Product Management Principal

Company: IHS Markit
Location: Englewood
Posted on: February 24, 2021

Job Description:

The Product Owner for IHS Markit's Upstream Insights Group will work with an Agile Team and is responsible for representing the needs of our Clients and the markets they serve. As Product Owner, you are responsible for understanding client workflow requirements for Upstream Insights The Product Owner will play a meaningful role, working with Product Managers, in defining user stories, prioritizing the backlog and streamlining the execution of program priorities while maintaining conceptual integrity of deliverables for the team. You will implement rigorous product management practices and pave the way for future and ongoing product growth across a multitude of partners. General Job Duties:

• Responsible for documenting market requirements to support customer workflow problems
• Represent clients' interests in the delivery of new product implementation and ongoing product management initiatives
• Interprets internal or external business issues and recommends best practices
• Assist in the establishment and management of rigorous processes and for the frequent, reliable and release of Upstream Insights at IHS Markit
• Define and prioritize epics, user stories, enabler stories and improvement stories in the backlog, providing clear articulation for team planning, estimation and sequencing
• Participate in the development of story acceptance criteria and support acceptance test-driven development, including validation that delivery complies its Definition of Done (DoD)
• Lead team demonstrations to program partners and assist in the preparation for retrospectives Specific Job Duties:
  • Coordinates with other Energy product teams and IHSM BLs to exploit synergies and opportunities to share technologies and/or integration of products
  • Prioritizes new content, enhancements and eliminations to reflect senior management's direction in priorities and informed analysis
  • Act as Subject Matter Expert on products within Upstream Insight business line, and these products' place in customer workflows
  • Interacts with members of product development, sales, customer care support, and directly with customers to provide and resolve any issues that may arise
  • Leads internal training to ensure a good level of understanding across customer care teams
  • Participates in customer focus / advisory and or user groups Education/Experience Requirements:
    • Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent)
    • At least 3 years of Agile/Scrum and digital workflow solutions product development experience
    • Experience in upstream oil and gas
    • Familiarity with Agile/Scrum as Product Owner or Business Analyst
    • Experience in a client-facing role in a B2B product environment
    • Mindset that encourages collaboration, self-organization, accountability and a drive to deliver high-quality products
    • Value collaborative teamwork analysis, design and execution for high-impact product, project, or process initiatives
    • Ability to collaborate and influence in cross-functional teams
    • Ability to identify gaps, program risks and take pre-emptive actions to address them
    • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
    • Strong technical writing & visualization skills
    • Strong execution and product delivery skills
    • Experience and familiarity of IHS Markit products and line of business beneficial Inclusion and diversity are critical to the success of IHS Markit, and we actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category. For more information on the many ways in which we enthusiastically support inclusion and diversity efforts for both candidates and employees, please access our Inclusion & Diversity Statement here . We are proud to provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with IHS Markit and need special assistance or an accommodation to use our website or to apply for a position, please contact or call +1 . Determination on requests for reasonable accommodation are considered on a case-by-case basis. This contact information (email and phone) is intended for application assistance and accommodation requests only. We are unable to accept resumes or provide information about application status through the phone number or email address above. Resumes are only accepted through the online application process, and only qualified candidates will receive consideration and follow-up. IHS Markit maintains a substance-free workplace; employees may be asked to submit to a drug test (where permitted by law). In addition, as a federal contractor in the United States, the company participates in the E-Verify Program to confirm eligibility to work. For information please click on the following links: IHS Markit Business Code of Conduct Right to Work EEO is the Law EEO is the Law Supplement Pay Transparency Statement Current Colleagues If you are currently employed by IHS Markit, please apply internally via the Workday internal careers site.

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