Senior Digital Product Owner

Senior Digital Product Owner

Location: Novi Sad

AI Core team, part of Core Grid Application division, seeks a new Product Owner. The team develops AI-powered components that are expected to make the management of the electrical distribution network more efficient and safe. The team is currently working on developing a chatbot assistant that will support control room operators. Its purpose is to help them understand how the software works, how to efficiently access the supported functionalities, how to effectively troubleshoot issues, and how to utilize the full software potential.

The team consists of highly experienced engineers who are ready to push their boundaries every day. If you are a highly motivated person, keen to explore new technologies daily, and ready to help us to build a high-quality functional product for our clients, we are the right address for you.

Key Responsibilities:

• Understands and applies product vision & strategy for the assigned offer and ensures that development teams understand the vision and expected timeline for deliverables.
• Ensures features are productized into meaningful end-to-end use cases.
• Understands the target users and ensures the solution addresses real customer needs and challenges.
• Maintain regular connections with stakeholders (SMEs, support, customers...) to keep up to date with needs and challenges.
• Focus on delivering intuitive, usable outcomes.
• Ensure transparency and alignment around goals and decisions.
• Communicate updates, organize demos and alignment sessions.
• Create, maintain and continuously refine the product backlog.
• Break down epics into clear, actionable features.
• Ensure backlog reediness for quarter/sprint planning.
• Own backlog prioritization based on impact, risk and dependencies.
• Approve completed backlog items via hands-on inspection, and ensure that:
• Functionality is developed end-to-end with smooth and consistent user experience.
• Features are easily deployable; deployment process is automated.
• SW capabilities are easily configured and implemented (ideally with basic configuration out of the box).
• Ensures functional test coverage and that SW capabilities are well documented.
• Non-functional requirements are met: performance, security, backward compatibility, and HW footprint.
• Manage quality issues, application bugs, and crashes as well as associated mitigation plans. This includes prioritizing the bug list and cleaning it up.
• Organize and manage scope of releases including the main release, hotfixes, service packs - to secure impactful value in expected timeline for deliverables.
• Support Product Managers in planning for future releases.
• Collaboration: Partner with software architects, product managers, and business stakeholders to align AI solutions with strategic goals.
• Compliance & Documentation: Ensure adherence to security, privacy, and ethical AI standards.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and 3-4 years of product or project development experience or testing experience on an Agile Team or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Experience in building software running in production
• Experience in building AI functionalities is considered as a plus
• Knowledge about ADMS software is considered as a plus
• Experience presenting to Customers & Leaders, and experience in saying 'No' when required.
• Outstanding communication, facilitation, negotiation, conflict resolution and coaching skills.
• Knowledge of an agile framework or method (i.e., Scrum, Kanban), an in-depth knowledge of traditional project management principles would be an advantage.
• Decision making: the ability to make decisions, even tough ones, and guide the team towards achieving the product vision.
• Analytical skills: the ability to analyze data, understand customer feedback and make data driven decisions to prioritize features and enhancements and bugs resolution.
• Adaptability: the ability to adapt to changes, quickly respond to any change and open to adjusting priorities based on evolving business needs.
• Fluent in English with strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Deep understanding of vector databases and modern AI architectures, including Small Language Models (SLMs) and Large Language Models (LLMs).

What we offer:

• Pleasant working environment in a great team with experienced engineers willing to support and share their knowledge
• Opportunity for constant personal improvement in different areas
• Opportunity to learn and implement various AI-powered functionalities in ADMS software
• Opportunity to understand the real business use cases
• Collaboration with colleagues from different organizations
• Hybrid working model (WFH or Office) & flexible working hours
• 24+ days of annual leave
• International team with the possibility for training & upskilling
• Gym & sports activities
• Learning & Development for each employee (including internal platforms & additional budget)
• Having a chance to be mentored by any worldwide expert inside Schneider Electric
• The financial, legal, and psychological assistance program
• Private health insurance
• Lunch inside our Hub with discounts
• Family policy - Parental leave and Care leave
• Recognition culture through our own StepUp platform & annual bonus
• Building a career in the #1 world sustainable multinational company

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Client-provided location(s): Novi Sad, Serbia

Job ID: Schneider_Electric-122532

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2026-06-12T18:59:17