What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Product Specialist position at Shift Digital?
Shift Digital is on the lookout for a Senior Product Owner to join our innovative product and engineering team. This role is pivotal for candidates who have mastered the art of blending technology with business strategy and are ready to take on more complex and impactful projects within the automotive industry. As a Senior Product Owner, you will be responsible for driving key initiatives, fostering technical excellence, and ensuring alignment between business needs and technical solutions, particularly in collaboration with our data engineering teams.
Responsibilities
- Lead strategic project initiatives, working closely with engineering leaders, product managers, project managers, and data engineering teams.
- Serve as a senior point of contact for project intake, scheduling, and strategic alignment, managing high-complexity projects.
- Demonstrate expertise in specialized technical domains, influencing the adoption of new technologies and methodologies, particularly related to data and analytics.
- Provide in-depth analysis and translation of complex business requirements into detailed and robust technical specifications.
- Mentor junior product owners and manage high-priority ad-hoc requests with advanced technical acumen.
Leadership and Expertise
- Act as a mentor and role model for less experienced product owners, guiding them in their professional development.
- Lead by example in mastering and implementing cutting-edge technical and data-focused solutions within projects.
Strategic Collaboration and Communication
- Drive strategic conversations with technical teams, data engineers, business stakeholders, and external partners, ensuring alignment with business goals.
- Articulate complex technical and business concepts to a diverse range of stakeholders, including senior management.
Required Skills
- Profound understanding of technical systems and advanced concepts, especially in the automotive industry.
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage complex business challenges.
- Excellent leadership and communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Familiarity or experience working with modern data compute environments such as Snowflake, Azure Synapse/Fabric, or Databricks (preferred).
Desired Skills
- Extensive experience in project management, product ownership, or similar roles.
- Expert knowledge of Agile methodologies, advanced project management tools, and best practices.
Location
Hybrid Detroit Metro area.
