerate practical AI adoption across teams.

Amtech is a leading provider of enterprise software solutions for the packaging, printing, and manufacturing industries. Our integrated systems streamline order management, production planning, scheduling, inventory, and business analytics — empowering customers to drive efficiency, reduce costs, and improve operational performance. With a strong commitment to innovation and customer success, Amtech delivers reliable technology backed by deep industry expertise.

With Vista’s investment and strategic guidance, we combine the agility of a growing technology organization with the scale, stability, and career mobility of a global software ecosystem.

We are looking for a Product Owner to lead product execution for our MES product line, including production scheduling and production reporting solutions. This role will work closely with engineering, UX, and customers to ensure our products deliver measurable operational value for manufacturers.

The Product Owner will be responsible for translating product strategy into actionable development work. This individual will own the product backlog, prioritize features based on customer value and business impact, and collaborate with engineering teams to deliver high-quality MES capabilities.

The ideal candidate understands manufacturing operations, MES systems, and agile product development, and is comfortable working with both technical teams and manufacturing customers

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Product Ownership

• Own and manage the product backlog for the MES scheduling and production reporting products.
• Define and prioritize features, enhancements, and bug fixes based on customer needs, product strategy, and business goals.
• Write clear user stories and acceptance criteria for development teams.
• Ensure backlog items are ready for sprint planning and development.

· Engage with customers to understand manufacturing workflows, operational challenges, and product opportunities.

· Gather and analyze feedback from customers, support, sales, and implementation teams.

· Translate manufacturing requirements into scalable product capabilities.

· Work closely with engineering, QA, UX, and architecture teams during sprint planning, development, and release cycles.

· Participate in sprint ceremonies including planning, reviews, and retrospectives.

· Clarify requirements and ensure development teams understand the desired product outcomes.

· Validate that delivered functionality meets acceptance criteria and business objectives.

· Support product releases including documentation, training, and internal enablement.

· Collaborate with product management and leadership on roadmap execution.

· Work with implementation, support, and sales teams to ensure product features align with customer needs.

· Provide product expertise for internal stakeholders.

· Help drive continuous improvement of MES capabilities.

• 3–5+ years experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager, or Business Analyst in a software environment.
• Experience working in Agile / Scrum development environments.
• Strong experience managing product backlogs and writing user stories.
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical product specifications.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES).
• Knowledge of production scheduling, shop floor operations, or manufacturing analytics.
• Experience with ERP integrations and manufacturing workflows.
• Background working with industrial, manufacturing, or supply chain software.
• Experience with tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar backlog management systems.

Key Skills

• Product backlog management
• Agile / Scrum development
• MES / manufacturing operations
• Requirements definition
• Stakeholder communication
• Data-driven decision making

At Amtech, you will drive meaningful financial impact in a growing enterprise software organization while benefiting from Vista’s world-class ecosystem. You’ll collaborate with talented peers, leverage cross-portfolio learning programs, and help shape the future of Amtech’s financial operations and systems. Build your career with Amtech — backed by the strength, scale, and innovation culture of Vista.