Product Owner

At Midrex, you will do work that matters alongside people who believe you matter. The work won’t be easy, but it will be worth it. You’ll be part of a great team— with plenty of autonomy—to bring out your best. And you’ll be well compensated and have a best-in-class benefits package. Take a look: | Competitive benefits effective from Day 1 | Dollar-for-dollar 401(k) matching (up to 6%) | | --- | --- | | Profit sharing with 401(k) kicker | Generous overtime for qualified positions | | 4 weeks of paid vacation | Tuition reimbursement | | Raffles for professional sports tickets | Half-day Fridays | | Flexible home/office work practices | Paid time to volunteer | | Employee recognition awards | | Since 1987, Midrex has been the world leader in direct reduction technology, offering the best proven method for decarbonization in the iron and steel industry available today. Our rapid growth is transforming the steel industry and our planet. And none of it would be possible without our people, who bring vision, compassion, and extraordinary expertise to this work every day. So, if you’re looking to do big work in a small-team environment, Midrex is just the place for you. Midrex is accelerating its digital initiative focused on software defined industrial solutions. We are seeking a highly skilled Product Owner (PO) who will be responsible for maximizing the value of Midrex’s external digital products by translating business strategy, engineering requirements, and customer needs into prioritized, deliverable capabilities. This role bridges engineering, operations, commercial teams, and software development to ensure our digital platforms deliver measurable customer and revenue impact. The Product Owner owns the what and why of the product and ensures development teams build the highest-value capabilities first. The Product Owner is the connective tissue between plant-floor operational reality, customer value, and software delivery. You will own the end to end lifecycle of digital products: defining what gets built, why it matters, and how success is measured. You will work with information technology professionals, process technology experts, field operations, and commercial teams and directly with Midrex customers to validate that what we build actually solves their problems. Midrex’s competitive advantage increasingly depends on software enabled plant optimization and digital lifecycle services. The Product Owner ensures our digital solutions evolve from project based deliverables to scalable, revenue generating platforms. **Duties/Responsibilities:** - Translate Midrex’s External Digitalization strategy into actionable product roadmaps - Define product goals aligned to customer outcomes and recurring revenue growth - Support business case development and ROI tracking - Partner with Business Management (Global Solutions and Plant Sales Departments) to define pricing and other market development strategies - Own and continuously refine the product backlog - Prioritize features based on business value, customer impact, risk, and technical dependencies - Balance new feature development with platform scalability and technical debt - Maintain clear user stories with acceptance criteria and measurable outcomes - Collaborate with Engineering, Process Technology, Automation, and Operations teams - Translate plant-level operational needs into scalable digital product features - Participate in customer engagements to gather feedback and validate requirements - Ensure digital products integrate seamlessly with Midrex engineering platforms (e.g., COMOS, AVEVA, ACC) - Participate in sprint planning, reviews, and backlog grooming - Accept completed work based on defined criteria - Ensure releases meet quality, performance, and cybersecurity standards - Define requirements for data pipelines, analytics models, and AI enabled features - Partner with Data & Analytics teams to ensure governance and integrity - Translate operational KPIs (DRI plant pe…