Product Owner

About Product Work Lofty

Our Product People want to grow and learn. We want to empower people and discover new difficult challenges. We charge failure and find opportunity for success, then we replicate that success in new situations as we build new teams. Product isn't cushy, and building here means constant ascent to new heights. We aim for LOFTY, which is HARD, and we reap the rewards.
Lofty is a client services consultancy that creates custom software applications that operationalize emerging technology and Data Science. Our vision is to be leaders in bringing domain knowledge to life through software, enabling experts to empower their colleagues to do bigger and better things.
We are a growth company focused on producing world-class functional software for the advancement of the world through tools that matter. We focus our areas of practice on Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Agriculture, Energy, Renewables, and Electric Vehicles. This has allowed us to build a team of experts who can provide invaluable support to our portfolio of clients.

Life @ Lofty
Remote Team - Our brilliant team of engineers and operations support staff is spread across several states. We believe people get their best work done from where they want to work. That can be our nice new office in downtown Fayetteville Arkansas, a code shed in your backyard, or the back of your RV in a national park. If you can show up for meetings and get your work done, we don't worry about where you're working from (but we will ask for pics if it's really cool).
Client Services - We talk about this A LOT. We work with amazing clients in really exciting industries. They're the boss. Our entire organization is composed around the reality that we must excel at meeting and exceeding customer expectations. Anyone can build software, we help our clients and partners build the right software.
Travel - We understand how valuable your time is. We promise we won't abuse it. There will be a moderate amount of all-hands, client on-sites, and conferences we attend each year, and we'll make sure to have them planned well in advance. Plus, they'll be fun. This job may require up to 25% travel.
Schedule - Take your dog for a walk over lunch, get that dental follow up scheduled, make time for school drop off. We all have rhythm and pacing to our lives, if you're producing great work, supporting your teammates, making all meetings and engagements, and getting your hours in, you won't hear any complaints from us.
Compensation (80k - 95k) - Lofty offers competitive compensation and benefits, including matching retirement, sponsored medical, work from home stipends, and generous time off.


Product Owner Responsibilities:

 
Lead teams in defining and developing custom software projects
 
Interface with client stakeholders to define value and translate product vision into concrete strategy and discrete features


 
Manage product backlogs while supporting Product Owners in their skill development


 
Participate in client facing discovery and strategy sessions


 
Assist in coordination of and participate in project Scrum ceremonies


 
Ensure that Scrum team always has detailed prepared tasking to work on


 
Keep abreast of Agile best practices and emerging techniques


Requirements
Product Owner Requirements:

 
3-5 years experience as Product Owner or Product Manager
 
Experience 
  

   
Consultative Workshops
   
Multi-team Retrospectives
   
Marshaling multi-stakeholder communication
   
Defining key stakeholder business value
  


 
Excellent Zoom skills
 
Advanced Miro/Mural/InVision/Figma digital white boarding skills


 
Desire to grow experience in software products and industry trends


 
Operational knowledge of Agile principles and Scrum methodologies


 
Desire to be proactive and create a positive experience for others

Benefits
Salary
80k - 95k


Work From Home
Production roles for Product Owners, Software Engineers, and Product Owners are fully remote anywhere in the US. Local staff enjoy remote flexibility as well.
Generous PTO
3 weeks of fully unplugged PTO is standard for all new hires. We have ample sick leave (2 weeks) and flexible schedules, so Lofty encourages employees to use all of their PTO as real downtime.
Flexible Schedules
We all have rhythm and pacing to our lives, if you're producing great work, supporting your teammates, making all meetings and engagements, you won't hear any complaints from us.
Retirement Savings
Lofty offers matching contributions to a company sponsored SIMPLE IRA plan. We match contributions dollar for dollar up to 3% of your salary.
Fully Sponsored Health Insurance
We cover 100% of medical benefits for our employees as well as significant subsidies for spouses and dependents.
WFH Stipend
Order that extra monitor and boost your internet speed! All remote employees enjoy a monthly Work From Home stipend to outfit their home office.
Fitness Reimbursement Bonus
Lofty reimburses employees for qualifying fitness programs and memberships
Floating Holidays
Choose two extra holidays per year that fit your lifestyle or beliefs, in addition to our standard US holiday schedule.