What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technical Product Owner position at Florida Power & Light?
Requisition ID: 86952
Florida Power & Light Company is the largest electric utility in the U.S., delivering clean, affordable, and dependable electricity to over 12 million Floridians. With one of the nation’s cleanest power generation fleets and top-tier reliability, we are setting new standards in the energy industry. Ready to make an impact? Join our exceptional team today and help shape the future of energy!
Position Specific Description
NextEra Energy is seeking a dynamic and experienced principal level business analyst to act as a technical product owner on the Smart Grid Product Solutions team.
In this pivotal role, you will serve as a dedicated product manager for applications and services interfacing with the Florida Power & Light’s (FPL) Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) head end system and associated capabilities, driving cross-functional value streams.
Your mission will be to drive the evolution of AMI product suite functions and value proposition ranging from meter-to-cash, remote connect disconnect, network monitoring, meter operations, asset management, cybersecurity, and the next generation of smart grid capabilities.
Job Overview: This role crosses over the product portfolio with responsibilities including driving agility and a product-based mindset, resource management, procurement management, process documentation, compliance, and financial management. The ideal candidate should have prior experience as a scrum master, business analyst, and/or product manager with a strong desire to grow and learn while supporting the product portfolio.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Planning:
Job Overview
This job analyzes business processes and practices and identifies technology opportunities. Employees in this job design and implement information technology solutions to meet customer needs and business goals and strategies.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
Employee Group: Exempt
Employee Type: Full Time
Job Category: Information Technology
Organization: Florida Power & Light Company
Relocation Provided: Yes, if applicable
NextEra Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.
NextEra Energy provides reasonable accommodation in its application and selection process for qualified individuals, including accommodations related to compliance with conditional job offer requirements, consistent with federal, state, and local laws. Supporting medical or religious documentation will be required where applicable and permitted by applicable law. To request a reasonable accommodation, please send an e-mail to recruiting-coordinator.sharedmailbox@nexteraenergy.com , providing your name, telephone number and the best time for us to reach you. Alternatively, you may call 1-844-694-4748. Please do not use this line to inquire about your application status.
NextEra Energy will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
NextEra Energy does not accept any unsolicited resumes or referrals from any third-party recruiting firms or agencies. Please see our policy for more information.
Florida Power & Light Company is the largest electric utility in the U.S., delivering clean, affordable, and dependable electricity to over 12 million Floridians. With one of the nation’s cleanest power generation fleets and top-tier reliability, we are setting new standards in the energy industry. Ready to make an impact? Join our exceptional team today and help shape the future of energy!
Position Specific Description
NextEra Energy is seeking a dynamic and experienced principal level business analyst to act as a technical product owner on the Smart Grid Product Solutions team.
In this pivotal role, you will serve as a dedicated product manager for applications and services interfacing with the Florida Power & Light’s (FPL) Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) head end system and associated capabilities, driving cross-functional value streams.
Your mission will be to drive the evolution of AMI product suite functions and value proposition ranging from meter-to-cash, remote connect disconnect, network monitoring, meter operations, asset management, cybersecurity, and the next generation of smart grid capabilities.
Job Overview: This role crosses over the product portfolio with responsibilities including driving agility and a product-based mindset, resource management, procurement management, process documentation, compliance, and financial management. The ideal candidate should have prior experience as a scrum master, business analyst, and/or product manager with a strong desire to grow and learn while supporting the product portfolio.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Planning:
- Drive the development and execution of quality and reliable product solutions delivering tangible business value.
- Develop and maintain a product vision and strategic roadmap that aligns with organizational goals.
- Clearly define data goals, value, and vision to guide decision-making and prioritization.
- Integrate technical knowledge and experience in AWS full stack development, Advanced Meter Infrastructure (AMI), and AWS platforms into strategic planning.
- Act as a bridge between engineers, analytics, and other data consumers to foster cross-functional collaboration.
- Align internal and external stakeholders with a cohesive plan.
- Serve as a liaison between business units, product owners, technical leaders, and agile teams to facilitate best practices.
- Lead the execution of statements of work and purchase orders in collaboration with Release Train Engineers (RTEs) and vendors.
- Foster and manage relationships with vendors to ensure effective partnership and delivery of services.
- Oversee third-party technical and outsourcing relationships to maintain operational excellence.
- Identify and implement process and work automation opportunities to drive efficiency.
- Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for selected project frameworks.
- Collaborate with business and IT teams to develop process maps and integrate onshore and offshore resources.
- Business case planning, budgeting, and financial management for multiple projects and products.
- Manage the AMI product portfolio cloud FinOps architecture to ensure cost optimization.
- Ensure agile teams prioritize and follow defined AMI DevSecOps practices.
- Leverage AWS technologies for scalable and efficient solutions.
- Prioritize L3 incidents with business partners in backlog refinement, sprint, and PI planning.
- Drive and manage change management processes within the product portfolio.
- Continuously monitor and adapt to market trends and technological advancements affecting the business domain.
- Excellent communication and writing skills.
- Proficient in Confluence, Jira, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
- Experience with resource management, statements of work, technical workflow management, and process creation.
- Strong ability to identify patterns and define innovative solutions.
- Technical knowledge and experience with AWS full stack development, Advanced Meter Infrastructure, and AWS data platforms.
- Proven experience in product management or technical product ownership, particularly in AMI or related technologies.
- Strong knowledge of AMI head end systems, networks, and associated functionalities.
- Experience in business case planning, budgeting, and financial management.
- Technical experience with AWS full stack development and AWS platforms.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with IT and business product management teams.
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to lead incident management.
- Excellent communication skills to act as the liaison between multiple stakeholders.
Job Overview
This job analyzes business processes and practices and identifies technology opportunities. Employees in this job design and implement information technology solutions to meet customer needs and business goals and strategies.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
- Demonstrates a strong familiarity with business processes that are in their area of business focus
- Establishes and manages effective customer relationships with users of business, financial and operations systems, as well as technical team members
- Applies advanced analytical skills within functional area to decompose work into manageable value-based units
- Responds to requests, identifies conflicts, and makes recommendations where needed
- Devises or modifies procedures to solve complex problems
- Uses knowledge of business processes to identify interdependencies and functional gaps
- Builds strong working understanding of the technical solution being delivered and analyzes and determines failure points in the solution
- Contributes to the application testing process (directly or to support end users)
- Creates and updates documentation, as appropriate, for selected project framework
- Maintains a familiarity with market trends in technology
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned
- High School Grad / GED
- Bachelor’s or Equivalent Experience
- Experience: 6 years
- None
Employee Group: Exempt
Employee Type: Full Time
Job Category: Information Technology
Organization: Florida Power & Light Company
Relocation Provided: Yes, if applicable
NextEra Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.
NextEra Energy provides reasonable accommodation in its application and selection process for qualified individuals, including accommodations related to compliance with conditional job offer requirements, consistent with federal, state, and local laws. Supporting medical or religious documentation will be required where applicable and permitted by applicable law. To request a reasonable accommodation, please send an e-mail to recruiting-coordinator.sharedmailbox@nexteraenergy.com , providing your name, telephone number and the best time for us to reach you. Alternatively, you may call 1-844-694-4748. Please do not use this line to inquire about your application status.
NextEra Energy will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
NextEra Energy does not accept any unsolicited resumes or referrals from any third-party recruiting firms or agencies. Please see our policy for more information.
