We are currently hiring for the role of Product Owner and Specification Writer and invite applications from individuals who currently have experience in any one or more of the following Herman Miller product knowledge CET Software usage/design experience Visualization backgrounds with experience using Miller CAD or Z-Axis software Prior experience writing specifications or supporting dealer community on software
Responsibilities
Work with the Global Project Lead, International dealer community, end-users, and all other stakeholders to have clarity on product line priorities.
Be responsible for writing product line specifications and attachment rules to be used by the Development and Test teams to implement Miller Knoll product lines in CET Designer.
Coach and support the product development teams with product knowledge and specification information as necessary while playing the role of a product owner.
Work in an Agile development environment defining stories, maintaining and prioritizing the scrum team product line backlog, and responding to scrum team product line-specific questions to streamline the execution of product line priorities.
Participate in product line design solution thinking, daily scrum team meetings, scrum team demos, and retrospectives.
Contribute to the program vision, roadmap, and content presentations via the Product Technology Specialist or Product Technology Manager.
Coordinate dependencies and release schedules with other product line product owners.
Project planning and deliver based on the timeline schedule.
Skills Requirements
Bachelor s / Master s degree in Computer science, Mechanical or equivalent will be desirable with a minimum of 8+ years of technical specifications writing or software business analyst/testing and configuration or user support or product management experience.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
Project management experience working with multiple stakeholders on the projects
Experience in furniture assembly, specifications, and installations will be a plus.
Dealer interaction stakeholder s and end-user support experience will be desired.
Good documentation and articulation skills are essential requirements for this role.
Experience in agile development process such as SCRUM or Kanban.
Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
