Lead Technical Product Owner, Automotive & Energy

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Department Description

• The mission of the Solutions Center of Excellence (CoE) is to build, deliver, and support demonstration environments for use by our Solution Engineers (SEs) globally. These environments incorporate the latest Salesforce capabilities, providing the baseline required to deliver best-practice demos. We enable our SEs to scale, innovate, and provide the best product demonstrations of their careers.

Role Description

• We are looking for a Lead Technical Product Owner to drive the technical strategy for our Automotive and Energy sectors. In this critical individual contributor role, you will serve as a technical authority and bridge between business requirements and platform execution.
• You will go beyond managing a backlog; you will own the delivery of high-impact technical initiatives that span multiple clouds. You will be responsible for translating broad market requirements into scalable technical roadmaps, designing reusable frameworks that connect demo assets to industry use cases, and ensuring that our demo environments are robust, secure, and built on the latest Salesforce architecture.
• If you are passionate about solution architecture, agile delivery, and shaping the future of industry-specific demos, we invite you to join the Solutions Center of Excellence.

Roles and Responsibilities
1. Strategic Vision & Roadmap (Trusted Partner)

• Technical Strategy Design: Design global technical product strategies for the Automotive and Energy sectors. You will translate market vision and business goals into a robust technical roadmap, ensuring demo environments are scalable, secure, and built on the latest Salesforce architecture,.
• Roadmap Alignment: Align demo initiatives with product and industry roadmaps. You will flag misalignments early, communicate technical shifts clearly to stakeholders, and ensure that our build efforts support long-term business goals,.
• • Platform Stewardship: Serve as a recognized authority connecting Salesforce innovation to Automotive/Energy trends. You will champion the adoption of new features (e.g., Data Cloud, AI) and ensure they are implemented using best practices,.

2. Project/Program Management (Business Owner)

• Backlog Management: Anticipate dependencies and adjust backlogs proactively. You will facilitate refinement across teams to align priorities with business outcomes and ensure a steady flow of high-value delivery,.
• Agile Adaptability: Champion Agile principles in complex contexts. You will anticipate scope changes, plan accordingly, and influence alignment across teams to maintain delivery momentum despite shifting priorities,.
• Solution Oversight: Lead governance of demo solutions within your scope, proactively identifying risks, ensuring quality consistency, and balancing innovation with stability,.

3. Communication & Collaboration (Translator & Collaborator)

• Relationship Building: Build coalitions to drive alignment across functions. Leverage strong relationships to accelerate delivery and navigate complex cross-functional dynamics with diplomacy,.
• Technical Translation: Create tools, templates, and frameworks that simplify technical complexity for stakeholders. Anticipate where technical details could cause confusion and proactively coach peers on effective communication,.
• Cross-Functional Alignment: Anticipate conflicts across teams and build mitigation plans. Coordinate release trains to ensure multi-team efforts remain aligned with the broader business direction,.

4. In-depth Industry & Product Knowledge (Team Seller)

• Solution Mapping: Design scalable demo solutions that address broad industry needs. Anticipate emerging market requirements and incorporate them into robust solution maps that guide asset investment,.
• Environment Governance: Establish repeatable processes to ensure demo environments remain reliable and scalable. Proactively address systemic risks and maintenance needs before they impact delivery,.
• Technical Depth: Design demo solutions that combine advanced Salesforce features with industry use cases. Anticipate platform limitations, propose innovative workarounds, and serve as a technical advisor for complex architecture decisions,.

Basic Requirements

• Experience: Minimum of 6+ years of professional experience, with a strong background in Product Ownership, Solution Engineering, or Product Management.
• Industry Expertise: Deep knowledge of the Automotive and/or Energy industries, with the ability to anticipate market trends and align them with technical solutions.
• Salesforce Certifications: Salesforce Administrator (Required), Advanced Administrator, Agentforce Specialist, or Data Cloud certification
• Scrum Certification: Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification
• Agile & Scrum Mastery: Experience acting as a Product Owner in a scaled Agile/Scrum environment. Proven track record of anticipating scope changes, planning accordingly, and championing Agile principles in complex contexts.
• Communication: Strong oral, written, and presentation skills. Ability to tailor messages to specific audiences and use storytelling to explain complex technical ideas to non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Requirements

• Experience leading cross-functional technical initiatives or managing backlogs for multiple related products.
• Previous experience as a Solution Engineer (SE) or in a pre-sales environment.
• Specific experience with Salesforce Automotive Cloud or Energy & Utilities Cloud.

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The typical base salary range for this position is $140,000 - $170,000 annually. 

The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.