Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Senior Product Owner - Control Tech
Marathon Petroleum Corporation, Carson, California, us, 90749
Senior Product Owner - Control Tech
Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Position Summary The Refining Control Technology Senior Product Owner partners with Operational Technology (OT) engineers, architects, product managers, cybersecurity experts, vendors, and technologists to deliver best‑in‑class OT capabilities across MPC’s refining sites. This role serves as a key liaison between OT and business leaders to shape the Control Technology Product Team roadmap for safe, reliable, and secure process control. Using design‑thinking techniques such as user stories and prototyping, the Product Owner defines features, maintains the team backlog, and directs work to ensure a sustainable enterprise environment. Acting as a central collaborator across product teams, solution architects, technical experts, business partners, and vendors, this role drives iterative value delivery through a scaled agile framework.
Key Responsibilities
Build customer and internal‑facing products with superior user experience across multiple verticals, accountable for an established or moderate complexity product.
Ensure alignment between teams to prioritize product roadmaps, plan releases, and align them with business objectives.
Collaborate with Agile teams, stakeholders, and business representatives to address and resolve issues that arise during product development.
Work collaboratively with cross‑functional teams, including R&D, UX, and business and operations teams, to align product strategies, gather insights, and plan releases.
Identify product‑related issues, make decisions, and continuously perform trade‑off analyses to ensure development stays on track toward deliverable commitments.
Prioritize the short‑term feature backlog and releases, as well as the long‑term product roadmap for products.
Conduct customer research, product discovery, and synthesize market factors into a cohesive product strategy.
Collaborate with customers to understand challenges and opportunities.
Collect quantitative data and take a data‑driven approach to evaluate the viability of product initiatives.
Write epics and stories to support completion of initiatives; ensure stories clearly communicate the customer and stakeholder needs to meet key business objectives and strategies for the product; promote Agile approaches to product development across teams/areas.
Help manage centralized OT hardware/software licensing.
Coordinate and facilitate OT Lead (SPOC) meetings across all plants.
Collaborate with the Refining Agile Release Train (ART) and exchange ideas with MPC Product Teams, including Midstream OT and Cyber & Infrastructure (CI).
Build and maintain strong relationships with the Control Technology Product Manager and Refining Technology leaders to develop a product roadmap and support strategy to ensure safe, reliable and secure Operational Technology refining wide.
Support Product Team OKR setting, milestone tracking, and routine portfolio updates.
Assist with Product Team Financial Forecasts & Budget Workshops.
Support and occasionally lead the creation of product presentations for business leadership.
Collaborate with Agile, business, and OT teams to align product goals, manage backlogs, plan releases, and maintain strategic roadmaps using the Azure Dev Ops (ADO) platform.
Education and Experience
Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, related field or equivalent work experience.
5+ years of relevant product owner experience required.
Product Owner certification preferred.
Experience Leading OT Projects preferred.
Preferred experience working across both IT (Information Technology) and OT (Operational Technology) domains, including understanding of enterprise systems, network infrastructure, cybersecurity, and industrial control systems.
Knowledge of Refining Control System (DCS) capabilities preferred.
Skills
Agile Methodology : Agile project management is an iterative approach to delivering a project throughout its life cycle, taking incremental steps towards the completion of a project.
Authentic Communicator : Expresses ideas and information, both verbally and in writing, clearly and credibly. Listens to understand and fosters constructive dialogue.
Backlog Management : A prioritized list of work for the development team that is derived from the roadmap and its requirements. The most important items are shown at the top of the product backlog so the team knows what to deliver first.
Business Acumen : Applies knowledge of MPC’s business, industry and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals. Makes decisions and recommendations clearly linked to MPC’s strategy.
Decision Making : Ability to know when and what decisions should be made and to make several decisions simultaneously in a fast‑paced, rapidly changing environment.
Industry Product Knowledge : Comprehensive understanding of the products and services within a particular industry, enabling effective communication of value propositions and informed business decisions.
Product Development : The creation, innovation, enhancement, or improvement of an existing or entirely new product to satisfy the requirements of its end‑users.
Product Lifecycle Management : Managing a product through its stages: development, introduction, growth, maturity, and decline.
User Experience (UX) : Focus on how easy or pleasing a product is to use, shaping the overall experience for users.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, related field or equivalent experience.
5+ years of relevant experience.
Location Findlay, Ohio
Equal Opportunity Employer Marathon Petroleum Company LP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, reproductive health decision‑making, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition or AIDS/HIV status, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, military, veteran status, marital status, citizenship or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. If you would like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant, click here. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process at Marathon Petroleum LP, please contact our Human Resources Department at talentacquisition@marathonpetroleum.com. The hired candidate will be eligible for a discretionary company‑sponsored annual bonus program. Marathon Petroleum offers a total rewards program which includes, but is not limited to, access to health, vision, and dental insurance, paid time off, 401k matching program, paid parental leave, and educational reimbursement. Detailed benefit information is available at mympcbenefits.com.
