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# Product Owner

- **Company:** Optomi LLC
- **Location:** Charlotte, NC, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, JIRA, Software Engineering
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/737e5062-10d6-4810-a404-afa21b4b407b/product-owner

## About the Role

* Strong experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager, Product Analyst, or similar product-focused role.
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 * Proven experience owning products or capabilities from planning through delivery and ongoing enhancement.
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 * Ability to turn complex business problems into clear product priorities and solutions.
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 * Strong stakeholder management skills across both business and technology teams.
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 * Experience working with cross-functional teams including developers, designers, and analysts.
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 * Strong Agile experience with hands-on ownership of roadmaps, backlogs, requirements, and delivery.
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 * Comfortable working autonomously, navigating ambiguity, and making decisions in a fast-moving environment.
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 * Experience using data, KPIs, user feedback, or research to influence product decisions.
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 * Utility or energy industry experience is a plus.
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 * Proven experience managing product roadmaps and backlogs in an Agile environment
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 * Strong experience developing user stories, functional requirements, acceptance criteria, and product documentation
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 * Experience partnering with software development and technology teams to deliver products and features
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 * Experience using Jira or a similar Agile/product management platform
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 * Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
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 * Experience using KPIs, business data, or user feedback to inform product priorities
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## Description

This is a role with a lot of autonomy and visibility. You'll help shape the direction of the product, work closely with cross-functional delivery teams, and use customer insights, business needs, and data to determine what should come next. The team moves quickly and has an entrepreneurial mindset, so success requires someone who is comfortable navigating ambiguity, solving problems independently, and bringing structure to complex situations.