Sr Product Owner

The driving force behind our success has always been the people of AspenTech. What drives us, is our aspiration, our desire and ambition to keep pushing the envelope, overcoming any hurdle, challenging the status quo to continually find a better way. You will experience these qualities of passion, pride and aspiration in many ways - from a rich set of career development programs to support of community service projects to social events that foster fun and relationship building across our global community.

The Role

Your Impact

AspenTech is seeking a highly skilled and strategic Product Owner to join our AspenTech Performance Engineering organization, which produces software for the simulation and design of energy and chemical processes and facilities.

In this role, you will partner closely with the Agile Team Lead and development team of our Performance Engineering team, to maximize the business value delivered by the team. As the voice of the customer and business, you will own the team backlog, define priorities, and ensure alignment with enterprise objectives. This position requires a strong blend of business acumen, technical understanding, and leadership within a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environment. You will collaborate with stakeholders to translate high-level business needs into actionable features and user stories, ensuring clarity and measurable outcomes. The Product Owner plays a critical role in guiding the team toward delivering innovative, high value outcomes that drive operational excellence and customer success.

Your Impact

• Own and manage the team backlog, ensuring prioritization aligns with business objectives and value delivery.

• Collaborate with Product Management, System Architects, and Agile Team Lead to refine features into well-defined user stories with clear acceptance criteria.

• Act as the primary liaison between stakeholders and the Agile team, promoting transparency and shared understanding of goals.

• Help define and communicate the product vision and roadmap at the team level, ensuring alignment with program and portfolio priorities.

• Participate actively in Agile ceremonies (PI Planning, Iteration Planning, Reviews, Retrospectives, Demos, etc.) to provide context and clarity on priorities.

• Validate delivered functionality against acceptance criteria and business objectives, ensuring high-quality outcomes.

• Foster a culture of customer-centricity, continuous improvement, and collaboration within the team.

• Stay informed on industry trends, customer needs, and emerging technologies to influence product strategy.

What You'll Need

Required qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or a related field.

• 5+ years of experience across the software product lifecycle (support, development, testing, and product management), including at least 3+ years working in an Agile environment.

• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.

• Proven experience working within SAFe or other scaled Agile frameworks.

• Solid understanding of software architectures and modern software delivery practices. (Nice to Have)

• Hands-on experience with AI-based products and their associated data requirements.

• Strong ability to translate complex business needs into clear, actionable technical deliverables.

• Demonstrated ability to prioritize effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

• Conversational and written fluency English required

• Preferred:

• SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager certification.

• Strong technical aptitude to engage effectively with development teams.