Product Owner – Data Acquisition

About the Role

We are seeking a Product Owner (PO) to lead the Data Acquisition Squad, responsible for developing, enhancing, and managing the full lifecycle of Qualitrol’s data acquisition and monitoring solutions.

This role requires direct collaboration with end-users, establishing customer panels for continuous validation, and ensuring that product development follows Agile best practices while maintaining alignment with industry compliance and cybersecurity protocols. The PO will work closely with Scrum teams, engineering, and product management to ensure the successful execution of the roadmap and continuous innovation in data acquisition and industrial automation.

Key Responsibilities

1. Multi-Generation Product Roadmap & Market Needs
2. Develop and maintain a multi-generation product roadmap to ensure data acquisition solutions evolve based on customer needs, industry advancements, and regulatory requirements.
3. Regularly gather and analyze end-user feedback to identify unmet market needs and emerging trends in data acquisition and industrial monitoring.
4. Collaborate with product management, engineering, and commercial teams to translate market insights into actionable strategies.
5. Customer Panels & Continuous Requirement Validation
6. Establish and manage customer panels composed of utility operators, field engineers, and industry experts to validate features and roadmap.
7. Conduct regular customer reviews and validation sessions to refine product requirements and prioritize enhancements.
8. Leverage direct engagement with users to ensure solutions align with real-world operational challenges.
9. Backlog Management & Full Product Lifecycle Ownership
10. Own and maintain a prioritized, well-defined backlog of user stories and technical requirements.
11. Ensure the backlog covers the full product lifecycle, from installation and commissioning to end-of-life planning.
12. Define critical product behaviors to ensure long-term reliability, security, and scalability.
13. Full Ownership of Product Lines (Cradle to Grave)
14. Act as the single point of accountability, managing solutions from inception to decommissioning.
15. Develop strategies for feature evolution, enhancements, and end-of-life transitions to maximize product value.
16. Ensure solutions remain technically relevant, compliant, and aligned with industry advancements.
17. Agile Execution & Gemba-Driven Development
18. Work closely with the Scrum Master and development teams to ensure smooth execution of the roadmap.
19. Promote Gemba practices by ensuring direct exposure to customer environments, field operations, and real-world data usage.
20. Ensure transparency in delivery progress, proactively addressing roadblocks for the development team.

Key Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a Product Owner, Product Manager, or similar role in industrial software, energy, or utility solutions.
• Strong experience in data acquisition, substation automation, grid monitoring, or industrial IoT solutions.
• Proven track record in developing and managing multi-generation product roadmaps.
• Experience establishing customer panels and driving user-driven product enhancements.
• Hands-on experience in backlog management covering the full product lifecycle.
• Proficiency in Agile methodologies (Scrum, SAFe, Kanban) and backlog tools (Jira, Azure DevOps).
• Strong technical understanding of cloud-based platforms, APIs, system integration, and compliance-heavy software products.
• Ability to work closely with engineering, commercial, and customer success teams to drive alignment and execution.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience integrating AI/ML-driven analytics into industrial software solutions.
• Knowledge of industry standards (MISRA C++, ISO 26262, cybersecurity protocols, etc.).
• Background in deploying SaaS-based B2B industrial solutions.

Fortive Corporation Overview

Fortive’s essential technology makes the world stronger, safer, and smarter. We accelerate transformation across a broad range of applications including environmental, health and safety compliance, industrial condition monitoring, next-generation product design, and healthcare safety solutions.

We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our forward-looking companies lead the way in software-powered workflow solutions, data-driven intelligence, AI-powered automation, and other disruptive technologies. We’re a force for progress, working alongside our customers and partners to solve challenges on a global scale, from workplace safety in the most demanding conditions to groundbreaking sustainability solutions.

We are a diverse team 17,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact.

At Fortive, we believe in you. We believe in your potential—your ability to learn, grow, and make a difference.

At Fortive, we believe in us. We believe in the power of people working together to solve problems no one could solve alone.

At Fortive, we believe in growth. We’re honest about what’s working and what isn’t, and we never stop improving and innovating.

Fortive: For you, for us, for growth.

About Qualitrol

QUALITROL manufactures monitoring and protection devices for high value electrical assets and OEM manufacturing companies. Established in 1945, QUALITROL produces thousands of different types of products on demand and customized to meet our individual customers’ needs. We are the largest and most trusted global leader for partial discharge monitoring, asset protection equipment and information products across power generation, transmission, and distribution. At Qualitrol, we are redefining condition-based monitoring.

We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Fortive Corporation and all Fortive Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Fortive and all Fortive Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment application process, please contact us at applyassistance@fortive.com.

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