Product Owner

Career Area:

Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other.  We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

Caterpillar products generate and process large amounts of data from sensors, on-board models, and control algorithms in real-time creating real-world machine usage information. As part of the overall digital strategy Caterpillar has developed an integrated family of machine-based information technology products that interconnect machines to provide real time guidance, tracking, monitoring and supervisory control of the operational mining fleet. This family of products is branded MineStar. The MineStar product range links with other mining and business information systems and is an integral part of the Mining Technology Enabled Solutions vision.

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Product Owner to join our multi-disciplinary software engineering teams that develop world class mining software solutions. The Product Owner will be responsible for prioritising and owning software features developed by a high performing, self-managing and dynamic team, delivering high-value software for our enterprise customers.

Responsibilities:

• Program backlog refinement for the Product Owner’s software team for each Program Increment to ensure successful delivery of committed customer value per release.
• Works with the team to agree on accepted feature completion, including validation of the feature completeness, adherence to the set acceptance criteria, test plan completeness, automation test coverage, and that the feature otherwise complies with the prescribed Definition of Done (DoD).
• Collaborate with architects and technical leads to assist with decision-making and sequencing of the critical technological infrastructure required for feature delivery enablement, including modernising the codebase, introducing new components of the architectural runway, and managing technical debt.
• Represent the team at various stakeholder and planning meetings to ensure upcoming work is planned, scheduled and detailed, while also communicating to stakeholders the progress of the team.
• Owning the priority of work for the team and aligning that priority to that of Solution Management to ensure the right features are developed and delivered according to the whole of solution plan.
• Owning the product and functional area(s) that the team primarily develops, and becoming the subject matter expert in how the product functions and what the future opportunities may be.

Experience required:

• 7+ years’ experience in working with software teams as a Product Owner and/or Business Analyst, or equivalent field.
• 7 + years’ experience in mining.
• Experience leading agile teams and working with agile methodologies such as SAFe, scrum, etc.
• Experience with software-based Product Development, including owning, identifying and delivering value for customers.

Skills Required:

• Strong customer focus and dedication to delivering a quality outcome for the customer.
• Willingness to take feedback on board and provide feedback to colleagues, junior staff, and leaders.
• Strong analytical, design and problem-solving skills and a strong attention to detail.
• Understanding of modern technologies and methods of working.

Posting Dates:

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply

Not ready to apply? Join our Talent Community.