Digital Product Owner (Temporary position)

at  Valmet Inc

About Valmet
Valmet is a global leader providing cutting-edge solutions for the pulp, paper, and energy industries. With a strong commitment to innovation and sustainability, we are continuously growing and looking for talented individuals to join our dynamic team.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the development, launch and optimization of our digital products, working closely with the development team, marketing managers and other involved stakeholders
• Define the digital product vision, strategy and roadmap aligned with business objectives and customer needs
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders including Board, customers, business managers and the development team, and external stakeholders to understand user needs, gather feedback and define product requirements
• Prioritize and manage the product backlog, ensuring that the most important features are developed in an efficient and timely manner
• Work closely with the Agile development team to guide the product development process, participating in sprint planning, reviews and retrospectives
• Monitor digital product performance metrics and continually iterate to improve user experience and product success
• Communicate effectively with various internal teams and external stakeholders to ensure a common understanding of product goals and progress

To succeed in this role you should have

• Master’s degree preferably in Digital, IT, Engineering or similar fields
• Strong Project and Product Management skills and knowledge of Agile and SCRUM methodology
• General knowledge of Data Analysis, AI, IoT
• Knowledge of market analysis, business case development, TCO calculation, Business Process Modelling
• Ability to combine product management skills, knowledge of the market and digital technologies
• Proven knowledge of MS Office; MS Sharepoint 365 is highly appreciated
• Excellent level of English and Italian
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Results and customer orientation

What we offer

• Be a part of dynamic and collaborative team
• Be part of an organization committed to innovation and excellence
• Onboarding plan
• Internal canteen free of charge
• Yearly training program

When everything works together
Valmet is where the best talent from a wide variety of backgrounds comes together. With over 19,000 professionals around the world, we are the leading global developer and supplier of technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries, and serve an even wider base of process industries with our automation systems and flow control solutions. Our commitment to moving our customers’ performance forward requires creativity, technological innovations, service know-how – and above all, teamwork.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the development, launch and optimization of our digital products, working closely with the development team, marketing managers and other involved stakeholders
• Define the digital product vision, strategy and roadmap aligned with business objectives and customer needs
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders including Board, customers, business managers and the development team, and external stakeholders to understand user needs, gather feedback and define product requirements
• Prioritize and manage the product backlog, ensuring that the most important features are developed in an efficient and timely manner
• Work closely with the Agile development team to guide the product development process, participating in sprint planning, reviews and retrospectives
• Monitor digital product performance metrics and continually iterate to improve user experience and product success
• Communicate effectively with various internal teams and external stakeholders to ensure a common understanding of product goals and progres

To succeed in this role you should have

• Master’s degree preferably in Digital, IT, Engineering or similar fields
• Strong Project and Product Management skills and knowledge of Agile and SCRUM methodology
• General knowledge of Data Analysis, AI, IoT
• Knowledge of market analysis, business case development, TCO calculation, Business Process Modelling
• Ability to combine product management skills, knowledge of the market and digital technologies
• Proven knowledge of MS Office; MS Sharepoint 365 is highly appreciated
• Excellent level of English and Italian
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Results and customer orientatio