Product Owner

Role: Product Owner
Location: Peoria, IL

Let’s create our future together at The AES Group!

About The AES Group:
The AES Group is a premier technology and engineering consulting company that has been bringing businesses and talent together for over 20 years to deliver innovative solutions that have the greatest positive impact on society. AES has helped over 40 business enterprises, including Fortune 500 companies, engage their customers, empower their employees, and transform their business operations with the power of cloud, data, AI, engineering, and other emerging technologies.
 

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with business stakeholders to gather and document business requirements.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture teams to translate business requirements into Epics and Features.
• Work closely with Scrum teams to ensure requirements are clearly defined and prioritized.
• Lead business-to-architecture decomposition sessions and Agile Value Teams (AVTs).
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure successful project execution.
• Create executive-level presentations, project updates, and status reports.
• Facilitate meetings with senior leaders and technical teams.
• Drive Agile delivery while ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Manage project documentation using Azure DevOps and Confluence.
   

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Minimum 8 years of Project, Program, or Product Management experience.
• Strong understanding of both Agile and Waterfall project methodologies.
• Experience gathering business requirements and translating them into actionable Epics and Features.
• Hands-on experience with:
  • Azure DevOps
  • Confluence
  • Microsoft PowerPoint (executive presentations and program updates)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Comfortable presenting to executive leadership and leading cross-functional meetings.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
   

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Power BI.
• Previous experience working as a Product Owner in an Agile environment.
• Experience working with enterprise architecture and Scrum teams.
   

Top Skills

• Product Ownership & Business Requirements Gathering
• Agile & Waterfall Methodologies
• Excellent Communication & Executive Presentation Skills