Product Owner Transmission & Distribution (T&D) Utility Business

Key Responsibilities
Own and drive the product vision, roadmap, and backlog for solutions supporting the Transmission & Distribution (T&D) utility business, aligned to operational and regulatory objectives.
Act as the primary interface between T&D business stakeholders, engineering teams, and delivery partners, ensuring business priorities are clearly reflected in product delivery.
Translate T&D utility business requirements into well defined user stories, features, and acceptance criteria.
Work across core T&D utility functions including grid operations, asset management, outage and reliability management, network operations, and system performance optimization.
Leverage network modelling concepts and outputs to inform product requirements, prioritization, and solution design for T&D use cases.
Collaborate with architects and technical teams to ensure solutions are technically feasible, scalable, and aligned with grid and network models.
Ensure solutions comply with utility regulatory, safety, and reliability standards applicable to T&D operations.
Lead Agile product ceremonies including backlog refinement, sprint planning, reviews, and UAT support.
Drive business value realization, tracking outcomes against operational KPIs such as reliability, resilience, efficiency, and service quality.
Support solution rollout, adoption, and continuous improvement in collaboration with operations and field teams.

Roles & Responsibilities
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's and/or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering.
Strong experience as a Product Owner or Business Product Lead within the Transmission & Distribution utility business.
Deep understanding of T&D utility operations, processes, and business workflows.
Solid knowledge or hands on experience with network modelling concepts used in transmission and distribution systems.
Proven experience working in Agile delivery environments, owning product backlogs and prioritization.
Ability to translate complex electrical engineering and grid/network concepts into clear, actionable product requirements.
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with experience engaging both technical and business audiences.

Preferred Qualifications
Experience working with utility grid and network systems such as ADMS, OMS, EMS, GIS, or related T&D platforms.
Practical exposure to network modelling tools or analytical outputs supporting grid operations or planning decisions.
Experience supporting digital transformation initiatives in utilities, including analytics, automation, or decision support solutions.
Familiarity with utility regulatory frameworks, compliance requirements, and reliability standards.
Product Owner or Agile certifications (CSPO, SAFe PO/PM, or equivalent).
Experience working with large utility programs and multi vendor delivery environments.