Principal, Product Owner

Product Owner - Medium Voltage AIS

Function

Product / Offer Management

Scope

Medium Voltage Air Insulated Switchgear

Environment

Global, cross-functional

Location

Bengaluru

Role Mission

Own the product vision and maximize product value by translating customer and market needs into a prioritized product backlog and roadmap. Act as the voice of customers and stakeholders, connecting market insight, business priorities and Agile delivery from concept through launch and lifecycle performance.

Key Responsibilities

Product vision and roadmap: Define and communicate the product vision, value proposition and roadmap in line with business strategy, customer needs and portfolio priorities.

Customer and market insight: Engage with customers, consultants, sales and country teams; convert application needs, market trends, competition and standards into clear product requirements.

Backlog ownership: Create, prioritize and maintain the product backlog; define requirements, user stories and acceptance criteria based on customer value, business impact and technical feasibility.

Agile execution: Work closely with Scrum and R&D teams through backlog refinement, sprint planning and product reviews; provide timely decisions and clarify priorities and trade-offs.

Commercialization: Contribute to business cases, positioning, differentiation, pricing inputs and go-to-market readiness; support launch preparation and sales enablement.

Business performance: Track launch and lifecycle performance, customer feedback, quality, profitability and competitiveness; initiate corrective actions and product improvements.

Cross-functional leadership: Align R&D, Offer Marketing, Sales, Industrialization, Supply Chain, Procurement and Quality across local and global organizations; identify risks and drive decisions to closure.Candidate Profile

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline; an MBA or qualification in marketing/business is an advantage.
• Typically 8+ years of relevant experience across product management, offer marketing, application engineering, product development or business roles in electrical distribution.
• Experience managing complex technical products in an international and cross-functional environment.
• Prior experience as Product Owner, Product Manager, Offer Manager or a comparable role is preferred.

Domain Knowledge

• Sound understanding of Medium Voltage electrical distribution and customer applications.
• Knowledge of MV switchgear, including Air Insulated Switchgear (AIS), circuit breakers, protection and control, digital solutions and relevant IEC standards is preferred.
• Experience in marketing, product management or commercialization of Medium Voltage products, especially AIS, is strongly preferred.

Key Skills and Behaviours

Capability

• Expected demonstration
• Product ownership
• Transforms product vision and customer needs into a clear roadmap and prioritized backlog.
• Business acumen
• Balances customer value, growth, profitability, cost, quality and time-to-market.
• Customer centricity
• Understands applications and customer pain points and converts them into differentiated solutions.
• Agile ways of working
• Works effectively with Scrum teams and leads backlog refinement and prioritization.
• Market and competitive analysis
• Uses market intelligence and data to guide product positioning and decisions.
• Stakeholder leadership
• Creates alignment and influences technical, industrial and commercial stakeholders without direct authority.
• Execution mindset
• Takes end-to-end ownership, handles ambiguity and drives issues to closure.

Communication

Explains product vision, priorities and trade-offs clearly to technical and business audiences.

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