Lead Product Owner

Lead Product Owner

An exciting career awaits you at MPC, we're committed to being a great place to work one that welcomes new ideas, encourages diverse perspectives, develops our people, and fosters a collaborative team environment. Position summary as the lead product owner, you will be at the forefront of driving innovation and efficiency within our refining engineering and project controls capabilities. This role requires a strategic thinker with a deep understanding of refining engineering content management, large scale project management, and materials & services management. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure that our projects are executed seamlessly, from inception to completion. In this role, you will be expected to leverage your expertise to provide insights and guidance that will drive portfolio level success. You will work closely with stakeholders at all levels of the organization as well as vendors / partners to ensure that our engineering and project controls capabilities are aligned with our strategic goals and objectives.

The lead product owner identifies, collects, and evaluates new technology ideas, strategic extensions, or enhancements to existing products and / or services to determine their potential to address customer needs and to achieve goals in revenue growth and market share. Manages product lifecycles, including intent, definition, design, planning, development, prototyping and testing. Applies design thinking techniques (e.g. user stories, wireframing, prototyping) to define product features. Will work with external partners to select and customize technology products and / or services.

Key responsibilities include : responsible for continuous delivery of value to the customer through compelling and empowering customer experiences, accountable for a complex / critical product, or multiple related products (within a product family / portfolio). Has accountability for leading the development of product roadmaps, prioritizing feature releases, and aligning them with business objectives. Drives cross-functional collaboration to gather insights, prioritize initiatives, and plan releases effectively. Collaborates closely with agile teams, stakeholders, and business representatives to proactively identify and address challenges that arise during product development, ensuring successful execution of the product strategy. Engages senior cross-functional leaders and proactively addresses and resolves issues, fostering effective communication and promoting alignment between business and operations teams, UX design, product, engineering, analytics, and customer support teams. Organizes stakeholder priorities and works with teams in order to align needs with resources ensuring cadence with customer value, business value, and strategic fit. Consults with the team during planning and grooming sessions and signs off on solutions. Prioritizes product backlog, processes, and release plan (for multiple features for a complex or higher profile product) and plans the coordination of interdependencies with scrum team, across other lines of business. Works with other teams, ensures team is aligned around similar goals and objectives / cross-team prioritization. Carries out ongoing analysis of product capability themes in order to support product direction. Delivers product innovation, definition, deliverables planning (roadmap), and design of entirely new products to deliver against team and company goals. Interprets and communicates product development builds on cross-departmental knowledge and puts the customer at the heart of all product changes. Identifies common client pain points and opportunities and defines right solutions to address; captures stakeholder concerns and implements refinements; serves as the voice of the client, bringing that perspective back to internal stakeholders; serves as an agile product develop champion across department and / or company.

Education and experience : bachelor's degree in information systems or equivalent work experience. Product owner certification required; product management certification preferred. 7+ years of relevant product owner experience required. Refining or oil & gas industry engineering, construction management, or project controls experience preferred. Experience with ERP systems or enterprise platforms a preferred.

Skills : agile methodology agile project management is an iterative approach to delivering a project throughout its life cycle, taking incremental steps towards the completion of a project. Authentic communicator expresses ideas and information, both verbally and in writing, clearly and credibly. Listens to understand and fosters constructive dialogue. Backlog management - a prioritized list of work for the development team that is derived from the roadmap and its requirements. The most important items are shown at the top of the product backlog so the team knows what to deliver first. Business acumen applies knowledge of MPC's business, industry and the marketplace to advance the organization's goals. Makes decisions and recommendations clearly linked to MPC's strategy. Decision making ability to know when and what decisions should be made and to make several decisions simultaneously in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment. Industry product knowledge industry product knowledge refers to a comprehensive understanding of the products and services within a particular industry. It encompasses familiarity with the features, functionalities, applications, and specifications of the products offered by companies operating in that industry. This knowledge often requires staying updated with the latest advancements, technologies, and market dynamics within the specific industry domain. Product development the creation, innovation, enhancement, or improvement of an existing product, or developing an entirely new kind of product to satisfy the requirements of its end-users. Product lifecycle management - the handling of a good as it moves through the typical stages of its product life : development and introduction, growth, maturity / stability, and decline. User experience (UX) user experience (UX) refers to the overall experience that a person has when interacting with a product, service, or system, especially in terms of how easy or pleasing it is to use.

Location : san antonio, texas