Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group is hiring: Product Owner in Chicago

Job Summary

CAT is seeking an experienced Senior Technical Product Owner to lead the vision, strategy, and execution of cloud-native product development initiatives. This role requires strong technical expertise, exceptional communication skills, and the ability to work closely with cross-functional engineering teams, stakeholders, and customers. The PO will drive product backlog priorities, oversee sprint activities, and ensure delivery of high-value digital solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Product Ownership & Delivery

• Maximize product value and guide the development team throughout the product lifecycle.
• Act as Product Owner on large, complex, high-value initiatives.
• Create, prioritize, and maintain the product backlog based on business value.
• Communicate backlog priorities and product vision clearly to the team.
• Make key decisions on feature scope, release content, and timelines.
• Collaborate with Lead Engineers to break down epics/features into actionable user stories.
• Lead sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, retrospectives, and demos.
• Inspect and accept/reject sprint deliverables.
• Manage product defects and prioritization.

Technical & Project Management

• Represent the application and ensure alignment across multiple projects.
• Provide expertise on software development, testing, integration, and deployment.
• Oversee change requests from internal teams, vendors, and customers.
• Work closely with onshore/offshore teams.
• Support UAT planning, execution, and validation.
• Serve as the voice of the customer within the development team.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Communicate effectively with business partners, customers, and vendors.
• Act as a liaison between technical and non-technical teams.
• Represent the team externally and drive alignment with business goals.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree + 10+ years of experience
• (OR Master’s degree + 8+ years of experience)
• 3+ years as a Technical Product Owner
• Proven experience in:
• Java 17+
• RESTful APIs
• Databases
• AWS cloud-native development & architecture
• Experience managing product backlogs using Agile tools:
• Azure DevOps, JIRA, Rally, VSTS, Mingle
• Experience working in a hybrid onshore/offshore development model.
• Experience using GenAI tools (GitHub Copilot, MS365 Copilot, etc.)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Top Skills

1. Technical Product Ownership
2. Cloud-native software development (AWS, Java, APIs)
3. Agile & Scrum leadership

Work Environment

• Hybrid: 2 days onsite in Chicago office
• Note: Potential shift to 100% onsite in the future
• Team of 13+ engineers and product team members

Why Join CAT?

“Whether it’s groundbreaking products, best-in-class solutions, or long-term career opportunities, you can build what matters at Caterpillar. Join a global organization with 150+ locations worldwide, collaborate with top engineering talent, and help build solutions that impact people around the world.”