Product Owner - Voice Systems

Jaguar Land Rover has been a pioneer in automotive research, design, and engineering for almost a century. Building on the rich history of our two iconic brands we’re redefining modern luxury through new ideas, new technologies, and new innovations.

As part of the Digital Product Platform group here in Portland, Oregon, we work with internal engineering groups and external vendors to build new technologies for JLR's future vehicle product lines. We thrive on the challenges of working with vehicles in an interconnected world, building rich experiences for our customers. We understand the art of human factors, seeking to make interaction with technology intuitive and enjoyable, and to extend that experience through our users' connected devices. You can help create a world in which responsible, sustainable vehicles revolutionize mobility for generations.

At Jaguar Land Rover, we are passionate about our people - they are at the heart of our business. We are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive culture that is representative of the society in which we live; a culture in which every one of our employees can bring their authentic self to work and reach their full potential.

An ever-evolving heritage. A truly exciting future. Two of the world’s most iconic brands. Now is an exciting time to join Jaguar Land Rover.

What you will be doing:

• Translate company strategy, business objectives, system-architecture and voice of the customer into clear, concrete product increments, epics, user stories, functional specifications, and other assets to ensure project alignment and transparency for collaborators, sponsors, and project contributors
• Gather, generate, and align objectives from business partners, designers, researchers, developers, project managers, and other functions within our business, guiding them into functional requirements
• Act as a representative for products throughout the development lifecycle—from exploratory UX through to asset delivery— to ensure outputs meet stakeholder needs, participating in and leading key agile meetings, and resolving scope and technical conflicts
• Experience with prioritizing a UX product team backlog through iterative rounds of UX design and research as an advocate for the customer as well as translating technical directions into UX requirements
• Communicate product status to all partners, including executive leadership
• Have ownership of product requirements and roadmaps while contributing to business reviews, strategies, and collaboration between teams
• Design or adapt processes as the basis for feature intake and gathering business requirements
• Work closely with strategy, product management, product owners and other business functions to evaluate the business, technical, and strategic projects which may contribute to Jaguar Land Rover’s development
• Lead multiple projects and teams and contribute to efforts involving multiple teams
• Provide training and support to members of the team
• Embed with and lead  autonomous teams to deliver throughout product stages
• Other duties as assigned

What you will need:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required
• 5+ years professional experience as a product owner, product manager, or equivalent
• Professional experience in software development, UX, engineering, or similar field required
• Professional experience delivering customer facing products to production
• Ability to present complex topics and report on project status to senior level management
• Ability to act as a representative of Jaguar Land Rover to external partners
• Professional Agile/Scrum experience
• Experience delivering digital products to market within the context of UX design and research activities
• Excellent collaboration, observational, interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills alongside the desire and ability to see things from multiple perspectives
• You must be resourceful, conscientious, and self motivated
• You must be capable of building and maintaining positive relationships while advocating for meaningful improvements to our customer experiences

Location: Portland, Oregon

Schedule: Hybrid

So Why Us?

• As a people-first company, working at JLR means opportunity, teamwork, and growth. That’s why working here is so much more than a job.
• Be part of an international, inclusive, and open-minded company
• You are never just a number. We take pride in taking care of our employees doing everything we can to make sure that our teammates thrive both in and out of the office.
• Our employees receive a generous time off policy
• We offer a discounted Vehicle Car Program
• Employees also receive generous health care and retirement plans
• Quarterly Chair Massages
• Maternity Leave
• Paternity Leave
• Complimentary lunch
• And more!

Offers of employment are conditional upon the results of a background investigation. We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories and review results on an individual basis.  

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.