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Neogen is seeking a Software Product Owner to manage scrum teams of software developers, quality assurance engineers, and product managers to deliver new functionality to the food safety industry. The Product Owner is responsible for capturing scope, prioritizing, and planning delivery for their teams, specifically: Neogen Analytics software platform.Overview

Neogen is seeking a collaborative and delivery-focused Software Product Owner to support the end-to-end lifecycle of software products that help power our business, customers, and operations. In this role, you will partner with product, engineering, quality assurance, customer-facing teams, and business stakeholders to translate customer and business needs into clear requirements, prioritized backlog items, and high-quality software solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with Product Management, Engineering, QA, Customer Success, subject matter experts, and business stakeholders to align software solutions with Neogen's business goals and customer needs.
• Gather, analyze, and translate stakeholder and end-user feedback into clear product requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, workflows, and supporting product documentation.
• Own and maintain the product backlog, prioritizing features, enhancements, defects, and technical work based on customer value, business impact, risk, and delivery capacity.
• Translate the product roadmap into well-defined epics, features, and user stories that support software delivery across Agile teams.
• Collaborate with engineering and QA teams to clarify requirements, support solution design, validate implementation, and help ensure high-quality releases.
• Participate actively in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Support end-to-end product launch activities in collaboration with engineering, support, training, and customer-facing teams.
• Optimize user experiences and product performance for Neogen's software environments, including solutions that may operate in on-premises, integrated hardware, or performance-sensitive settings.
• Monitor product performance, customer feedback, adoption, and usability trends to identify opportunities for enhancement.
• Proactively identify process improvements and help drive consistent, effective Agile product ownership practices across teams.
• Communicate product priorities, progress, risks, and decisions clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Maintain accurate product artifacts, including backlog items, release notes, workflows, requirements documentation, and decision records.

Essential Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, computer science, information systems, engineering, product management, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• 3-5 years of experience in software product ownership, product development, business analysis, Agile delivery, or a related software delivery role.
• Strong understanding of Agile principles, Scrum practices, backlog management, sprint planning, and iterative software development.
• Demonstrated ability to write clear user stories, acceptance criteria, requirements documentation, and product workflows.
• Experience using Azure DevOps or a comparable tool to manage backlogs, user stories, work items, sprints, and delivery tracking.
• Ability to translate customer, operational, and business needs into actionable technical requirements for engineering teams.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain complex topics to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage competing priorities, timelines, and stakeholder expectations.
• Collaborative, team-first approach with the ability to build productive working relationships across product, engineering, QA, support, and business teams.
• Analytical problem-solving skills with the ability to evaluate options, identify trade-offs, and support decisions with data and stakeholder input.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 tools, including Teams, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, and related collaboration platforms.
• Flexibility and adaptability in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities and business needs.
• Ability to work in the United States in accordance with applicable employment requirements.

Desirable Requirements

• Experience supporting software products in food safety, animal safety, life sciences, diagnostics, laboratory, manufacturing, supply chain, or other regulated or quality-focused environments.
• Experience with software products that integrate with hardware, instruments, on-premises systems, cloud platforms, or enterprise business systems.
• Familiarity with UX concepts, usability testing, workflow optimization, or customer journey mapping.
• Experience supporting product launches, release readiness, training materials, customer support enablement, or go-to-market activities.
• Knowledge of API integrations, data flows, system configuration, or technical architecture concepts.
• Experience working with distributed or cross-functional teams across multiple business units or locations.
• Product Owner, Scrum, Agile, or related professional certification.

What We Offer

• The opportunity to contribute to software products that support Neogen's mission and deliver value to customers and teams across the business.
• A collaborative environment where product, engineering, customer-facing, and operational teams work together to solve meaningful problems.
• Opportunities to strengthen product ownership, Agile delivery, stakeholder management, and software product strategy skills.
• A role with visibility across cross-functional teams and the ability to influence product outcomes from discovery through delivery.
• A workplace committed to equal employment opportunity, inclusion, and respectful collaboration.

Come Be Part Of A Mission that Matters!

From inside the farm gate to our dinner plates, Neogen protects the world's food supply. Through a variety of animal healthcare products, to food safety solutions for dangerous bacteria, allergens, toxins, drug residues and much more, Neogen is there - and you can be too.