Salko Bjelevac

Product Ownership
Scrum

Salko brings nine years of experience in technically advanced projects, primarily as a product owner, operating in agile and hybrid lifecycles (Scrum, SAFe, V‑model). He has delivered across Automotive, Water Treatment, IoT and Embedded SW domains and currently leads product work on IoT device connectivity and 4G cloud integration. Holding an MSc in Mechatronics (Applied Physics & Electrical Engineering), he combines strong technical understanding with hands‑on product leadership. Analytical, quick to learn and comfortable under pressure, he drives product development, coordinates cross‑functional teams and prioritizes clear communication.

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Xylem Water Solutions AB

Product Owner IoT

2022 - 2025

Background
Xylem Inc. is a leading global water technology company that provides solutions for water and wastewater management.

Product owner in a team working on enabling the equipment in the field to connect to the cloud platform for remote monitoring, data logging, reducing operational costs.

Assignment
1. Lead a project of developing embedded SW and integration to a cloud platform, converting 5000 4G gateways deployed across the globe to the new standard.
2. Find/develop a new, technically capable and cost effective solution for a 4G gateway while keeping backwards compatibility.
3. Find/develop a suitable technical solution to enable camera streaming, power measurement and connectivity for remote pump stations.
4. Responsible for general IoT initiatives at Xylem Water Solutions AB.

Task
Salko is responsible for the technical solution, meaning prioritizing what to implement and when, translating business requirements to technical ones and owning the backlog.
Working alongside system architects and experts in modems, cellular connectivity, and cloud platforms.
Working on optimizing provisioning and normal operation. Including integration to the cloud.

Result
1. The SW (everything except bootloader and OS) of the 4G gateway was developed from scratch. All customer features are ready and what remains is for production to adapt the new SW and the customer migration to start.
2. 11 suppliers were initially considered and after a lot of discussions and work, one remains. As of now a well progressed discussion is taking place with this supplier and SW-development is scheduled for the summer.
3. Deployed 20 pilot stations across the globe - the technical solution works fine but the chosen camera model does not withstand the gases in the pump station and breaks down after X months. Another camera solution is being worked on.

Technologies and methods
Scrum, C, AWS IoT, Artifactory, GitHub, Bitbucket, Jenkins, Jira, Jira-RTM, Confluence, IEC 62443, EMC, Safety-certification, Figma, MS Office
Xylem Water Solutions AB

Product Owner + Scrum Master

2021 - 2022

Background
Product owner for a team working with embedded SW development for control of pumps and mixers.
Product owner and scrum master in a team working with development of a Windows application for service of pumps and mixers.

Ownership of the backlogs, definition of features and stories. Planning and execution of SW & HW releases. Certification work and ownership of documents.

Assignment
Ownership of two products developed by two different teams:
1: A controller (HW+SW) used for controlling, configuring, troubleshooting and handling SW in pumps/mixers. The SW was mainly written in C.
2: A service tool (windows application) for pumps, mixers among other products. The SW was based on .NET and C#.

Task
Salko was responsible for the roadmap, translation of business requirements to technical requirements, owning the backlog, doing release work, documentation, maintaining the HW BOM and supporting certifications.

At Xylem, the PO-role is vast and here are some of the tasks:
Requirement definition
Backlog refinement
Release planning
SW + HW release management
Documentation
Scania CV AB

Function Owner

2018 - 2020

Background
Scania CV is top tier truck and bus manufacturer. The team was working with ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems).

Assignment
Function owner for two functions - AEB (Advanced Emergency Braking) and LDW (Lane Departure Warning).

Task
The major initiative was to transfer the SW from one ECU to another, while improving the performance of the functions.

The main responsibilities were
Ownership of AEB and LDW
Definition of general requirements and systemization
Function development

Result
The functions were transferred successfully to the new ECU.
Certifications were performed as intended.
A trip through central Europe was conducted and the functions were validated.

Technologies and methods
C, Simulink, Python, Scrum, Jira, Confluence, MS Office, FMEA, HARA, ISO 26262

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Metoder & processer

Product Ownership, Scrum
Plattformar

GitHub, Bitbucket, CAN
Produkter

Jenkins, MS Office
Standarder & regelverk

ISO 26262
Tekniker

C#, C, Modbus, FMEA, Signal Processing, Sensor fusion, HIL, Python, AWS IoT, .NET, Embedded SW
Verktyg

MATLAB, JIRA, Artifactory, Simulink, Figma, Confluence
Okategoriserat

IEC 62443, HARA

Salkos arbetslivserfarenhet

Product Owner IoT, Xylem Water Solutions AB

2022 - 2025
Product Owner + Scrum Master, Xylem Water Solutions AB

2021 - 2022
Product Owner, Northvolt Battery Systems AB

2020 - 2020
Function Owner, Scania CV AB

2018 - 2020
Test Engineer, Volvo Car AB

2015 - 2017
Master Thesis, Volvo Car AB

2015 - 2015

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Mechatronics, Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering Program, 120hp, Linköping University

2013 - 2015
Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering, 180hp, Linköping University

2010 - 2013

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Xylem Water Solutions AB

Xylem Water Solutions AB

Scania CV AB

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