Product Owner - New Intelligence Platform (Remote in Europe)

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At UL, we know why we come to work.

Thousands of us around the world wake up every day with a common purpose to make the world a safer, more secure and sustainable place. Science is in our DNA; we are endlessly curious and passionate about seeking and speaking the truth. We take delight in knowing that our work makes a meaningful contribution to society, and we are proud that our culture is centered on integrity, collaboration, inclusion and excellence. UL stands at the forefront of technological advancement, and we are continually challenged to find new ways to foster innovation and positive change. Satisfying? Yes. Exciting? Absolutely!

We are looking to add a Product Owner to join our Digital Transformation team in Europe, interacting with our teams in APAC and the US. You’ll help define specific stories in a scrum team for an innovative product that changes the industry. This is a complex application hosted on enterprise servers with ML/AI features.

What You’ll Learn & Achieve

• Maintaining the team backlog – With input from System Architect/Engineering and other stakeholders, the PO has the primary responsibility for building, editing, and maintaining the team backlog.
• Just-in-time story elaboration – Most backlog items are elaborated into user stories for implementation.
• Accepting stories – The PO works with the team to agree on accepted story completion. This includes validating that the story meets acceptance criteria, that it has the appropriate, persistent acceptance tests, and that it otherwise complies with its Definition of Done (DoD).
• Collaborate with the Product Manager on roadmap management, program increment planning, and release planning
• Work with UI/UX/Designers to generate wireframes and prototypes to support user stories and product demonstrations
• Facilitate sprint planning and work alongside the Scrum Master to ensure that commitments are met and any re-prioritization decisions are fully informed
• Support the development team throughout the development cycle by elaborating user stories and advising on priorities. Keep track of industry best practices and continuously suggest process efficiencies for the development team.
• Validate whether features have been completed and decide when they will be released
• Support an efficient cross-functional matrix structure to enable effective product development lifecycle
• Execute a robust set of processes, focused on product development, release management and product support
• Leverage a standard set of product management and software development tools
• Actively model and promote a set of desired behaviors aligned with UL’s values
  

What Makes You a Great Fit

• University Degree (Equivalent to Bachelor’s degree) in Computer Science, Business, or a related discipline
• 5 years or more of related discipline experience or demonstrated competency
• SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager certification is highly preferred
• Working with remote teams is highly preferred
  

What You’ll Experience Working At UL

• Mission For UL, corporate and social responsibility isn’t new. Making the world a safer, more secure and sustainable place has been our business model for the last 125 years and is deeply engrained in everything we do.
• People Ask any UL employee what they love most about working here, and you’ll almost always hear, “the people.” Going beyond what is possible is the standard at UL. We’re able to deliver the best because we employ the best.
• Interesting work Every day is different for us here as we eagerly anticipate the next innovation that our customers’ create. We’re inspired to take on the challenge that will transform how people live, work and play. And as a global company, in many roles, you will get international experience working with colleagues around the world.
• Grow & achieve We learn, work and grow together with targeted development, reward and recognition programs as well as our very own UL University that offers extensive training programs for employees at all stages, including a technical training track for applicable roles.
  

Learn More

Working at UL is an exciting journey that twists and turns daily. We thrive in the twists and revel in the turns. This is our every day. This is our normal.

Curious? To learn more about us and the work we do, visit our company page www.UL.com