Sr Product Owner

Company Overview

Agentic vision

Role Summary

Product Owner

This hybrid role is critical to our companys future. You will be responsible for orchestrating the entire cross-functional program, from concept to delivery, ensuring that all contributing teams (AI/ML, platform, engineering, partnerships) are aligned and executing effectively. You will manage dependencies, track risks, and drive the overall release of this transformative initiative.

advancing our modeling, forecasting, optimization, and agentic AI capabilities.

Role & Responsibilities

Program Leadership & Delivery (Pricing Agent Initiative)

• Organize and lead

  the cross-functional program to bring the Pricing Agent vision to life, ensuring all projects align with the companys strategic goals.



• Drive dependency management,

  risk tracking, and issue resolution across all contributing teams.



• Act as the central liaison

  between product, engineering, data science, and partnership teams, managing stakeholder expectations and reporting progress.



• Track and communicate

  program delivery status and team progress toward quarterly commitments and the overall roadmap to stakeholders at all levels.



• Establish and manage

  a formal release and change management process for the initiative, ensuring smooth and predictable software releases.



• Foster rigor

  across the program with clear documentation, effective cross-team communication, and well-managed meetings.

Core Product Ownership (AI/ML Team)

• Own, prioritize, and manage

  the AI/ML product backlog, ensuring development efforts are focused on delivering maximum business value.



• Translate the product roadmap

  into highly detailed and actionable user stories with clear acceptance criteria for the Scrum Team.



• Lead detailed requirements gathering

  for complex AI/ML features, collaborating closely with product managers, data scientists, and engineers.



• Lead backlog grooming

  sessions to refine, estimate, and prepare user stories for sprints.



• Facilitate key scrum ceremonies,

  including stand-ups, retrospectives, and demos, and support the broad adoption of agile best practices.



• Conduct rigorous product acceptance testing

  to ensure the highest quality and an exceptional customer experience.

Qualifications

• B.S. or B.A. in a quantitative field like Software Engineering, Data Science, Computer Science, or a related discipline.


• Minimum

  4+ years

  of combined experience in technical product ownership, business analysis, and/or program management within a software development environment.


• Demonstrated experience

  managing complex, cross-functional programs

  from inception to launch, with a strong ability to manage dependencies and risks.


• Deep experience working in an agile Scrum environment, with a strong preference for Scrum or Product Owner certification.


• A strong conceptual understanding of the data science lifecycle, including

  modeling techniques, forecasting algorithms, and optimization principles.



• Proven ability to develop and document formal

  release and change management processes.



• Exceptional communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to act as a liaison between technical teams and business stakeholders.


• A self-starter with a proven ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously and deliver results with minimal assistance.