PRODUCT OWNER
Cernusco Lombardone, LC, IT
Job Description
The Product Owner will oversee the development process of innovative products, functionally coordinating the personnel from the involved departments, with the goal of ensuring effective management. They will handle all aspects starting from functional requirements (specifications), time-to-market, risk analysis, design, supply chain definition, manufacturability, industrialization (DFM), testability, and all elements necessary for an effective production release, aiming to ensure full customer satisfaction.
- Specifically, in the initial engagement phases with the customer, they will support the Sales team by contributing to the definition of explicit, implicit, and mandatory product requirements;
- They will effectively oversee the development process by functionally managing the resources assigned to the product team, coordinating their involvement with the heads of the competence centers and production units;
- They will integrate and manage feedback from production and customers, provided by the FAE team, updating the product features accordingly;
- They will monitor the product development process with reference to specific KPIs related to technological development, design, production, and customer satisfaction, involving the respective process owners and defining improvement actions;
- They will provide technical product support to the Sales team, effectively managing the relationship with the customer.
- They will conduct benchmarking activities on competing products.
Requirements
Technical Skills
- Methodological skills in Project Management and Lean Six Sigma;
- Data analysis skills with strong statistical bases;
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word);
- English proficiency.
Soft Skills
Personal
- Full awareness and commitment to one’s responsibilities;
- Strong customer satisfaction orientation, both internal and external, starting from understanding their needs;
- Proactivity in addressing problems and assigned tasks.
Managerial
- Leadership: ability to transfer responsibility and commitment to the team;
- Teamwork: ability to build and manage the team, evaluate and support the growth of assigned personnel; task assignment, communication management, and internal reporting;
- Coaching and development of assigned team members.