Job Description:

The role of Product Owner lead is multifaceted, encompassing strategic vision, cross-functional leadership, and hands-on product development management.

Their key responsibilities include:

- Strategic Planning: Product Leads executes product vision and strategy in collaboration with Product Management, aligning it with the company's goals and market opportunities.

- They create and maintain a product roadmap with product management, prioritizing features and enhancements based on customer needs, competitive analysis, and business impact.

- Cross-functional Leadership: They act as a bridge between different departments, including engineering, mechanical, hardware, marketing, services and sales.

- By fostering collaboration and communication, Product Leads ensure that all teams work towards the same objectives and that the product development process is cohesive and efficient.

- Product Development Oversight: They oversee the entire product development lifecycle, from initial concept and design to development, testing, and launch.

- This includes managing timelines, budgets, and resources to ensure the product is delivered on time and within scope.

- Customer Focus: Product Leads prioritize the customer experience, gathering and analyzing user feedback to continuously improve the product.

- They ensure the product solves real customer problems and delivers a compelling user experience.

- Performance Monitoring and Reporting: They track key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to assess the product's success post-launch.

- This includes analyzing sales data, user engagement, and other relevant metrics to inform future product decisions and iterations.

- Stakeholder Management: Product Leads regularly communicate with stakeholders, including executives, investors, and customers, to provide updates on product progress, gather feedback, and align expectations.

- This role is based out of Bangalore location in FOS SW division.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

- Define product vision and strategy: Establish and communicate the long-term direction and goals for the product.

- Develop and maintain product roadmaps: Create and update detailed plans outlining the product's development stages and timelines.

- Gather and prioritize customer requirements: Collect and assess customer needs to ensure the product meets user expectations.

- Oversee the product development lifecycle: Manage the process from initial concept to product launch and beyond.

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams: Work closely with engineering, marketing, sales, and other departments to ensure cohesive product development.

- Manage product backlog and prioritization: Organize tasks and features to address the most critical elements first.

- Ensure product quality and usability: Implement testing and quality assurance practices to deliver a reliable and user-friendly product.

- Track and analyze product performance metrics: Monitor key indicators to assess the product's success and identify areas for improvement.

- Communicate product updates to stakeholders: Inform all relevant parties about progress, changes, and upcoming releases.

- Develop go-to-market strategies: Plan and execute strategies for launching the product effectively into the market.

- Drive continuous improvement and innovation: Foster a culture of ongoing enhancement and creativity in product development.

- Manage budgets and resources: Allocate and oversee financial and human resources to support product initiatives efficiently.

- Facilitate user feedback and testing sessions: Organize sessions to gather user insights and test the product for usability and functionality.

- Align product development with business goals: Ensure product initiatives support and advance the organization's objectives.

Qualifications:

- Bachelors degree in electrical, power electronics, CS, Engineering, or a related field.

- Total 12-18 years of total experience.

- Minimum 5 years in Industrial Automation or Building Automation or Energy management or Renewables or Battery management systems with 5+ years of experience in product management or a related role.

- Experience with E2E system/product development and stakeholders management.

- Strong understanding of product lifecycles and development processes.

- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

- Experience with market research and competitive analysis.

- Strong communication and leadership skills.

- Ability to work cross-functionally with various teams.

- Familiarity with Agile and Scrum methodologies.

- Certificate likes CSPO.