Principal Product Owner

Overview

As Product Owner, you shape and drive the strategy for Waters Informatics in mass spectrometry, guiding the product backlog to deliver customer value. You will translate broad strategy into a clear roadmap and partner with cross-functional teams to turn insights into measurable outcomes. This role blends scientific understanding with agile prioritization to accelerate autonomous laboratory capabilities. You’ll work closely with customers and stakeholders, influencing product direction and performance metrics. Join a collaborative, innovative team focused on transforming analytical workflows.

Pay / Benefits

• 25 days holidays
• attractive employer pension contribution
• life assurance
• income protection
• private medical
• flexible work arrangements

Responsibilities

• Translate portfolio vision into an actionable roadmap aligned with customer outcomes and business objectives
• Own and prioritise the product backlog, balancing user needs, business priorities and technical constraints
• Lead product discovery and requirements gathering to capture genuine user needs
• Collaborate with Agile engineering teams to ensure delivery aligns with expected outcomes
• Participate in sprint reviews and retrospectives to drive continuous improvement
• Define and track meaningful product and business metrics to demonstrate impact

Key requirements

• Proven experience as a Product Owner in a complex, matrixed organization
• Strong track record of translating strategy into successful product outcomes
• Ability to lead, influence, and motivate cross-functional teams through growth and change
• Experience defining product roadmaps and managing priorities for customer-centric products
• Understanding of LC-MS workflows; familiarity with Waters Informatics products is highly desirable
• Exceptional organizational and prioritization skills
• Strong collaboration, stakeholder management, and communication abilities
• Analytical and data-driven approach to decision-making

• Customer-centric mindset
• Collaboration and cross-functional teamwork
• Stakeholder management
• Agile methodologies (Scrum)
• Product backlog management and prioritization
• Roadmapping and product discovery

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