Principal Product Owner
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BMW Technology Corporation is committed to developing
creative, breakthrough connected car services that integrate consumers’ digital
lives with their mobility needs. Our teams build these experiences here in
Chicago so we are developing a dynamic and invigorating work environment. If you
share our vision and are ready to help shape this exciting business, we’d like
to learn how your talents can drive excellence in products and processes in the
new BMW Chicago Technology Center.
creative, breakthrough connected car services that integrate consumers’ digital
lives with their mobility needs. Our teams build these experiences here in
Chicago so we are developing a dynamic and invigorating work environment. If you
share our vision and are ready to help shape this exciting business, we’d like
to learn how your talents can drive excellence in products and processes in the
new BMW Chicago Technology Center.
The BMW Technology Corporation, located in
downtown Chicago, is looking for a Principal Product Owner. We work on cutting
edge connected car services including:
downtown Chicago, is looking for a Principal Product Owner. We work on cutting
edge connected car services including:
- Early danger warning systems where BMW drivers
are alerted via a heads up display - Foundational autonomous driving platforms
including advanced road data collection via our connected cars – IoT - BMW Connected mobile applications (iOS &
Android) involving journey management, time to leave notifications, remote
vehicle services, financial services, dealer service integration,
etc.
Why Work With Us:
- We get to drive awesome BMW cars!
- Entrepreneurial culture that allows us to drive
product direction - Highly agile working environment with iterative
production releases - Be at the forefront to shape how drivers
interact with next generation smart cars - Hackathon weeks so we can dream up nextgen
ideas for the connected car
The Principal Product Owner is responsible for
planning and execution throughout the product lifecycle, including: gathering
and prioritizing product and customer requirements, defining the product vision,
and working closely with engineering, sales, marketing and support to ensure
revenue and customer satisfaction goals are met.
planning and execution throughout the product lifecycle, including: gathering
and prioritizing product and customer requirements, defining the product vision,
and working closely with engineering, sales, marketing and support to ensure
revenue and customer satisfaction goals are met.
Responsibilities include but are not limited
to:
to:
- Define the product strategy and roadmap, translating them
into prioritized epics. - Own the product backlog with prioritized features and
corresponding justification. - Work closely with key stakeholders within the
organization. - Effectively communicate product strategy, status and
vision. - Work with external third parties to assess partnerships
and licensing opportunities. - Be an expert with respect to the
competition. - Take a significant role in ensuring the quality of
products. - Responsible to mentor and manage Product
Owners.
Join the team at BMW of North America and enjoy a
high-performance employment package which includes:
high-performance employment package which includes:
- Company paid Medical, Dental & Vision
Insurance - Employee car program
- 401(k) Savings Plan
- Retirement Income Account
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer/Electrical
Engineering or related fields. - 7+ years working at different levels in a product
development organization. - 5+ years experience developing and analyzing user stories,
epics and/or story boards working closely with business owners, clients, design
and development team. - 5+ years practicing Agile/Scrum.
- Ability to translate business requirements as the
“customer representative” into Agile prioritized backlog - Demonstrated ability to dive deep to understand the
customer, product, and business. - Able to focus a team on delivering product in the face of
changing and sometime ambiguous requirements. - Works cross-functionally to manage bottlenecks, provide
escalation management, anticipate issues, balance business needs versus team
constraints, and champion a great user experience. - Excellent verbal and written communications skills,
including ability to succinctly distill concepts into
PowerPoint. - Background in product development and
delivery. - Experience with Atlassian Tool Suite or similar team-based
planning, tracking, and collaboration suite, as well as adaptability to
additional tools and processes as needed. - Ability to mentor and lead, including training new or
inexperienced Product Owners.
Preferences:
- Master degree/ MBA.
- Automotive experience.
BMW NA is an EO employer. All qualified applicants will
receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion,
sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran
status.
receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion,
sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran
status.
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