Senior Product Owner

Job description

Company Overview Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (BSAM), headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, and Bridgestone Europe, Middle East and Africa (BSEMEA), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, operate collectively as a “Bridgestone West” strategic region. This region services the strategic business needs of teams across the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa. BSAM and BSEMEA are subsidiaries of Bridgestone Corporation, globally headquartered in Japan. Bridgestone and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market a wide range of Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand products and solutions to address the needs of a broad range of customers and industries. Job Category Information Technology Position Summary We are looking for a Senior Product Owner to drive execution across our digital platform teams. This is a hands-on role, not a stakeholder-management-only position: you will own the backlog, write genuinely technical user stories, and orchestrate work across Backend, Frontend, Integration (MuleSoft), and DevOps teams to turn business asks into shipped software. You will lead projects and processes of diverse scope, working independently with limited supervision, and serve as the connective tissue between customers, business stakeholders, and distributed engineering teams. Responsibilities Translate business and customer requests into clear, actionable work for engineering — decomposing them into well-structured epics, features, and user stories in partnership with our Agile teams Write technical and API-level user stories with the depth engineers need to build against; this is a core requirement of the role, not a nice-to-have Own and drive backlog refinement, sprint planning inputs, and prioritization within an Agile framework Coordinate delivery across a horizontally structured technical organization (Backend, Frontend, MuleSoft/Integrations, DevOps), managing cross-team dependencies and sequencing work so it lands in the right order Drive execution day to day — unblocking teams, tracking progress, and holding the line on scope and quality Coach and review the work of less experienced product professionals, raising the bar for story quality and product practices across the team Support continuous improvement and automation initiatives across the delivery process Apply advanced analytical and technical problem-solving to develop new solutions to existing problems and procedures Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders through clear communication and effective negotiation Perform other duties as assigned What You'll Bring Proven experience as a Product Owner or similar role on technical products, with demonstrated ability to write technical and API user stories Experience working across horizontally structured engineering organizations (Backend, Frontend, integration platforms such as MuleSoft, and DevOps) Strong track record working with remote and offshore development teams across time zones Deep fluency in Agile practices, including backlog ownership, refinement, and story decomposition (epics → features → stories) Ability to lead projects of diverse scope independently, with limited supervision Strong communication and negotiation skills with both technical teams and business stakeholders Experience coaching or mentoring junior product or delivery professionals Willingness to travel as needed, including internationally Working Style This role suits someone who is energized by execution: comfortable in the details of a dependency map, confident challenging a vague requirement, and happiest when a complex piece of cross-team work ships on time because they made it happen. Minimum Qualifications Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a master’s degree; or a PhD without experience; or equivalent work experience. At Bridgestone, you are Free to Be We believe people can only provide superior service and quality to others when they feel safe bringing their chosen version of themselves to work. We believe in championing all perspectives, individuals and teams because we understand the importance of seeing the world and our business through many different lenses. So, show us what you are made of, because who you are is what we need. What we offer At Bridgestone, what really matters is to foster co-creation opportunities and empowering you to be creative and curious to make mobility safer, more efficient, and more sustainable for future generations. Whatever role you fill, when you represent Bridgestone, you are a valued teammate, and part of our larger mission to “Serve Society with Superior Quality”, for that, we offer you more than just a competitive compensation; we will provide you: A supportive and engaging onboarding experience to ensure a smooth transition into our team. The opportunity to develop and grow, through training and regular mentorship. Corporate Social Responsibility activities. A truly global, dynamic and challenging work environment. Agility and work/life effectiveness and your long-term well-being. An effective and inclusive team. Bridgestone is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is our policy to consider all individuals for employment based on their unique merit and without regard to age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Employment Eligibility If hired, a Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification must be completed at the start of employment. Temporary work authorization or the need for sponsorship may disqualify you from employment.