Product Owner

Company Description

At Revalize, we build the software and technology that powers sales of manufactured, complex products. Our customers rely on our software to select and sell everything from commercial ovens, to specialized pumps and valves, to grain elevators, and more. We are the global leader in sector-specific software solutions that help manufacturers optimize revenue operations through design applications, engineering simulations, product selection, CPQ, PIM, visualization, and data analytics.
Headquartered in Jacksonville, FL, we serve over 20,000 customers across the globe.
Revalize is a portfolio company of TA Associates.

Job Description

The Product Owner is accountable for driving the success of his/her products across the customer journey and the land-adopt-expand-renew cycle. The Product Owner will assist the Product Manager in a disciplined approach to product strategy, roadmap, and requirements to deliver consistent revenue growth for his/her product portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Integrate into an agile development team to drive successful product delivery and serve as the voice of the customer
• Collaborate with Product Managers to deliver on our product vision, strategy, and roadmap
• Work closely with Product Engineering creating, reviewing, refining epics, features, stories and acceptance criteria to create and maintain a product backlog of maximum value that is aligned with product strategy
• Manage multiple product line backlogs, balancing conflicting priorities to determine priorities.
• Own the release planning and sprint planning processes, including setting release and sprint goals, and successfully delivering on those goals
• Provide an active role in mitigating risks and issues impacting successful team completion of release and sprint goals
• Ensuring acceptance criteria are met with current release and conducting sprint reviews from a business/customer perspective.
• Assist in the preparation and facilitation of detailed product demonstrations for external and internal audiences to communicate the benefits of the solution
• Serving as a subject matter expert to assist with sales and support as needed

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 of experience in product management in a software company
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, technology or related field
• Direct experience in a customer-facing role with demonstrated ability to gather complex customer requirements
• Demonstrated ability to manage large, complex projects and initiatives from concept to delivery including defining and driving deliverables, and solving problems along the way
• Experience with agile software development practices (e.g., scrum, Kanban, Lean Agile) and tools
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority
• A sound understanding of enterprise-scale technologies, including applications hosted on the cloud and software as a service (SaaS)
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Proven success in product ownership or management roles
• Experience with agile software development practices (e.g. scrum, Kanban, Lean Agile) and tools
• Proven ability to negotiate a backlog with engineers and senior leadership
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority
• Ability to balance conflicting priorities and make critical decisions

Preferred

• Drive & Grit – Operate in a fast-paced environment with a focus and determination to achieve high-quality results
• Strategic Thinker – determine opportunities and threats through comprehensive analysis of current and future trends with the ability to see and communicate the big picture in an inspiring way
• Product Focus – Translate market and customer feedback into requirements, driving product delivery through an agile release process
• Customer Focused – passionate about creating value for our customers
• Cross-functional leadership – Lead and drive execution across Development, Product Management, Support, and Customer Success
• Certifications: Agile, Pragmatic Marketing, Project Management, Scrum Product Manager
• Experience in partnering with UX teams to design great solutions
• Experience with ERP reporting or business intelligence products

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Qualified applicants will be asked to complete a 30-minute online assessment as a part of your application. The official working time zones are EST for US employees and CET for EMEA employees.