Product Owner – Power Systems Software

About the role

Hitachi Energy is looking for a Product Owner in Västerås to join a product team developing advanced energy applications for performance-critical systems, including algorithms that determine the state of electrical power networks. The role works closely with software developers, scientists from Hitachi Energy Research and Product Management to deliver smarter, greener and more reliable energy solutions.

Key responsibilities

• Support Product Management in customer discussions to understand needs, pain points and workflows
• Review and ultimately approve business requirements drafted by Product Management so they are detailed enough for R&D
• Break down business requirements into detailed functional and non-functional requirements
• Ensure development artifacts such as estimates, flow diagrams, OLH, product handbooks and development records are created and approved
• Act as the voice of the customer and stakeholder during development and deployment
• Work with Tier 2A Solution-Level Stewards as the main link between the development teams and major stakeholders
• Help development team managers prioritize work items, evaluate progress and validate work
• Create and groom feature backlog items (ADO work items, user stories, tasks, issues and bugs) with documented acceptance criteria
• Flag scope changes early and trigger change control when needed, and contribute to release notes and customer-facing material

Required profile

• At least 5 years in a Product Owner role in software development
• MSc in Electrical or Power Systems Engineering, or equivalent experience in the electric power industry
• Experience in Agile software development environments
• Good communication, presentation and leadership skills, and strong organization and time management
• Willingness to work in an international project setup
• Nice to have: understanding of the power system domain, technical software development and UX experience, and English proficiency

Required skills

• Agile principles, processes and best practices
• Added advantage: familiarity with WAMS/WAMPAC, PMU data, protection and control applications or power system dynamics

What we offer

• Collective agreement and flexible working hours
• Health care and wellness allowance
• Training and education supporting employee development
• Parental leave supplementary compensation and an employee benefit portal with discounts and perks