Specialist (Product Owner) - Manhattan… at Consolidated… · New York…

Core Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and document product requirements that address business needs.
• Assist product team in creating, maintaing and prioritizing product backlog to align with business and product goals.
• Help define clear user stories and acceptance criteria to support development work.
• Participate in sprint planning activities, support task prioritization and track progress during sprint cycles.
• Collaborate with QA teams to support acceptance criteria development, testing activities, and validation of completed features.
• Identify potential risks, issues, and opportunities for process improvement, and support communication between business and product team.
• Collect and review stakeholder feedback through product demonstrations to help inform of potential product enhancements.
• Assist in creating and maintaining product documentation, including user guides and release notes.
• Partner with UX/UI designers to ensure a user-centric approach in product development.
• Perform User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and review completed work to confirm it meets the defined acceptance criteria.

Required Education/Experience

• Bachelor's Degree and two years of related work experience. or
• Associate's Degree and four years of related work experience.

Relevant Work Experience

• Proven ability to adapt quickly and deliver results in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities, required.
• Demonstrated experience as a self-starter, with a willingness to learn, and a strong ability to creatively solve problems, required.
• Demonstrated experience driving ideas from conception to realized results, required.
• Willingness to learn and adopt project management tools, including Microsoft Project and Azure DevOps, required.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to plan, organize, and lead meetings with product teams, stakeholders, and end users to gather feedback, required.
• Strong computer skills and working knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio, required.
• Demonstrated experience with Power Platform (i.e Power Apps, Power BI, Power Automate, etc.), preferred.
• Experience with business process modeling, preferred.
• Experience with Agile project management methodologies, preferred.
• Experience within Electric Operations through prior work experience or use of applications such as WMS or CRMS, preferred.

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrates excellent judgment and decision making skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Possesses a high degree of initiative
• Performs work independently with minimal supervision
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint, etc.
• Demonstrated problem solving skills
• Demonstrated analytical skills

Licenses and Certifications

• Driver's License Required

Additional Physical Demands

• The selected candidate will be assigned a System Emergency Assignment (i.e., an emergency response role) and will be expected to work non-business hours during emergencies, which may include nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Must be able and willing to travel within Company service territory, as needed.

EEO Statement:

Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (Con Edison), Orange & Rockland Utilities (O&R), and Consolidated Edison Transmission (CET) are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of the individual’s actual or perceived disability, protected veteran status, race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship, domestic violence victim status, or any other actual or perceived status protected by law.

 

Technical Difficulty Statement:

For technical issues, please contact us at careerconnect@coned.com

Mission Statement:

Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (Con Edison), Orange & Rockland Utilities (O&R), and Consolidated Edison Transmission (CET) employees are required to follow health, safety, and environmental policies, EEO, Standards of Business Conduct, and all other applicable company policy and procedures. We all share a responsibility to advance the company’s mission by excelling at our three corporate priorities – safety of our people and the public, operational excellence in all that we do, and ensuring the best possible customer experience.

Benefits:

We are dedicated to supporting the physical, mental, and financial health of our employees and their families. This commitment extends beyond the workplace to foster personal growth and holistic wellbeing. Our life-changing rewards package includes:

• Rich medical & pharmacy benefits, including vision benefits
• Dental benefits
• Health Savings Accounts
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k) with robust matching
• Employer paid Pension Plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with a generous matching contribution
• State of the art Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Parental Leave
• Generous paid time off plus paid holidays
• Family support: emergency backup child, & elder care assistance
• Social responsibility and volunteer opportunities
• Employee discount program
• Commuter Benefits
• Culture of growth and learning: career development; tuition reimbursement; recognition program
• Life and Long-Term Disability Benefits

*Please be aware that some benefits may not apply to provisional or part-time job titles.