Product Owner

 At ASSA ABLOY, our mission is to make securely accessing the things in your life noticeably easier, without being noticeable. Our global teams work together to create products and services that add everyday simplicity and convenience to our users’ lives. With the ability to control access to what they love the most, we’re able to provide peace of mind through safety and visibility. 

We are seeking an experienced Product Owner (PO) who will support the software solutions used in conjunction with the locks.  As a self-motivated Product Owner, you will be responsible for understanding current ASSA ABLOY software solutions, third party enterprise access control (EAC), and the evolving business requirements with Product Managers and OEM’s.  As part of the SAFe agile framework, you will need to consolidate and rationalize the requirements from respective business owners.  During PI planning events the Product Owner will advocate for the vision presented by the business owners and assist in team’s planning exercise.

This is an exciting opportunity to help shape and re-imagine current software solutions and develop a full product platform that supports the locks being sold to the customers.  This position will need to understand and provide working examples of competitor products along with new innovative technologies (like Matter, Thread and AI) allowing them to connect to third party systems like EAC systems.

This position will be full-time onsite in Berlin, CT.  Some domestic and international travel will be required. 

What will you be doing 

• Document the business owner(s) requirements with a SAFe agile mindset

• Understand current third-party systems talking to ASSA ABLOY software and work collaboratively with counterparts to understand their product roadmaps
• Create and evolve a software product roadmap that aligns with ASSA ABLOY business facing teams while creating strategic alliances with depended software companies
• Consolidate and rationalize the business owner(s) vision with other functional areas to drive PI planning and developer requirements
• Propose new solutions with technologies that are in the industry to expand and introduce the ASSA ABLOY tools to different echo systems to open new business opportunities
• Manage product owner SAFe ceremonies including backlog refinement, defining team objectives and being the customer advocate for the planning
• Accountable for metrics that measure the value of the proposed product roadmaps
• Run and facilitate ideation sessions with measurable KPIs to support collaboration efforts
• Complete impact analysis of current software based on feedback from Voice of Customer(s) (VoC) sessions
• The product owner will define the definition of done of requirements and maintain traceability of work to business owners
• This position will also be responsible for predicting when the proposed roadmap can be completed based on the velocity of the teams

What are we looking for 

• 5+ years in a Product Owner position (or similar qualifications), with 2+ years’ experience in the software space 

• Foundation in SAFe Agile and Scrum Agile 

• An active and adaptive listener that can establish agendas for requirement gathering meetings  

• Capable of working with resources in different countries and time zones 

• Must work on-site and collaborate cross-functionally in Agile/Scrum settings 

Preferred Skills 

• Experience testing mobile applications, APIs, or Playwright-based web interfaces 

• Familiarity with AI-assisted QA workflows or test case generation 

• Exposure to IoT, connected hardware, or smartphone-integrated product 

• Software development 

Tools & Environment 

• Project Management: JIRA, Confluence, Miro, Azure Dev Ops 

• Communication Tools: MS Teams, Slack, Word, Draw.io,

What we offer 

We’re passionate about providing amazing opportunities and benefits, so that you can enjoy a lifelong career with us.  

• Annual Bonus.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package which includes multiple healthcare options, tuition reimbursement, and matching 401k. 

• Generous holiday schedule and paid time off to refresh and recharge. 

• Employee pricing on our products and discount programs for travel, entertainment, and more! 

We are the ASSA ABLOY Group

Our people have made us the global leader in access solutions. In return, we open doors for them wherever they go. With nearly 63,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries, we help billions of people experience a more open world. Our innovations make all sorts of spaces – physical and virtual – safer, more secure, and easier to access. 

As an employer, we value results – not titles, or backgrounds. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally.

As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.