Lead Product Owner - NG&NGL Services

Position Summary The Lead Product Owner will join the Measurement, Accounting, & Scheduling Product Team within the Midstream IT Natural Gas & NGL Digital Products Line. As a Lead Product Owner, you will play a pivotal role in driving the strategic direction and delivery of innovative solutions driving the evolution and reimagining of the measurement, accounting, and scheduling capabilities for NG&NGL and adjacent Midstream business segments. This role will be expected to identify, collect, and evaluate new technology ideas, strategic extensions, or enhancements to existing products and/or services to determine their potential to address customer needs and to achieve goals in revenue growth and market share. The product owner manages product lifecycles, including intent, definition, design, planning, development, prototyping and testing. Applies design thinking techniques (e.g. user stories, wireframing, prototyping) to define product features. Will work with internal and external partners, vendors, and supplies to select and customize technology products and/or services. Key Responsibilities Responsible for continuous delivery of value to the customer through compelling and empowering customer experiences, accountable for a complex/critical product, or multiple related products (within a product family/portfolio). Has accountability for leading the development of product roadmaps, prioritizing feature releases, and aligning them with business objectives. Drives cross-functional collaboration to gather insights, prioritize initiatives, and plan releases effectively. Collaborates closely with Agile teams, stakeholders, and business representatives to proactively identify and address challenges that arise during product development, ensuring successful execution of the product strategy. Engages senior cross-functional leaders and proactively addresses and resolves issues, fostering effective communication, and promoting alignment between business and operations teams, UX design, product, engineering, analytics, and customer support teams. Organizes stakeholder priorities and works with teams in order to align needs with resources ensuring cadence with customer value, business value, and strategic fit. Consults with the team during planning and grooming sessions and signs off on solutions. Prioritizes product backlog, processes, and release plan (for multiple features for a complex or higher profile product) and plans the coordination of interdependencies with scrum team, across other lines of business. Works with other teams, ensures team is aligned around similar goals and objectives / cross-team prioritization. Carries out ongoing analysis of product capability themes in order to support product direction. Delivers product innovation, definition, deliverables planning (roadmap), and design of entirely new products to deliver against team and company goals. Interprets and communicates product development builds on cross-departmental knowledge and puts the customer at the heart of all product changes. Identifies common client pain points and opportunities and defines right solutions to address; captures stakeholder concerns and implements refinements; serves as the voice of the client, bringing that perspective back to internal stakeholders; serves as an Agile product develop champion across department and/or company. Education and Experience Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems or equivalent work experience Product Owner certification required; Product Management certification preferred. 7+ years of relevant product owner experience required. Experience in Natural Gas and NGL Measurements, Operations Accounting, or Scheduling preferred Experience leading deployment and enhancement of Quorum Software Products such as FLOWCAL, TIPS, and TESTit is preferred. Skills Agile Methodology – Agile project management is an iterative approach to delivering a project throughout its life cycle, taking incremental steps towards the completion of a project. Authentic Communicator – Expresses ideas and information, both verbally and in writing, clearly and credibly. Listens to understand and fosters constructive dialogue. Backlog Management - A prioritized list of work for the development team that is derived from the roadmap and its requirements. The most important items are shown at the top of the product backlog so the team knows what to deliver first. Business Acumen – Applies knowledge of MPC’s business, industry and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals. Makes decisions and recommendations clearly linked to MPC’s strategy. Decision Making – Ability to know when and what decisions should be made and to make several decisions simultaneously in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment. Industry Product Knowledge – Industry product knowledge refers to a comprehensive understanding of the products and services within a particular industry. It encompasses familiarity with the features, functionalities, applications, and specifications of the products offered by companies operating in that industry. This knowledge is crucial for professionals working in sales, marketing, customer service, product development, and various other roles within a company. It enables individuals to effectively communicate the value propositions of products, address customer inquiries, identify market trends, make informed business decisions, and contribute to the development and improvement of products and services within the industry. This knowledge often requires staying updated with the latest advancements, technologies, and market dynamics within the specific industry domain. Product Development – The creation, innovation, enhancement, or improvement, of an existing product, or developing an entirely new kind of product to satisfy the requirements of its end‑users. Product Lifecycle Management - The handling of a good as it moves through the typical stages of its product life: development and introduction, growth, maturity/stability, and decline. User Experience (UX) – User Experience (UX) refers to the overall experience that a person has when interacting with a product, service, or system, especially in terms of how easy or pleasing it is to use. Minimum Qualifications Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, related field or equivalent experience. 7+ years of relevant experience. Benefits The hired candidate will also be eligible for a discretionary company-sponsored annual bonus program. Marathon Petroleum offers a total rewards program which includes, but is not limited to, access to health, vision, and dental insurance, paid time off, 401k matching program, paid parental leave, and educational reimbursement. Detailed benefit information is available at mympcbenefits.com. Equal Opportunity & EEO Statement Marathon Petroleum Company LP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, reproductive health decision‑making, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition or AIDS/HIV status, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, military, veteran status, marital status, citizenship or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. If you would like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant, click here The hired candidate will also be eligible for a discretionary company‑sponsored annual bonus program. Equal Opportunity Employer: Veteran / Disability. Location Findlay, Ohio Job Requisition ID 00021107 Pay $122,900.00 - $184,300.00 Salary Grade 12 Additional Locations Denver, Colorado, San Antonio, Texas Employee Group Full time Employee Subgroup Regular #J-18808-Ljbffr Marathon Petroleum Corporation