Product Owner – Associate

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Take ownership and steer the product direction and strategy for foreUP offerings.

• Articulate the product vision, strategy, and direction to engineering, design, and QA teams.

• Serve as the main communication link between business stakeholders and delivery teams.

• Convert business needs and opportunities into a well-structured and manageable product backlog.

• Sustain and refine the backlog by drafting and polishing user stories that align with sprint objectives and product strategy.

• Act as the gatekeeper and owner of the feedback loop for enhancements, issues, bugs, and tasks.

• Keep an eye on technology trends and the competitive landscape to foster innovation.

• Recognize and implement AI and automation opportunities to enhance efficiency, personalization, and decision-making.

• Establish requirements, success metrics, and guidelines for AI-powered features in collaboration with engineering and data teams.

• Coordinate research, specifications, and user stories with product leadership, clients, and delivery teams.

• Relay issue updates, resolutions, prioritization decisions, and release plans to stakeholders.

• Alleviate impediments that impact team delivery and engage in testing and release readiness.

• Assist with configuration and communicate the availability of new features in demonstration environments.

• Provide answers to development team inquiries regarding business rules and product functionality.

• Support the rollout, management, and collection of feedback.

• Review educational and marketing materials.

• Deliver product releases and aid in the creation of release notes and training efforts.

• Formulate launch plans involving implementation, project management, support, marketing, sales, and clients.

• Participate in webinars, events, update meetings, and other activities aimed at product success.

• Lead, assist, or engage in Scrum ceremonies.

• Carry out additional product-related tasks as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business, Engineering, or a related field is preferred.

• Over 3 years of experience as a product owner, business analyst, or subject matter expert in SaaS software applications is preferred.

• Exceptional oral and written communication skills across the organization and externally.

• Strong critical thinking, analytical, and data-driven decision-making abilities.

• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment with a pronounced sense of urgency and accountability.

• Familiarity with bug/issue/enhancement tracking and project management software.

• Capable of prioritizing, influencing decisions and decision-makers, and managing objections.

• Excellent active listening, negotiation, communication, and presentation skills.

• Ability to manage multiple diverse projects and multitask effectively.

• Experience with JIRA, Productboard, Pendo, and/or Figma is a plus.

• Experience in defining or launching AI-powered product features, or closely collaborating with data science/ML teams, is a plus.

• Comfortable assessing AI tools and vendors, evaluating their capabilities and limitations, and translating them into clear customer value.

• Hands-on experience in writing AI skills, skill chains, or agentic workflows is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Global network of talented colleagues.

• Tools to deliver exceptional work and accelerate personal growth.