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Position Summary The Refining Control Technology Senior Product Owner partners with Operational Technology (OT) engineers, architects, product managers, cybersecurity experts, vendors, and technologists to deliver best‑in‑class OT capabilities across MPC’s refining sites. This role serves as a key liaison between OT and business leaders to shape the Control Technology Product Team roadmap for safe, reliable, and secure process control. Using design‑thinking techniques such as user stories and prototyping, the Product Owner defines features, maintains the team backlog, and directs work to ensure a sustainable enterprise environment. Acting as a central collaborator across product teams, solution architects, technical experts, business partners, and vendors, this role drives iterative value delivery through a scaled agile framework.
Key Responsibilities
Build customer and internal‑facing products with superior user experience across multiple verticals, accountable for an established or moderate complexity product.
Ensure alignment between teams to prioritize product roadmaps, plan releases, and align them with business objectives.
Collaborate with Agile teams, stakeholders, and business representatives to address and resolve issues that arise during product development.
Work collaboratively with cross‑functional teams, including R&D, UX, and business and operations teams, to align product strategies, gather insights, and plan releases.
Identify product‑related issues, make decisions, and continuously perform trade‑off analyses to ensure development stays on track toward deliverable commitments.
Prioritize the short‑term feature backlog and releases, as well as the long‑term product roadmap for products.
Conduct customer research, product discovery, and synthesize market factors into a cohesive product strategy.
Collaborate with customers to understand challenges and opportunities.
Collect quantitative data and take a data‑driven approach to evaluate the viability of product initiatives.
Write epics and stories to support completion of initiatives; ensure stories clearly communicate the customer and stakeholder needs to meet key business objectives and strategies for the product; promote Agile approaches to product development across teams/areas.
Help manage centralized OT hardware/software licensing.
Coordinate and facilitate OT Lead (SPOC) meetings across all plants.
Collaborate with the Refining Agile Release Train (ART) and exchange ideas with MPC Product Teams, including Midstream OT and Cyber & Infrastructure (CI).
Build and maintain strong relationships with the Control Technology Product Manager and Refining Technology leaders to develop a product roadmap and support strategy to ensure safe, reliable and secure Operational Technology refining wide.
Support Product Team OKR setting, milestone tracking, and routine portfolio updates.
Assist with Product Team Financial Forecasts & Budget Workshops.
Support and occasionally lead the creation of product presentations for business leadership.
Collaborate with Agile, business, and OT teams to align product goals, manage backlogs, plan releases, and maintain strategic roadmaps using the Azure Dev Ops (ADO) platform.
Education and Experience
Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, related field or equivalent work experience.
5+ years of relevant product owner experience required.
Product Owner certification preferred.
Experience Leading OT Projects preferred.
Preferred experience working across both IT (Information Technology) and OT (Operational Technology) domains, including understanding of enterprise systems, network infrastructure, cybersecurity, and industrial control systems.
Knowledge of Refining Control System (DCS) capabilities preferred.
Skills
Agile Methodology : Agile project management is an iterative approach to delivering a project throughout its life cycle, taking incremental steps towards the completion of a project.
Authentic Communicator : Expresses ideas and information, both verbally and in writing, clearly and credibly. Listens to understand and fosters constructive dialogue.
Backlog Management : A prioritized list of work for the development team that is derived from the roadmap and its requirements. The most important items are shown at the top of the product backlog so the team knows what to deliver first.
Business Acumen : Applies knowledge of MPC’s business, industry and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals. Makes decisions and recommendations clearly linked to MPC’s strategy.
Decision Making : Ability to know when and what decisions should be made and to make several decisions simultaneously in a fast‑paced, rapidly changing environment.
Industry Product Knowledge : Comprehensive understanding of the products and services within a particular industry, enabling effective communication of value propositions and informed business decisions.
Product Development : The creation, innovation, enhancement, or improvement of an existing or entirely new product to satisfy the requirements of its end‑users.
Product Lifecycle Management : Managing a product through its stages: development, introduction, growth, maturity, and decline.
User Experience (UX) : Focus on how easy or pleasing a product is to use, shaping the overall experience for users.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, related field or equivalent experience.
5+ years of relevant experience.
Location Findlay, Ohio
Equal Opportunity Employer Marathon Petroleum Company LP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, reproductive health decision‑making, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition or AIDS/HIV status, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, military, veteran status, marital status, citizenship or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. If you would like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant, click here. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process at Marathon Petroleum LP, please contact our Human Resources Department at talentacquisition@marathonpetroleum.com. The hired candidate will be eligible for a discretionary company‑sponsored annual bonus program. Marathon Petroleum offers a total rewards program which includes, but is not limited to, access to health, vision, and dental insurance, paid time off, 401k matching program, paid parental leave, and educational reimbursement. Detailed benefit information is available at mympcbenefits.com.
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