Product Owner (MES/Industrial Software Solutions)

Join our dynamic team of super-talented, good people who are passionate about work and play. Position: Product Owner (MES/Industrial Software Solutions) Location: United States Remote Remote Status: Remote Job Id: 601 # of Openings: 1 Do you want the opportunity to develop Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) for some of the nation’s greatest companies? Would you relish in the chance to tackle a problem a customer is having with their manufacturing process and come up with a solution using your passion for automation and programming. If industry 4.0 is part of your day to day activities, I invite you to come be a Control Freak with us! Who We Are At Vertech, not only do we develop world class industrial automation solutions for some of the top US companies, we also strive to be the team of choice for the best and brightest talent. I mean, we call ourselves control freaks for a reason. The passion (and intelligence) our employees have is truly mind-blowing. In turn, we work hard to take care of our own with excellent benefits and pay, personal development, and transparent communication. We also know that you can be great at what you do and still have fun. If that sounds like a good fit, help us bring the next generation of automation solutions to nearly every industry, including manufacturing, food and beverage, renewable energy, water and wastewater, data centers and more. Top Reasons to Work with Us Flexible work schedule with work from home options for numerous roles Weekly communication from management in our internally famous Friday morning meeting Competitive Compensation including a bonus plan A really rad Christmas Party each year A manager that is cool…most of the time, because no one is perfect A path for growth, a great culture, PTO, AND MORE! What You Will Be Doing Serve as the primary liaison between customers and development teams, ensuring our solutions are aligned with business needs and the team can articulate why they are building something, not just what to build Set product goals that provide vision and clarity, are achievable by the team, and provide value to customers Maintain multiple refined product backlogs that provide sufficient and selectable user stories to ensure developers are able to create sprint plans from what's available and meaningfully represent stakeholder needs Define project scope and initialization, write clear and actionable requirements, ensure backlog readiness, and facilitate quality checkpoints to ensure sprint readiness and execution Support developers with prompt and detailed clarifications from a user perspective, and without pre-supposed technical solutions Hold accountability for project quality and delivery What You Need for this Position BS in computer science, math, electrical, mechanical, chemical or related engineering field or relevant experience 7-10+ years of experience developing MES, high level enterprise SCADA systems, or similar, preferably in a project based industry. Strong understanding of agile development methodology and how to run a project in Scrum format. Experience in a Product Owner role or similar capacity, with strong ability to work directly with customers to scope projects, define long term roadmaps, and proactively identify risks Ability to ensure alignment with customer objectives, manage expectations, and drive continuous improvement in the product development lifecycle Experience with Ignition platform is a huge plus (P.S. If you can't see the open positions, scroll up.) #J-18808-Ljbffr Vertech