Senior/Lead Product Owner

About Ameren Services (B&CS)

Ameren Services provides administrative support and services to Ameren Corporation and its operating companies, subsidiaries and affiliates. Ameren Services includes a wide range of skill sets and roles, from finance and legal experts to digital and cyber specialists, plus those charged with ensuring environmental compliance and operational safety. Together, we help execute a strategy that enables Ameren to deliver superior long-term value to customers, shareholders and the environment.

Our benefits include:

• Medical coverage on date of hire

• 100% employer paid cash balance pension plan

• 401(k) with company match fully vested on date of hire

• Minimum of 15 days paid vacation and 12 paid holidays

• Paid parental leave and family caregiver leave

Visit our Benefits & Perks Page for more information on benefits provided to regular full-time employees. ​

About The Position 

The Senior Product Owner has a key role in Agile development, responsible for maximizing the value of a product. The Senior Product Owner acts as the voice of the customer and stakeholders, translating their needs and vision into actionable tasks for the development team. This position is responsible for executing the product vision, managing the product backlog, and collaborating with various teams to ensure the product meets customer needs and business goals. 

Key responsibilities include: 

Connect with the Customer 

• Conduct research and connect directly with internal and external customers to gain a comprehensive understanding of their needs 

• Leverage research, tools and techniques to build product solutions and features that enhance experiences for customers and co-workers  

• Develop and maintain high-trust relationships with key stakeholders 

Product Vision & Roadmap 

• Partner with Product Managers to develop business cases and product roadmaps that accurately represent the investment and benefits of the products or features to be developed or enhanced 

Manage & Prioritize Backlog 

• Capture and translate project requirements into user stories ensuring they are well-formed, aligned with product strategy, and in compliance with regulatory requirements 

• Accept stories and ensure elements such as quality and design have been effectively incorporated 

• Foster collaboration with other Product Owners, Architects, Technical Leads and Managers across the agile and dependent teams to ensure successful delivery in accordance with project timelines and budget 

Deliver Value 

• Define, track, and communicate key product metrics to stakeholders, ensuring data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement across the product lifecycle 

• Set quality assurance standards for agile teams, ensure test results adhere to standards and accept product deliverables on behalf of the customer 

• Balance short-term and long-term goals, make strategic decisions that will benefit the product and drive business value 

Receiving and Applying Feedback 

• Champion products and features, present during demonstration and retrospective meetings, and other opportunities to provide updates and sustain alignment with stakeholders. 

• Serve as primary liaison and contact for communication. 

Qualifications - Senior Product Owner

• Bachelor's degree required, master's degree preferred.   

• 5+ years of experience with project/process improvement work required 

• 2+ years full-time Product Owner or similar agile team experience required 

• SAFe Product Owner / Product Manager Certification (POPM), Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO), or other leading Product Owner certification (within 12 months).  

Qualifications - Lead Product Owner

• Bachelor's degree required, master's degree preferred

• 7+ years project/process improvement work required

• 4+ years full-time Product Owner experience required 

• SAFe Product Owner / Product Manager Certification (POPM), Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO), or other leading Product Owner certification (within 12 months) required

In addition to the above qualifications, the successful candidate will demonstrate: 

• Brings high-energy and a passionate outlook to the job and can effectively influence others  

• Able to build a sense of trust and rapport that creates a comfortable & productive workplace  

• Proven analytical skills, able to make sound decisions with ambiguous information and possess a high level of organizational skills 

• Assertive, with the confidence to be voice of authority – not afraid to do what is best for the team  

• Creative self-starter with strong interpersonal skills - able to work effectively as a team and with various stakeholders at all levels of the organization 

• Excellent communication skills, including presentation, written and verbal.  

• Ability to promote innovative thinking and self-improvement within the team  

• Confident and skilled at navigating the team through roadblocks to allow sprints to be completed on time 

• Ability to coach team on agile practices and ensure adherence to agile methodology to deliver max business value timely  

• Able to resolve conflicts within the team before they become an issue – strong mediator 

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Compensation Range:

* This pay range encompasses multiple levels of the role. Career level and compensation depends upon applicant’s credentials.

At Ameren, base salary is one component of a competitive compensation package for employees. Our pay ranges are broad to allow for movement within our organization and to accommodate different skill sets and levels of expertise. We take into consideration a variety of factors including, but not limited to, skills, abilities, experience, education, credentials, and internal equity when determining the base salary offered. Roles are eligible for additional rewards including annual incentive payments based on individual and company performance.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, military service or status, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other class, trait, or status protected by law.