Product Owner

 Localize is seeking an energetic Product Owner to join our rapidly growing remote team.


 



 Reporting to the Head of Product, the Product Owner is an important hire for the team as we continue our growth.  We are looking for an experienced, curious, and dedicated individual to drive the execution of our product roadmap.  The individual will be responsible for working with internal and external stakeholders, product definition, and design/development of new features within the Localize product ecosystem.


 



 The Product Owner is a key player who effectively integrates, motivates, and builds relationships with team members, key stakeholders, customers, executives, and other individuals to deliver the best solutions to our customers. The Product Owner acts as a link between product management and the engineering team using data to empower decision making and inform product direction. 


 



 What You'll Do:


 
Contribute to translating business requirements into actionable product and technical requirements.
 
Help coordinate product development efforts from the planning stage through development through launch and beyond.
 
Participate in sprint planning to determine the team’s objectives for the upcoming sprint.
 
Prioritize and maintain the product backlog.
 
Proactively identify and resolve blockers to achieve business objectives for the product, including technical and resourcing challenges.
 
Help manage the day-to-day agile process: defining requirements, working with UX and Design to create wireframes and high-fidelity prototypes, writing user stories, managing the sprint process, and more.
 
Qualify requirements and articulate the why to all stakeholders during refinement meetings.
 
Understand our market, customers, product, and competitive landscape. 
 
Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, design, finance, risk, sales, marketing and legal to successfully launch and improve our products.
 
Track and analyze the user impact of our product and features by defining key metrics for success.
 
Act with a sense of urgency and intellectual curiosity.


  


 What you bring:


 
3+ years building SaaS products in an Agile development environment
 
Technical background with a deep understanding of software development processes
 
Experience working closely with technical teams from concept generation through implementation and post launch support
 
Effective leadership skills to drive projects to completion
 
Excellent organizational and time management skills
 
Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
 
Ability to articulate complex concepts and project status
 
Strong interpersonal skills; able to build strong relationships across functions
 
Drive to organize and participate in requirement and design brainstorming sessions
 
A high degree of empathy: an ability to align and relate to the customers
 
Recent experience bringing products to market in an early-stage company environment
 
Self-starter and driver who takes ownership, and the ability to move blazing fast
 
Excellent problem solving and analytical skills, including experience leveraging data to inform decision making and independently solving software engineering problems
 
A proven track record of solving problems and getting things done


 



 Benefits & Perks:


 



 You’ll be joining a close knit and talented team, with plenty of opportunity for professional growth. We offer compensation + benefits that are on par with large companies, while also placing a high value on maintaining a healthy work-life balance.


 
Competitive salary
 
401(k) plan + 4% matching
 
100% company-paid health, dental, and vision insurance
 
Company-paid life insurance and AD&D insurance
 
Work anywhere in North America (we are 100% remote)
 
Shiny new Macbook Pro 16” (or computer of your choice)
 
Monthly stipend for home internet costs
 
Generous PTO package


 This position is only open to applicants who reside in and are eligible to work in the US.