Product Owner

Description

Nextworld®, named by Denver Business Journal "Best Place to Work” in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and The Denver Post's 'Top Workplaces' in 2025, is a high-growth software development company based in the Denver Tech Center and is looking to hire a Product Owner.

Nextworld builds a forward-thinking, no-code, cloud-based development and runtime platform with robust capabilities for enterprise applications.

You will oversee activities and deliverables of product development for your functional area.  Will be responsible for aligning intricate features with business objectives, executing the product roadmap strategy to meet market needs, and adapting to industry trends, as defined by product management. 

This role extends beyond coordination to proactively align requirements to meet the strategy set for the product.  Will translate product roadmap features into well-defined product requirements, to include features, user stories, and acceptance test criteria.  Works in an Agile environment and continuously reviews the business needs, refines priorities, outlines milestones and deliverables, and identifies opportunities and risks.  Demonstrates advanced proficiency in technology, mastering tools like Jira strategically to streamline processes and maximize productivity at every stage of product development.

Responsibilities:

Requirements Planning 

• Refines the product backlog, ensuring alignment with long-term product vision while maximizing customer value and product strategy. 
• Takes a leadership role in sprint ceremonies, not just participating but guiding discussions and outcomes in sprint review, planning, and retrospective meetings. 
• Elevates the quality of user stories, acceptance criteria, and backlog items by providing comprehensive, detailed, and innovative insights, driving readiness for development teams. 
• Leads management of the release backlog, collaborating closely with product managers to make informed trade-off decisions that optimize value within resource constraints. 
• Leads and conducts refined backlog activities, contributing expertise in story timing and sizing to streamline processes and enhance efficiency. 
• Creates and maintains comprehensive product documentation, including user guides and release notes.

Product Vision and Strategy 

• Collaborates with internal stakeholders including product owners, developers, architects, and quality analysts, to not just execute but innovate in alignment with the overarching product vision and strategy.

Cross-Team Collaboration 

• Participates in daily Scrum stand-up meetings to share progress and blockers. 
• Takes a lead role in fostering collaboration not only within but also between inter-team and cross-team stakeholders, ensuring a cohesive alignment towards sprint goals and collective success. 
• Serves as the central nexus for scrum teams, adeptly representing and integrating feedback from diverse internal and external stakeholders, steering product development in line with evolving requirements. 
• Establishes and leads a comprehensive partnership with quality assurance teams, driving a collective commitment to high-quality deliverables by actively engaging in quality assurance processes.
• Works closely with development teams to ensure a shared understanding of product requirements and maintain open communication throughout the development process. 
• Takes a lead role in collaborating with the documentation team to ensure product documentation is updated and aligned with current product functionality.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:  

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Supply Chain Management, or a combination of education and equivalent work experience
• Minimum 2 years’ Business Analyst / Product Owner experience
• Minimum 2 years’ Warehouse Management software (WMS) experience, plus supporting warehouse management software solutions, e.g., Shipper Transportation Management - Full Truckload, Less Than Truckload, Parcel modes, load building, rating and manifesting
• Pragmatic Marketing Certification Level II or higher, or other equivalent product management methodology certification
• Experience working with Jira Discovery and Jira Delivery solutions
• Experience with Balsamiq or other screen mock-up tools

Starting Salary Range:  $97,000 – $129,750 per year    

About the Team:

We build the no-code enterprise application platform (a.k.a. “EAP”) that is used by Nextworld’s customers and partners to create and run enterprise-grade busine