MES Product Owner

Role & responsibilities

Job Title: SMS - MES Product Owner - Bangalore, Chennai, Pune, Mysore, Vadodara, Hyderabad

Location: Bangalore, Chennai, Pune, Mysore, Vadodara, Hyderabad

Qualification : BE

Domain Specific: MES

Overall Experience: 8-12 Years

Relevant Experience: 8-12 Years

Mandatory Skills: MES

Shift timings: General

Detailed JD

Key Responsibilities

• Product Strategy & Roadmap: Own, prioritize, and manage the MES product backlog to align with factory modernization goals and smart manufacturing roadmaps.
• Requirement Orchestration: Translate complex shop-floor business processes (production scheduling, tracking, quality control, inventory) into crisp user stories and detailed functional specifications.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with plant managers, automation engineers, IT/OT architects, and external vendors to ensure seamless systems integration (e.g., ERP to MES to SCADA/PLC
• Sprint & Agile Delivery: Lead core Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, user story mapping, and product demos.
• Value Realization: Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) focused on operational efficiency, cycle-time reductions, and data accuracy across manufacturing lines
• Industry Experience: 8 to 12+ years of total experience, with a solid track record in a Product Owner or Product Manager capacity specifically within manufacturing domain solutions.
• MES Domain Expertise: Deep functional knowledge of leading commercial MES platforms (e.g., Siemens Opcenter, Rockwell FactoryTalk, Dassault Apriso, or Aveva) alongside ISA-95 standards.
• Manufacturing Systems (IT/OT): Strong familiarity with adjacent shop-floor technologies like PLM, industrial IoT (IIoT), digital twins, and SCADA automation.
• Agile Frameworks: Professional proficiency using tools such as Jira or Azure DevOps for backlog maintenance, alongside Confluence for product documentation