Product Owner

The driving force behind our success has always been the people of AspenTech. What drives us, is our aspiration, our desire and ambition to keep pushing the envelope, overcoming any hurdle, challenging the status quo to continually find a better way. You will experience these qualities of passion, pride and aspiration in many ways — from a rich set of career development programs to support of community service projects to social events that foster fun and relationship building across our global community.

The Role

As a Product Owner within our Manufacturing & Supply Chain (MSC) organization, you will play a key role in defining and delivering software solutions that help customers optimize planning, scheduling, logistics, supply chain operations, and industrial workflows.

You will work closely with Product Management, Software Development, Architecture, Quality Engineering, and other stakeholders to maximize customer value through effective backlog management, feature definition, prioritization, and Agile execution.

Your Impact

You will have the opportunity to:

• •Work closely with Product Management, Software Development, Quality Engineering, and Architecture teams to define and deliver innovative Manufacturing & Supply Chain solutions.
• •Own and prioritize the team backlog to maximize customer and business value.
• •Translate complex customer requirements, operational workflows, and business processes into well-defined features, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• •Collaborate with engineering teams to align product capabilities with technical strategy, architecture direction, and delivery objectives.
• •Drive feature decomposition and backlog readiness to support effective Agile planning and execution.
• •Participate actively in PI Planning, Backlog Refinement, Iteration Planning, Sprint Reviews, and other Agile ceremonies.
• •Manage feature priorities, dependencies, risks, and trade-offs across teams and stakeholders.
• •Validate delivered functionality against customer needs, business objectives, and acceptance criteria.
• •Partner with Product Management, Services, Support, Customer Success, and other stakeholders to ensure successful adoption of delivered capabilities.
• •Foster a culture of customer-centricity, continuous improvement, value delivery, and data-driven decision making.
• •Contribute ideas for product innovation, process improvements, and customer-focused solutions.
• •Continuously develop domain expertise in Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Optimization, Planning & Scheduling, and Industrial Software solutions.

What You'll Need

• •Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations Research, or a related technical field.
• •8+ years of progressive experience in Product Ownership, Product Management, Business Analysis, Solution Consulting, or related product leadership roles.
• •5+ years of experience working within Agile software development environments.
• •Proven experience working within SAFe or other scaled Agile frameworks, including ownership and management of product backlogs, prioritization activities, and feature planning.
• •Strong business and technical acumen with the ability to bridge customer needs and engineering solutions.
• •Demonstrated ability to translate complex business requirements and operational workflows into actionable software deliverables.
• •Experience defining features, user stories, acceptance criteria, and backlog priorities.
• •Experience collaborating effectively with Software Engineers, Architects, and Quality Engineering teams.
• •Strong communication, stakeholder management, facilitation, and collaboration skills.
• •Demonstrated ability to influence decisions and drive alignment across cross-functional teams.
• •Experience managing dependencies, priorities, and trade-offs in complex software delivery environments.
• •Understanding of Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Planning & Scheduling, Logistics, Optimization, Industrial Software, or Enterprise Applications is highly desirable.
• •Familiarity with optimization concepts, operational workflows, or decision-support systems is considered a strong asset.
• •SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM) certification is considered an asset.
• •Passion for delivering customer value through innovative products and experiences.
• •Willingness to learn, adapt, and continuously improve in a dynamic environment.

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