Product Owner - Grid Monitoring - #1757951

Job Title: Product Owner – Grid Monitoring

Location: Hybrid (Remote / Onsite at our offices in East Kilbride/Belfast)

Company: Qualitrol (a Fortive company)

Why This is a Great Place to Work: It all starts with the people and the culture. You will love working with colleagues who have a genuine desire to innovate and solve complex problems. Our culture is one of continuous improvement, striving to make the organization a little better than it was the day before. We ask the tough questions and push each other to be bold. This occurs in an environment that fosters authenticity and transparency. Qualitrol associates enjoy the autonomy, breadth of responsibility, and creativity that are part of a smaller, entrepreneurial environment while leveraging resources, best practices, and career opportunities from a Fortune 500 company, Fortive.

Our Engineering teams are vital to the success of our existing and emerging products and platforms. We are one of the largest and most trusted global providers of monitoring systems including sensors, monitors, and software within the power generation and energy industry. We help our customers to ensure grid reliability and the transition from scheduled to condition-based maintenance practices.

Role Overview: We are seeking an experienced Agile Product Owner to lead one or more of the agile squads within our Grid Monitoring Value Stream. This pivotal role involves close interaction with both internal and external stakeholders, ensuring the alignment of product development with market needs and user expectations. The Agile Product Owner will manage the product backlog, making critical prioritization decisions for the squads, and will be instrumental in developing use cases and roadmaps that address user problems.

Key Responsibilities

• Market Problem Definition: Identify and articulate market problems and opportunities.
• User Personas Creation: Develop detailed user personas to guide product development.
• Product Roadmap Development: Create and maintain a comprehensive product roadmap.
• Requirement Gathering: Define and document product requirements.
• Backlog Management: Own the product backlog and prioritize features and enhancements for the development squads.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with the Value Stream Leader to set strategic priorities and launch successful products.
• Customer Advisory Councils: Establish and lead customer advisory councils in collaboration with the Value Stream Leader and Marketing teams to gather feedback and insights.
  
  

Required Qualifications And Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Science or Engineering related field (or equivalent experience)
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and frameworks.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for stakeholder interaction.
• Ability to analyse market trends and user feedback.
• Experience in defining user personas, developing product roadmaps, and managing backlogs.
• Strong Strategic thinking and decision-making abilities.
• Certification in Agile methodologies (e.g. Certified Scrum Product Owner).
• Training can be provided to certify previous experience.
  

Preferred Skills/Experience

• Proven experience as an Agile Product Owner or similar role in product management
• Hands-on experience in backlog management covering the full product lifecycle.
• Understanding of the power utility industry and the various monitoring players.
• Proficiency in Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and backlog tools (Jira)
• Experience in distributed data acquisition, substation automation, grid monitoring, or industrial IoT solutions.
• Knowledge of Grid Monitoring and a solid grasp of relevant monitoring products such as Digital Fault Recordings, Phasor Measurement, Fault Location or Power Quality
• Experience establishing customer panels and driving user-driven product enhancements.
  
  

About Us

QUALITROL manufactures monitoring and protection devices for high value electrical assets and OEM manufacturing companies. Established in 1945, QUALITROL produces thousands of different types of products on demand and customized to meet our individual customers’ needs. We are the largest and most trusted global leader for partial discharge monitoring, asset protection equipment and information products across power generation, transmission, and distribution. At Qualitrol, we are redefining condition-based monitoring.

We Are Fortive

Qualitrol Corp is a proud subsidiary of FORTIVE; a global family of more than 20 industry-leading industrial growth and technology companies, united by a shared purpose: to make the world stronger, safer, and more effective by providing essential technology for the people who accelerate progress. Here, you get the excitement of a “startup” with the stability and predictability of an organization strongly grounded in its roots and with a proven track record of growth. There is no limit to what you can learn, or the impact you can make: for you, for us, for growth.

Quick facts…

• $7 billion+ in revenue, $1 billion+ in operating profit, and a market cap of $20+ billion
• 20+ operating companies
• Market-leading products in field instrumentation, transportation, sensing, product realization, automation and specialty, and franchise distribution
• 26,000+ employees across 50 countries
• Culture based on Fortive Business System, the cornerstone of our competitive advantage
  
  

What are the benefits and perks of working at Fortive?

You and your loved ones will be supported with a competitive and comprehensive benefits package. You can view the benefits summary by visiting https://careers.fortive.com/benefits.

Fortive Corporation Overview

Fortive’s essential technology makes the world stronger, safer, and smarter. We accelerate transformation across a broad range of applications including environmental, health and safety compliance, industrial condition monitoring, next-generation product design, and healthcare safety solutions.

We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our forward-looking companies lead the way in software-powered workflow solutions, data-driven intelligence, AI-powered automation, and other disruptive technologies. We’re a force for progress, working alongside our customers and partners to solve challenges on a global scale, from workplace safety in the most demanding conditions to groundbreaking sustainability solutions.

We are a diverse team 17,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact.

At Fortive, we believe in you. We believe in your potential—your ability to learn, grow, and make a difference.

At Fortive, we believe in us. We believe in the power of people working together to solve problems no one could solve alone.

At Fortive, we believe in growth. We’re honest about what’s working and what isn’t, and we never stop improving and innovating.

Fortive: For you, for us, for growth.

About Qualitrol

QUALITROL manufactures monitoring and protection devices for high value electrical assets and OEM manufacturing companies. Established in 1945, QUALITROL produces thousands of different types of products on demand and customized to meet our individual customers’ needs. We are the largest and most trusted global leader for partial discharge monitoring, asset protection equipment and information products across power generation, transmission, and distribution. At Qualitrol, we are redefining condition-based monitoring.

We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Fortive Corporation and all Fortive Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Fortive and all Fortive Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment application process, please contact us at [email protected].

QUALITROL manufactures monitoring and protection devices for high value electrical assets and OEM manufacturing companies. Established in 1945, QUALITROL produces thousands of different types of products on demand and customized to meet our individual customers’ needs. We are the largest and most trusted global leader for partial discharge monitoring, asset protection equipment and information products across power generation, transmission, and distribution. At Qualitrol, we are redefining condition-based monitoring.

We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Fortive Corporation and all Fortive Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Fortive and all Fortive Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment application process, please contact us at [email protected].