Senior Software Product Owner (Hybrid : Boston, MA - US)

Senior Software Product Owner (Hybrid : Boston, MA - US)

Interested in joining a growing company where you will work with talented colleagues, enhance a supportive and energetic culture, and be part of the climate solution? At Energy Solutions, we focus on the big impacts. And we believe that market-based programs can be a powerful force to deliver large-scale energy, carbon, and water-use savings. Since 1995, we’ve harnessed that power to offer proven, performance-based solutions for our utility, government, and institutional customers.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Product Owner to join our Information Systems team. This candidate will be responsible for leading product development and implementation of our key, critical software ecosystem, which consists of several interacting software platforms and multiple business unit stakeholders. You will bring deep product ownership experience, process improvement skills, a strong background implementing Agile principles in a hybrid planning environment, good technical acumen, and a team-oriented approach as you drive priorities and strategic direction for our software products. This position will help to develop a team of product owners and business system analysts, implement and improve processes for software development, assist in defining standards for various artifacts, develop appropriate metrics for planning and monitoring execution, develop roadmaps for the ecosystem and its parts, and assist in resource forecasting.

This is a hybrid work opportunity. At ES, this means working onsite at one of our offices a minimum of 1 day / week (currently Wednesdays) with flexibility for the remainder of the days. ES has offices in Oakland, CA, Orange, CA, Portland, OR, Chicago, IL, and Boston, MA. At this time, we are not accepting applications from candidates residing in the following states : Delaware, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, and Wyoming.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to :

• Lead assessment of product opportunities and risks, including providing cost estimates
• Lead Agile process implementation and improvement in a hybrid planning environment
• Manage a complex backlog in collaboration with business and technology stakeholders, including building a standardized process for managing backlog and future work requests
• Lead product design : prepare well-documented functional specifications and workflows, guide product prototyping and proofs of concepts
• Translate customer needs into actionable plans for engineering and design teams, owning features, end-to-end and prioritizing the product backlog to deliver maximum value
• Establish and maintain product roadmaps including platform health and customer initiatives
• Meet with business stakeholders to discuss application functionality related to enterprise-wide or specific program initiative due to contractual agreements
• Conduct or participate in meetings to identify requirements in how an application looks and feels to the end-user and provide feedback to clients to ensure technology supports internal / external customer needs
• Own and refine user stories and epics in Jira – translate product requirements into work that is actionable by the development team
• Monitor progress of software development efforts to ensure business expectations for the product are being met and software engineering barriers are minimized
• Communicate status and results of product development efforts across the organization
• Lead efforts to define product metrics to optimize product effectiveness
• Coach other product owners and business systems analysts

Minimum Qualifications :

Compensation : Compensation is commensurate with experience and ranges from $107k - $140k annually, with a generous retirement package. Energy Solutions provides an excellent benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance, other pre-tax contribution plans, and an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).

AI Use : We prohibit the use of artificial intelligence tools (including Generative AI) or other means to generate or assist with responses during interviews. This ensures an equitable interview process focused on skills, knowledge, and experience.

Equal Opportunity Employer : Energy Solutions is an affirmative action-equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment. We provide equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Office Locations and a Remote Workforce : Energy Solutions operates with a predominantly remote workforce and offices in multiple locations. Employees residing within 40 miles of an office (except New York) may be assigned to that location; in-office attendance requirements may vary by team. Current state restrictions apply to applicants in Delaware, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, and Wyoming.

Reasonable Accommodations : Energy Solutions is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. If you require accommodations during the application, interview, or selection process, please email accommodation@energy-solution.com.

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