Product Owner

Job Title: Product Owner 

Location: Columbus, Ohio 

Hybrid Schedule: Tuesday-Thursday in office 

Job Description 

The Product Owner is responsible for defining and delivering a product vision and roadmap aligned with overall business strategy. This role partners closely with stakeholders, leadership, and Agile delivery teams to translate business needs and user feedback into valuable product outcomes. The Product Owner owns the product from concept through delivery and ongoing performance, ensuring alignment across teams, resolving dependencies, and driving measurable business results. 

*This role will compliment the other Product Owner on the team and is an addition to the department 

Essential Functions 

• Define and communicate a clear, ambitious product vision aligned with business strategy 

• Own the product offering from business requirements through delivery of business value 

• Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to ensure product direction aligns with strategic goals 

• Translate customer, market, and industry insights into user stories and acceptance criteria 

• Own, refine, prioritize, and manage the product backlog and release plans 

• Facilitate release planning and Agile ceremonies in partnership with stakeholders and delivery teams 

• Make timely decisions to remove obstacles and prevent delivery impediments 

• Establish and communicate product KPIs once solutions are in production and report progress to stakeholders 

• Inspect product progress throughout development and adapt requirements as needed 

• Personally engage business partners and customers to validate product viability and usefulness 

• Integrate usability studies and research into product requirements to drive customer centric design 

• Manage expectations related to product implementation and organizational change 

• Work closely with leadership to define business value, messaging, and customer communication 

• Build strong partnerships across teams to identify, manage, and resolve dependencies 

• Maintain transparency through regular communication and early escalation of risks or impediments 

• Work onsite with Agile teams, promoting collaboration, accountability, and psychological safety 

• Foster a culture of trust, transparency, learning, and continuous improvement 

Required Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience 

• 7+ years of overall professional experience 

• Demonstrated experience facilitating Agile events, managing product backlogs and release plans, user story mapping, and tracking metrics 

• Experience gaining alignment with multiple Product Owners and resolving cross team dependencies