Product Owner

Location

Remote (US-based) or at our headquarters in Lincoln, Nebraska

Overview

We are seeking a detail-oriented and highly organized Product Owner who will be responsible for ensuring the successful execution of our product roadmap. This role will drive product excellence via supporting the development team, measuring feature adoption, and working closely with our Support team.

This role is essential to helping Opendorse deliver a high-quality user experience across our diverse product portfolio. You’ll be the connective tissue between product strategy, engineering execution, and customer support - ensuring we ship the right things, the right way, at the right time.

This is a hands-on role for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, takes ownership, and is eager to grow alongside the product and the company.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead ceremonies, such as stand-ups, refinements, and retrospectives.
• Own and maintain the Kanban board, ensuring tasks are prioritized and progress is tracked effectively.
• Write clear, actionable Jira tickets with well-defined acceptance criteria.
• Partner closely with developers to clarify requirements and keep work moving forward.
• Make informed decisions regarding priorities for the development team, ensuring that the most critical work is addressed first.
• Track and report on weekly goals, keeping teammates and product leadership informed of progress.
• Support release planning and execution, ensuring successful deployments.
• Propose feature adoption plans, define success metrics, and measure impact post-launch.
• Summarize insights from user interviews and independently conduct user behavior analysis.
• Create and maintain feature documentation for internal teams and external users.
• Assist the Product Support team with inquiries from end users as needed, and provide coverage when required.
  

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in a Product Owner role and proficient with Scrum and Kanban methodologies.
• A strong sense of ownership - you follow through and don’t wait to be told what to do.
• Comfort operating in ambiguity and adjusting priorities as new information emerges.
• Energized by solving problems with others.
• A collaborative mindset and willingness to step in wherever needed to help the team succeed.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills, both verbally and in writing.
  

State Eligibility

Opendorse is currently only able to hire full-time employees who reside in the following states: AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, NE, NJ, NY, NC, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, WA, and WI. If you have questions about eligibility or remote work options, feel free to reach out.