Switchgear Advanced Product Owner

For this U.S. based position, the expected compensation range is $150,000

• $210,000 per year, which includes base pay and short-term incentive.

This position is the Advanced Product Owner for the new development of Medium Voltage Equipment and Core Components in North America portfolio. This Product Owner will be supporting the next generation of AirSeT SF6 Free Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS). Product Owners represent the customer and act autonomously to communicate the right vision of the product within the Squad while fostering strong relationships with stakeholders (customers / commercial / plant / internal sponsors). Product Owners are responsible for their product portfolios through the entire lifecycle from roadmap planning, product maintenance and withdrawal. They partner with League Leaders to set priorities (define, own and maintain the backlog), drive the strategic intent of the product and maximize the value of work done with the Squad. The Product Owner (PO) is responsible for maximizing the value of the product through the backlog (list of customer requirements for the product, software or service in development). PO's regularly interact with the scrum team (an agile team) as needed and acts as the voice of customers and stakeholders.

Job Responsibilities:

Define value proposition & set product strategy in alignment with Schneider Electric global strategy, business strategy of the target countries, and the League vision in close collaboration with Offer Marketing Managers for the target countries :

• Spend time with customers & stakeholders to identify value drivers
• Understand customer values, application, competitive environment, market trends, go to market and anticipate evolutions
• Gather and analyze customer's needs by meeting customers and collaborating regularly with business stakeholders
• Evaluate the strategic value of the offer
• Define and validate the offer value propositions (UVP, business models, go to market)
• Understand technical trends to identify valuable innovations in the product environment
• Lead and contribute to the customer interaction strategy
• Support Offer Marketing Managers to define, create & maintain global reference tariff levels, ensuring offers are priced following value based pricing principles and portfolios are rationalised. Create, prioritize & communicate with Squad members the Squad backlog, release map & roadmap
• Challenge and evaluate requests (from business, quality,...)
• Periodically review critical quality issues and associated mitigation plans
• Build, manage and prioritize the product backlog (note : Backlog should be transparent, visible & understood)
• Communicate backlog refinement
• Streamline the execution of priorities while maintaining the conceptual and technical integrity of the features or componements for the team.
• Define, update and validate the offer/marketing requirement (in sync with companion Squads and Leagues guidelines / strategy) within backlog prod.

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