Technical Product Owner - Common Information Model (CIM) Platform

Why You Should Join Our Team

At VELCO, your work directly supports the reliability and sustainability of Vermont’s electric transmission system. We are seeking an experienced and collaborative Technical Product Owner- Common Information Model to lead the strategy, delivery, and continuous improvement of enterprise technology solutions that support grid reliability, planning, and operations.

How You Will Make An Impact

As the Technical Product Owner- Common Information Model, you will serve as the critical link between business stakeholders and technical teams, ensuring scalable, secure, and high-quality solutions are delivered in alignment with organizational priorities. You will partner closely with the project team developing VELCO’s enterprise network model and enabling tools based on the Common Information Model (CIM).

Responsibilities

• Develop and own the CIM product roadmap, aligning it with VELCO’s business priorities, data governance and standard operating procedures.
• Initiate and lead cross-functional collaboration to define, prioritize, and deliver requirements into secure and compliant application capabilities and Application Programming Interfaces (APIs).
• Manage vendor relationships and streamline system upgrades and ongoing maintenance with support from IT.
• Prioritize and manage product backlog and requests, balancing needs, technical debt and regulatory requirements to deliver releases.
• Use project governance and risk management practices in partnership with IT PMO for product lifecycle oversight.
• Apply analytics to monitor product performance and availability along with user adoption.
• Ensure product interoperability and data integrity with VELCO’s enterprise data environment.
• Establish and monitor metrics to monitor and communicate business value and tool reliability and availability.

Who You Are

• Education & Training: Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years’ experience in product ownership, product management, or related IT roles. Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies and product lifecycle management. Experience working with enterprise data systems, integrations, and analytics platforms. Proven ability to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience in utilities, energy, or grid operations environments. Familiarity with network modeling tools (e.g., Siemens, Emerson, Enterprise Architect, CIMSpy), GIS, or asset management systems. Experience working with ISO-NE, NYISO, or FERC regulatory frameworks. Technical background in software development, data engineering, or systems architecture.