Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Ferguson is a provider of supplies, services, and capabilities serving multiple industries. The Lead Product Owner will own the strategy, vision, roadmap, and backlog for enterprise and operational reporting, partnering with Finance and business stakeholders to deliver accurate, reliable, data-driven solutions. The role will lead cross-functional teams, prioritize customer and business needs, and drive measurable business value throughout the software delivery lifecycle.
Responsibilities
- Help to define your product's vision and strategy
- Determine customer needs by specifying the research needed to obtain market information
- Complete comprehensive, competitive analyses and market validation across multiple customers/products, contributing to deep stakeholder understanding of customers and markets to find adjacencies, and impactful new market opportunities
- Manage and communicate a detailed roadmap for your product
- Use qualitative and quantitative research to drive business value and roadmap prioritization
- Identify and prioritize opportunities to improve operational efficiency and enhance business impact
- Collaborate closely with the business, Finance and Reporting teams to define, document and prioritize requirements, ensuring business needs are met and exceeded
- Communicating clearly to business leaders on changes, how they are affected, and how these changes are aligned with the company's overall goals
- Work closely with Project Management to make sure product is on time and scoped properly
- Coordinate alignment between delivery teams, customer groups, and leadership throughout the software development lifecycle
- Monitor and manage overall product health through analytics and customer feedback sessions and provide commentary to leadership on an ongoing basis
- Create and maintain a work environment that promotes customer service, collaboration, performance feedback, individual recognition, mutual respect, and employee satisfaction ensuring quality hiring, training, and succession planning processes that encompass Ferguson's diversity commitment
- Perform all other job-related duties as requested
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- 5–7 years of Product Management/Product Owner experience delivering enterprise solutions
- Experience with data and analytics platforms (Power BI, Azure, reporting tools)
- Strong background in product lifecycle ownership (strategy, roadmap, backlog)
- Experience partnering with Finance and business stakeholders on reporting and data-driven solutions
- Familiarity with Agile and/or Waterfall delivery models
- Ability to translate sophisticated business needs into clear product direction and requirements
- Strong analytical approach with focus on data accuracy, reporting, and business value
- Proven ability to prioritize, influence, and align cross-functional stakeholders
- Comfortable operating in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
- Strong communication skills across both technical and non-technical audiences
- Experience with enterprise reporting, analytics platforms, or “single source of truth” initiatives
- Background partnering closely with Finance on reporting and metrics
- Ability to balance speed, quality, and data integrity
- Problem Solving: Identify issues quickly and drive effective solutions
- Collaboration: Build alignment and work effectively across teams
- Communication: Clearly convey ideas, updates, and tradeoffs
- Execution: Stay organized and deliver across multiple priorities
- Adaptability: Thrive in a dynamic, evolving environment
Benefits
- This position may be remote or hybrid in accordance with company policy.
- Health benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
- Paid time off
- Life insurance
- 401(k) with a company match
- Mental health coverage
- Gender affirming benefits
- Family building benefits
- Paid parental leave
- Associate discounts
- Community involvement opportunities
- This role is Bonus or Incentive Plan eligible.
Company Overview
Company H1B Sponsorship