Senior Digital Product Owner

Caterpillar UK

Christchurch, New Zealand
On-site (5 days a week)
Continuous discovery and validation
User story and acceptance criteria translation
Backlog management and prioritization
Caterpillar UK is seeking a Senior Digital Product Owner to drive product execution within a joint venture focused on creating industry-standard grade control platforms. The role emphasizes user experience, backlog management, and team efficiency, with a strong focus on collaboration and communication

Job Summary

  • Partner with the Product Manager to unearth root user pain points and work with UX teams to validate prototypes and mockups.
  • Manage and prioritize the backlog to ensure a perpetually "ready" pipeline of 2–3 sprints of work.
  • Protect your engineering team's velocity by being the sole point of contact for external queries and the final decision-maker on in-sprint feature questions.

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Caterpillar UK is seeking a Senior Digital Product Owner to drive product execution within a joint venture focused on creating industry-standard grade control platforms. The role emphasizes user experience, backlog management, and team efficiency, with a strong focus on collaboration and communication.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Continuous discovery and validation
  • User Story and Acceptance Criteria translation
  • Backlog management and prioritization
  • Execution shield for engineering team
  • System health and quality management
  • Cross-team dependency synchronization

Nice-to-have

  • User-centric problem solving
  • Technical understanding of system health
  • Mastery of workflow predictability
  • Decisive communication with stakeholders

Key Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience as a Product Owner or similar role
  • Experience with Agile methodologies
  • Proven ability to translate business needs into technical requirements
  • Experience working with cross-functional teams

Work Rights

Not specified

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