Product Owner

About the Role

Key responsibilities include evolving and communicating the product vision, strategy, and roadmap, as well as monitoring product financials and metrics against goals and budget. The role partners closely with marketing, sales, UX/UI, and development teams to gather market research, user feedback, and business needs, and provides timely communication to support go‑to‑market strategies and customer adoption. It also involves collecting requirements, creating clear user stories and acceptance criteria, preparing process flows and documentation, and leading workshops, interviews, and focus groups to understand stakeholder needs. • Define and communicate product vision, strategy, and roadmap. • Monitor product financials and metrics against goals and budget. • Collaborate with marketing, sales, UX/UI, and development to gather market research and user feedback. • Create clear user stories, acceptance criteria, and supporting documentation. • Prioritize and maintain the product backlog aligned with revenue and business objectives. • Lead product launch activities, including demos and presentations.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸roadmap planning
• ▸metrics monitoring
• ▸backlog prioritization
• ▸user stories
• ▸product launch
• ▸market research

What You Bring

Kimley-Horn is looking for a passionate and highly skilled Product Owner to join its Technology Solutions team. The role serves as a bridge across business, sales, marketing, development, and practice stakeholders, ensuring business needs are clearly understood and translated into actionable requirements. The Product Owner will manage product vision, roadmap, and backlog while delivering high‑value software solutions. This is an in‑office position. The Product Owner must prioritize and manage the product backlog to align with revenue goals, business objectives, and stakeholder needs, and actively participate in product launches through demonstrations and presentations that convey features, benefits, and value propositions. A bachelor’s degree and at least five years of relevant experience in a product owner or business analyst role are required, along with experience in modern SaaS solutions and Agile methodologies. Strong self‑starting attitude, time‑management, communication skills, emotional intelligence, and the ability to convey technical concepts to both technical and non‑technical audiences are essential. Preferred qualifications include experience in the solar or renewable energy industry, CAD expertise with AutoCAD Civil 3D or similar tools, and geospatial data experience. Additional desirable backgrounds are business analysis, data analytics, and certifications such as CSPO, CBAP, Lean, or Six Sigma. Familiarity with UX/UI design principles, Design Thinking, and Human‑Centered Design is also valued. • Hold a bachelor's degree and 5+ years of product owner or business analyst experience. • Experience with modern SaaS solutions and Agile methodologies. • Demonstrate strong communication, emotional intelligence, and relationship‑building skills. • Preferred: solar/renewable energy background, AutoCAD Civil 3D, geospatial data, business analytics, CSPO/CBAP certification, UX/UI design knowledge, Design Thinking, Lean or Six Sigma.

Requirements

• ▸bachelor's
• ▸5+ yrs
• ▸saas
• ▸agile
• ▸autocad
• ▸cspo

Benefits

Kimley‑Horn emphasizes a people‑first culture where clients, employees, and quality are paramount, contributing to its 17‑year streak on Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” list. The firm offers a robust benefits package, strong employee retention, and a supportive environment that encourages professional growth and personal well‑being. • Benefits: 2‑to‑1 company match on up to 4% of compensation plus profit sharing, low‑cost medical/dental/vision, flexible time off and half‑day Fridays, student‑loan matching, performance bonuses, tuition reimbursement, new parent leave, and childcare resources.

Work Environment

Office Full-Time