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SAFe Product Manager

Rockwell Automation · Mequon, WI · Full time

Posted Aug 20, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a time you said no to a powerful stakeholder. How did it go?

What they are checking: Whether they can protect focus and explain tradeoffs without damaging relationships.

How do you stay close to customers in an industrial automation business?

What they are checking: Whether they have real ways to gather customer input instead of relying only on internal opinion.

Tell me about a product decision you got wrong. What did you change afterward?

What they are checking: Whether they learn openly from mistakes and adjust their approach.

What would you do

Manufacturing and quality raise concerns about a feature late in a PI. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they include all teams the posting names and adjust plans sensibly when risks appear.

How do you decide between investing in a platform improvement and a customer-facing feature?

What they are checking: Whether they can explain platform investment in business terms and balance it with visible features.

About the work

How do you prioritize features across one or more Agile Release Trains when every stakeholder says theirs is urgent?

What they are checking: Whether they use economic prioritization methods like WSJF and can defend their choices.

Walk me through how you'd prepare for a PI Planning event.

What they are checking: Whether they know SAFe practice well, including vision, features and readiness of the backlog.

How do you turn a market opportunity into a roadmap and features engineering can build?

What they are checking: Whether they can connect business strategy to concrete, sized work, the core of the role.

How do you measure whether a feature delivered real customer or business value?

What they are checking: Whether they track outcomes after delivery, not just whether features shipped.

How do you work with a Release Train Engineer and system architect day to day?

What they are checking: Whether they understand the roles in a SAFe train and how product management fits with them.

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The full job description

As published by Rockwell Automation.

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better. We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us! Job Description The SAFe Product Manager leads the definition, prioritization, and execution of product and platform investments across one or more Agile Release Trains (ARTs). You will be the primary connection between business strategy, customer needs, and engineering execution, translating market opportunities and stakeholder requirements into actionable development roadmaps and features. You will collaborate with commercial, engineering, manufacturing, quality, and program leadership teams to guide investment decisions and ensure delivery of customer and business value. You will report to the SAFe Team Lead and will work a hybrid schedule based in Mequon, Wisconsin. Your Responsibilities: • Develop and own the feature backlog and roadmap for product development projects according to our priorities • Manage the alignment between Product Requirement Documents (PRD) and Agile Release Train feature backlog for development projects • Work with multiple stakeholders inside the business and development teams to set a direction for implementation and balance priorities • Work with multiple stakeholders outside the business segment to coordinate implementation plans with aligned products • Work with development teams to break down implementation barriers and coordinate resolution of issues with necessary stakeholders • Guide the development team in achieving predictable, high-quality objectives by responding to issues and making quick decisions • Develop intuitive familiarity with product, technology, R&D, and market factors to collaborate across technical and commercial teams • Manage several simultaneous projects related to the efficiency of the Agile release train. • Assist the Commercial Business Management and Product Management as assigned in responsibilities required to meet global business unit and department goals. • Assist the Business in implementing and achieving the global business unit Product strategy and Annual Operating Plan. • Partner with and coordinates through Product Management to resolve complex internal/external customer problems with broad and long-term possible effects; and respond with urgency to needs and deliver cost-effective quality solutions. The Essentials - You Will Have: • Bachelor's Degree in Relevant Field • Legal authorization to work in the US is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas now or in the future for this job opening • Willing to travel up to 10% The Preferred - You Might Also Have: • Typically requires 2 years of related experience. • In-depth knowledge of Agile methodologies and techniques • Knowledge of, or experience with Rockwell Automation drives and software products • Demonstrated working within a matrix environment to achieve multiple simultaneous goals • You will communicate complex sets of information in simple ways to multiple levels of stakeholders • Understanding of business profit and loss responsibility What We Offer: • Health Insurance including Medical, Dental and Vision • 401k • Paid Time off • Parental and Caregiver Leave • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and company-sponsored access to Calm app • Health management program • Flexible Work Schedule where you will work with your manager to enjoy a work schedule that can be flexible with your personal life. • To learn more about our benefits package, please visit at www. raquickfind.com . At Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be the right candidate for this or other roles. This position is part of a job family. Experience will be the determining factor for position level and compensation. #LI-Hybrid #LI-MP1 #LifeAtROK We are an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability and veterans. If you are an individual with a disability and you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please contact our services team at +1 (844) 404-7247. Rockwell Automation’s hybrid policy aligns that employees are expected to work at a Rockwell location at least Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays unless they have a business obligation out of the office.

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