Principal Platform Product Owner
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About the Role
Autodesk is seeking a Principal Platform Product Owner in Montreal to bridge product vision and engineering execution for a new SaaS platform.
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Responsibilities
- Break down high level epics and product requirements into clearly defined, sprint ready user stories with well articulated acceptance criteria
- Develop a deep understanding of the platform product vision and serve as its guardian at the execution layer
- Work closely with the Platform Product Manager to clarify priorities and translate roadmap direction into actionable work for scrum teams
- Collaborate with the UI/UX designer to ensure wireframes and prototypes accurately reflect detailed requirements before development begins
- Partner with globally distributed scrum teams in India and Poland to answer questions, resolve ambiguity, and maintain development momentum
- Identify gaps, inconsistencies, or risks in requirements early, and escalate or resolve them before they impact delivery
- Maintain and manage the product backlog, ensuring it is well organized, up to date, and accurately reflects current priorities
- Adapt to shifting team assignments and priorities as the product and operating model evolve
Requirements
- 4+ years of experience in a product ownership or equivalent role
- Demonstrated ability to break down complex, ambiguous product requirements into well defined, executable user stories
- Strong capacity to internalize and represent a product vision, maintaining its integrity through detailed execution
- Experience working directly with engineering teams, including clarifying requirements and supporting development through delivery
- Comfortable operating in a fast moving, early stage product environment where priorities shift
- Strong communication skills, with ability to work effectively across globally distributed teams and time zones
- Experience collaborating with UI/UX designers to align detailed requirements with high fidelity design artifacts
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Position Overview
- We are building a SaaS platform that packages Autodesk Consulting’s intellectual property into a scalable digital experience.
- The platform connects customers and internal consultants to knowledge for successful digital transformation.
- As Platform Product Owner, you sit at the critical intersection of product vision and engineering execution.
Responsibilities
- Break down high level epics and product requirements into clearly defined, sprint ready user stories with well articulated acceptance criteria.
- Develop a deep understanding of the platform product vision and serve as its guardian at the execution layer.
- Work closely with the Platform Product Manager to clarify priorities and translate roadmap direction into actionable work for scrum teams.
- Collaborate with the UI/UX designer to ensure wireframes and prototypes accurately reflect detailed requirements before development begins.
- Partner with globally distributed scrum teams in India and Poland to answer questions, resolve ambiguity, and maintain development momentum.
- Identify gaps, inconsistencies, or risks in requirements early, and escalate or resolve them before they impact delivery.
- Maintain and manage the product backlog, ensuring it is well organized, up to date, and accurately reflects current priorities.
- Adapt to shifting team assignments and priorities as the product and operating model evolve.
Minimum Qualifications
- 4+ years of experience in a product ownership or equivalent role.
- Demonstrated ability to break down complex, ambiguous product requirements into well defined, executable user stories.
- Strong capacity to internalize and represent a product vision, maintaining its integrity through detailed execution.
- Experience working directly with engineering teams, including clarifying requirements and supporting development through delivery.
- Comfortable operating in a fast moving, early stage product environment where priorities shift.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across globally distributed teams and time zones.
- Experience collaborating with UI/UX designers to align detailed requirements with high fidelity design artifacts.
Preferred Qualifications
- Jira for backlog management and sprint planning.
- Confluence for documentation and requirements management.
- Figma (plus).
- Productboard (plus).
The Ideal Candidate
- Understands that product vision is only as strong as the execution that delivers it.
- Takes ownership of the space between strategic direction and engineering delivery.
- Exceptionally good at writing clear, well structured user stories with meaningful acceptance criteria.
- Anticipates the questions engineers will ask before they are asked.
- Disciplined collaborator who works closely with PM, designers, and engineering teams.
Salary Transparency
- For Canada based roles, we expect a starting base salary between CAD 107,000 and CAD 157,300.
- Offers are based on the candidate’s experience and geographic location, and may exceed this range.
- Compensation package may include annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.
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