Sr Product Owner – Geoscience Software Neftex

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Job Description

Halliburton-Landmark is seeking a dynamic Product Owner who combines deep geoscience domain expertise with a strong grasp of software development and commercial stragegy to join the neflex team.

As Product Owner, within the Neftex Family, the successful candidate will be responsible the development and delivery of innovative software solutions that meet customer needs and drive business growth. The Product Owner will be responsible for shaping the product roadmap, managing the backlog, and ensuring successful execution in collaboration with cross-functional teams—including software engineering, delivery management, QA, and geoscience/data science experts.

This role demands a confident communicator and strategic thinker who thrives in customer-facing environments, inspires internal teams, and champions product excellence. The Product Owner will play a pivotal role in training, demonstrating, and supporting the product’s commercialization, ensuring it delivers real value to users and stakeholders.

This role requires a strong foundation in geoscience, knowledge of software product development, the successful candidate will have the entrepreneurial spirit to drive and develop this new business opportunity.

Key Responsibilities:
Own and evolve the product roadmap in alignment with business goals and customer needs

Define and prioritize the team backlog, including user stories and acceptance criteria

Collaborate with QA to ensure test coverage meets acceptance standards

Adapt backlog based on market feedback and leadership direction

Partner with Delivery Management and Engineering to define scope and resource needs

Deliver engaging product demonstrations and training to internal and external stakeholders

Develop and maintain the business case and risk log for the product

Financial Oversight – full awareness of technology and development spend, commercialization model and pricing

Drive product commercialization strategy and execution

Work alongside General Manager and Solution Owners to translate long-term vision into quarterly and sprint-level objectives

The ideal candidate

Essential Qualifications and Experience:

MSc or higher in Geoscience, Computer Engineering, or a related field.

Proven experience in working as a domain representative within software development environments

Business Acumen

Excellent communication skills including presentation skills, and technical writing and documentation skills, including use case creation.

Strong customer-facing skills, including product demos

Demonstrated ability to collaborate across domains and functions
8 – 10 years relevant industry experience

Desirable Skills:
Prior experience as a Product Owner including hands-on experience in managing and prioritizing a backlog with Azure DevOps (ADO) or similar

Managing cost/profit centre

Applied Geoscience/computational geoscience

Programming experience