SAP PLM Product Owner

Role Overview

• Own and prioritize the Product Lifecycle backlog to maximize product value, translating business needs into clearly defined features, user stories, and acceptance criteria for the Agile delivery team.
• Lead the identification, development, and implementation of Product Lifecycle system enhancements by partnering with Product Management, UX, and Business Analysts to deliver high‑value, best‑in‑class solutions.
• Define and communicate product development increments to ensure the team delivers the right capabilities efficiently while balancing new features, technical debt, and innovation.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and cross‑functional partners to align priorities, refine requirements, and ensure solutions address real customer and business needs.
• Develop and maintain Quarterly (Release) plans based on delivery team capacity; partner with the Product Manager to scope, sequence, and set clear release goals during Quarterly Planning.
• Provide daily guidance and rapid decision‑making to unblock the team, clarify priorities, and support achievement of Sprint Goals; communicate progress and risks through regular status updates.
• Ensure delivery quality by validating work against acceptance criteria, Definition of Done, and non‑functional requirements, and by providing timely feedback throughout the sprint lifecycle.
• Coordinate cross‑functional resources—including engineering, UX, testing, DevOps, legal, training, documentation, marketing, and support—to plan and execute backlog items through delivery and launch.
• Plan and support Sprint Reviews, product demos, user acceptance testing, and rollout activities in partnership with Product Managers, business stakeholders, and the Agile Delivery Team.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, ideally in IT, Computer Science, Supply Chain or other related field.
• 5+ years of experience as a Product Owner or similar role, leading digital products that support supply chain, product lifecycle, or enterprise systems.
• Experience with SAP Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
• Experience with Product Lifecycle processes and systems across Product Lifecyle Management, Supplier Lifecyle Management and/or Master Data Governance.
• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO or PSPO) with SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager certification, applying Agile principles to deliver scalable, supply‑chain‑enabled solutions.
• Customer-centric mindset with design thinking skills to understand the customer's needs, drive research, design with empathy, understand customer engagement and apply whole-product thinking.
• Experience with Key Collaborative Events and Processes like Demand Intake, Demand/Requests Assessment, Quarterly Planning, Product Backlog Management, Sprint Reviews and Product Demos.
• Established background in launching software/solutions or services in partnership with business and engineering teams.
• High degree of proficiency in wireframes, prototyping, iterative development, understanding of agile principles.
• Ability to inspire a team to act as a small business jointly accountable for its product.
• Experience successfully driving end-to-end delivery of highly innovative products, including a wide variety of mechanisms (e.g., digital core, dashboards, APIs, cloud, e-commerce, real-time alerts, artificial intelligence).
• Ability to travel up to 15%.

Tech Stack

• Cloud

Benefits

• Great support for good health with medical, dental, and vision coverage options with no waiting periods or pre-existing condition restrictions.
• Access to an on-site fitness center, occupational health nurse, and allowances for high-quality safety equipment.
• Flexible Savings and spending accounts to maximize health care options and stretch dollars when caring for yourself or dependents.
• Diverse income protection insurance options to protect yourself and your family in case of illness, injury, or other unexpected events.
• Additional programs and support to continue your education, adopt a child, relocate, or even find temporary childcare.