Senior Digital Product Owner

Caterpillar · Industrial · Bangalore, Karnataka

Senior Digital Product Owner at Caterpillar, responsible for owning and prioritizing the product backlog, ensuring feature clarity, leading agile ceremonies, monitoring sprint progress, building stakeholder alignment, tracking product performance, making data-informed decisions, and improving product processes. Requires 5-8+ years in product management, deep product/market/user understanding, excellent communication, Agile/Scrum knowledge, and analytical thinking. Bachelor's degree required; MBA/Master's is a plus.

What you'd actually do

  1. Own and maintain a single, prioritized product backlog aligned with business goals.
  2. Ensure clarity of features, user stories, acceptance criteria, and dependencies.
  3. Lead backlog grooming, sprint planning and review sessions with agile teams.
  4. Monitor sprint progress, resolve blockers, and validate deliverables against the Definition of Done.
  5. Build alignment with key stakeholders and manage expectations.

Skills

Required

  • 5-8+ years in product management
  • Deep understanding of the product, market, and user base
  • Excellent interpersonal skills to bridge the gap between technical teams and business stakeholders
  • In-depth knowledge of Scrum or other Agile frameworks
  • Ability to analyze data and market trends to prioritize the product backlog efficiently
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Business, Marketing, or related fields from top tier colleges

Nice to have

  • MBA or Master’s in Product Management