Product Owner

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Mexico, +5 more countries.

📋 Description

• Optimize the value provided by the Talent Community product and its lifecycle, including the portal experience and candidate/Staffer journeys.

• Improve the overall experience within the Job Duck Talent Community.

• Take ownership of the Talent Community product vision and roadmap.

• Prioritize the backlog to enhance member quality, readiness, and placement results.

• Drive continuous improvement by utilizing feedback from candidates/Staffers and performance metrics.

• Conduct pilots and A/B tests when suitable, scale successful initiatives, and discontinue ineffective ones.

• Advocate for the candidate/Staffer perspective in product lifecycle prioritization and decision-making processes.

• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to clarify project scope, manage trade-offs, and deliver high-quality iterations.

• Define actionable work through backlog items, user stories, and acceptance criteria.

• Share KPI- and experiment-related outcome reports and leverage insights to adjust priorities.

• Establish and communicate product objectives and success measures aligned with business priorities.

• Facilitate the Talent Community Committee cadence for intake, prioritization, decision-making, escalation, and dependency management.

• Maintain a transparent backlog and roadmap, prioritizing based on value, effort, risk, and dependencies.

• Convert Talent Community strategy into product objectives, success measures, and backlog priorities.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 3 years of experience in a Product Owner (or equivalent) position with backlog ownership and proven prioritization authority.

• Proficiency in defining success metrics (KPIs) and utilizing performance insights to refine roadmaps/backlogs.

• Knowledge of experimentation and measurement techniques (A/B testing, segmentation/cohorts, funnel analysis).

• Experience in leading cross-functional governance processes (cadences, decision-making, escalation, dependency alignment) and managing stakeholder trade-offs.

• Background in collaborating with technical delivery teams in iterative environments (preferred).

• Familiarity with staffing, talent acquisition, onboarding, lifecycle programs, or talent development (preferred).

• Competence in BI and dashboard tools.

• Skills in experimentation and measurement.

• Ability to interpret data and communicate insights effectively.

• Experience in documenting requirements.

• Understanding of data quality and governance fundamentals.

• Proficiency in data querying (preferred).

• Familiarity with automation/analysis tools (preferred).

• Knowledge of version control systems (preferred).

• Awareness of data pipeline and integration processes (preferred).

• Understanding of transformation frameworks (preferred).

• Strong business acumen.

• Effective stakeholder management skills.

• Proficiency in coaching and providing feedback.

• Experience with Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook, Planner), Workday, and Copilot.

• Fluency in both English and Spanish.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive Compensation

• Remote job opportunity