Lead Product Owner

Posted:
8/27/2024, 5:00:00 PM

Location(s):
New South Wales, Australia ⋅ Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Product

Company Overview

At Motorola Solutions, we're guided by a shared purpose - helping people be their best in the moments that matter - and we live up to our purpose every day by solving for safer. Because people can only be their best when they not only feel safe, but are safe. We're solving for safer by building the best possible technologies across every part of our safety and security ecosystem. That's mission -critical communications devices and networks, AI-powered video security & access control and the ability to unite voice, video and data in a single command center view. We're solving for safer by connecting public safety agencies and enterprises, enabling the collaboration that's critical to connect those in need with those who can help. The work we do here matters.


Department Overview

Noggin is a leader in integrated resilience management technology, offering a next-generation, cloud-based platform that combines 10 essential solutions into one unified system. Our award-winning platform seamlessly integrates operational and third-party risk management, operational resilience, business continuity, incident and crisis management, emergency management, and security and safety operations.

The product management department is a dynamic team responsible for leading the planning, development, launch, and life cycle of the company’s SaaS products. The team collaborates effectively with various stakeholders, including customers, engineering, marketing, and sales. We analyse market trends, gather customer feedback, prioritize features, and configure innovative solutions to deliver highly competitive and compelling products in alignment with market needs and business goals. From ideation through to post-implementation review, we oversee the entire product lifecycle, ensuring that the product is highly usable, meets customer needs, maintains high quality, and delivers substantial business value.


Job Description

We are committed to delivering innovative and impactful SaaS solutions that delight customers and drive business success. We are seeking a talented and strategic Lead Product Owner to lead and oversee the development of Noggin’s SaaS products, ensuring alignment with our product strategy and market needs. This individual will work closely with cross-functional teams, including product management, design, engineering, sales, customer success, and professional services to gather product ideas, clearly define features, maintain product backlogs, and deliver high quality solutions that exceed customer expectations. The ideal candidate will possess a strong blend of leadership, technical proficiency, attention to detail, and hands-on experience in product management.

Key Responsibilities

  • Identify and translate market opportunities and customer needs into actionable product roadmaps that align with the product vision and strategy and helps to achieve business objectives.   

  • Build trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders to gather product insights, prioritize features, define requirements, and ensure alignment throughout the product lifecycle.

  • Clearly define product specifications, user stories, user interface, and acceptance criteria to guide the development team and ensure that users’ needs are met in the best possible way.

  • Manage the product backlog to sequence development efforts and ensure timely and effective delivery of product updates balancing timing, technical, and resource constraints.

  • Lead, coach and scale a high performing team of product owners to deliver high quality features and facilitate all agile development processes to optimize cross-functional team performance. 

  • Monitor product performance metrics and user feedback to assess the impact of product releases and leverage data-driven insights to guide future product improvements. 

  • Act as a product evangelist, effectively communicating the value proposition and benefits of the Noggin platform as well as new releases and versions to stakeholders, customers, and partners. 

  • Develop and demonstrate a high level of subject matter expertise in all relevant functional areas to help maintain a system-level view during the solution construction process.

  • Plan and coordinate release schedules in collaboration with development teams and stakeholders, ensuring timely delivery of product features and enhancements.


Basic Requirements

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, Business or related discipline

  • At least 5 years of product management or product owner experience 

  • At least 3 years delivering enterprise software solutions to large customers

  • Agile software development experience, qualifications, or certification

  • Demonstrated experience taking primary responsibility for the delivery of a software development project or product over the entire software development lifecycle

  • Knowledge of usability and user experience design principles and best practices

  • Should have worked as a PO for a product deployed on commercial cloud platforms

  • Proactive, enthusiastic attitude toward challenging problems

  • Polished presentation and communication skills

  • Strong time management and organization skills

  • Strong decision making and prioritization skills

  • Strong strategic thinking and vision skills

  • Strong business and technical acumen

  • Strong influencing and leadership skills

It will also be beneficial (not mandatory) if you have:

  • Knowledge of business continuity, incident management, or mass communications

  • Well versed on task management, team collaboration, and data analytics features

  • Experience in automating workflows, identity and security, and data integrations 

  • Well versed with Amazon Web Services (AWS)

  • High level of competency in MS 365 applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

  • High level of competency in Atlassian Jira

  • High level of competency in Figma

Inclusion and Diversity

Motorola Solutions embraces a diverse pool of candidates in its recruitment activities. We consider all qualified applicants and do not discriminate based on age, gender identity, biological sex, sexual orientation, intersex status, race, national or ethnic origin, religion, disabilities or health conditions, marital or family status and other areas of potential difference.


Travel Requirements

Under 10%


Relocation Provided

None


Position Type

Experienced

Referral Payment Plan

No

EEO Statement

Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally-protected characteristic. 

We are proud of our people-first and community-focused culture, empowering every Motorolan to be their most authentic self and to do their best work to deliver on the promise of a safer world. If you’d like to join our team but feel that you don’t quite meet all of the preferred skills, we’d still love to hear why you think you’d be a great addition to our team.

We’re committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruiting experience for candidates with disabilities, or other physical or mental health conditions. To request an accommodation, please email [email protected].

Motorola Solutions

Website: http://www.motorolasolutions.com/

Headquarter Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Employee Count: 10001+

Year Founded: 1928

IPO Status: Public

Last Funding Type: Post-IPO Equity

Industries: Cyber Security ⋅ Telecommunications ⋅ Video