Senior Manager, Product Owner

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Amtech Software provides ERP, MES, and automation software for corrugated, folding carton, flexible packaging, and label converters, integrating order entry, production planning, inventory, maintenance, and real-time performance analytics.

About this role

<p><strong>About Vista Equity Partners</strong></p> <p>Vista Equity Partners is a leading global investment firm focused exclusively on enterprise software, data, and technology-enabled businesses. With over $100B in assets under management and a portfolio of 90+ software product companies worldwide, Vista accelerates growth through operational excellence, shared expertise, and long-term partnership. In India, Vista’s presence continues to expand with 45+ portfolio companies employing more than 17,000 professionals across technology, product, customer success, and operations — reinforcing India’s strategic role as a hub of innovation and talent within the Vista ecosystem.</p> <p>Through its Agentic AI Factory, Vista is embedding Generative AI across its global portfolio — enabling companies to integrate intelligent, responsible AI into products, operations, and decision-making. This initiative is strengthened through portfolio-wide learning programs, leadership workshops, and AI hackathons that foster innovation, build fluency, and accelerate practical AI adoption across teams.</p> <p><strong>About Amtech</strong></p> <p>Amtech is a leading provider of enterprise software solutions for the packaging, printing, and manufacturing industries. Our integrated systems streamline order management, production planning, scheduling, inventory, and business analytics — empowering customers to drive efficiency, reduce costs, and improve operational performance. With a strong commitment to innovation and customer success, Amtech delivers reliable technology backed by deep industry expertise.</p> <p>With Vista’s investment and strategic guidance, we combine the agility of a growing technological organization with the scale, stability, and career mobility of a global software ecosystem.</p> <p><strong>Our Employee Value Proposition</strong></p> <p>At Amtech, our people are our greatest differentiator. We create an environment where you can:</p> <p><strong>Purpose</strong></p> <p>Shape the future of manufacturing and supply chain operations by delivering mission-critical enterprise software used by industry-leading organizations.</p> <p><strong>Growth</strong></p> <p>Access continuous learning, leadership development, and cross-portfolio opportunities through Vista’s global network — accelerating both technical and managerial career paths.</p> <p><strong>Culture</strong></p> <p>Work in a collaborative, transparent, and people-first environment where values, accountability, and integrity guide every decision.</p> <p><strong>Innovation</strong></p> <p>Engage with cutting-edge technologies, including AI-driven automation, and contribute to modernizing financial systems and operational processes across the business.</p> <p><strong>Role Description</strong></p> <p>We are looking for a Lead Product Owner, based in Amtech India, to support product execution for our labeling ERP product line and to coordinate and support the product owners working across our labeling and corrugated ERP product lines.</p> <p>On the product side, this role performs the product-management execution work for the labeling line of business in close partnership with in-market product leadership. Working with product management and market-facing stakeholders, the Lead Product Owner translates roadmap initiatives and projects into actionable development work, produces and maintains product artifacts, and drives delivery — while market-facing direction, priorities, and customer strategy are set jointly with in-market leadership.</p> <p>On the coordination side, this role supports and oversees the product-owner process for the India-based team: scheduling and facilitating agile ceremonies, acting as a quality gate on product development lifecycle (PDLC) artifacts, and building a strong product-owner community of practice. This is a coordination and enablement role; it does not carry direct people-management responsibility.</p> <p>The ideal candidate understands manufacturing operations, ERP systems, and agile product development, and is comfortable working across technical teams, product owners, and in-market product leadership.<strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>KEY RESPONSIBILITIES</strong></p> <p><strong>Product Execution (Labeling Product Line)</strong></p> <ul> <li>Perform product-management execution for the labeling product line in partnership with in-market product leadership.</li> <li>Translate roadmap initiatives and projects into epics, user stories, and a well-formed backlog.</li> <li>Produce and maintain product artifacts, working with in-market leadership to close market-facing gaps.</li> <li>Define and prioritize features, enhancements, and fixes in line with roadmap direction set with in-market leadership.</li> <li>Work with tech leads and development teams to plan sprints across multiple months.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Product Owner Coordination &amp; Enablement (Both Product Lines)</strong></p> <ul> <li>Coordinate and support the product owners working across the labeling and corrugated product lines in India.</li> <li>Schedule, facilitate, and oversee agile ceremonies — Program Increment (PI) Planning, Sprint Planning, and Sprint Reviews.</li> <li>Review and act as a quality gate on the completeness and quality of PDLC artifacts.</li> <li>Build and support a product-owner community of practice — shared standards, templates, and continuous improvement.</li> <li>Help product owners grow in their craft through coaching, feedback, and shared best practices.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Agile Development Collaboration</strong></p> <ul> <li>Work closely with engineering, QA, UX, and architecture teams during sprint planning, development, and release cycles.</li> <li>Coordinate with product managers, tech leads, and development teams in Program Increment planning.</li> <li>Participate in sprint ceremonies including planning, reviews, and retrospectives.</li> <li>Clarify requirements and ensure development teams understand the desire