AI-First Product Owner for Enterprise SaaS Platform

ENFOS; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Annual discretionary bonus

Job summary

ENFOS in Durham, NC is seeking a Product Owner to drive backlog execution for a defined product area within our enterprise SaaS platform, partnering with Engineering, QA, UX, and business stakeholders to ship high-quality software.

The role emphasizes an AI-first mindset, translating ambiguous business problems into clear requirements, measurable outcomes, and scalable workflows that enable finance, accounting, and operations teams to govern Environmental Obligations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years as Product Owner/PM/Business Analyst in enterprise B2B SaaS or complex business apps
• Proven track record owning backlogs and delivering enterprise software with Engineering, QA, and UX
• Strong Agile/Scrum expertise including backlog management, refinement, acceptance criteria, and sprint execution
• Ability to translate ambiguous business problems into clear requirements and measurable outcomes
• Strong analytical skills with usage data, SQL, BI tools, and metrics-driven prioritization
• Demonstrated AI-first mindset and experience using AI tools to accelerate product work
• Excellent written and verbal communication across technical and business audiences
• Strong ownership mentality and bias for action
• Comfort working directly with enterprise customers and stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Own backlog prioritization and delivery for a defined product area, translating strategy into executable work for Engineering and QA
• Write clear user stories, acceptance criteria, and Definitions of Done
• Lead backlog refinement, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives with clear scope and trade-off decisions
• Prioritize using product usage data, customer feedback, support themes, and revenue impact
• Document prioritization rationale and key product decisions
• Partner with Engineering on solution design, sequencing, dependencies, and technical trade-offs
• Collaborate with QA on test strategy, regression risk, edge cases, and release readiness
• Work with UX to simplify complex workflows and validate designs with customers
• Lead story-level discovery and break large initiatives into shippable increments
• Own release readiness, including release notes and internal enablement for Customer Success and Support
• Bring AI-native features (assistants, anomaly detection, document intelligence, intelligent automation)
• Define AI acceptance criteria and guardrails with traceability and human oversight appropriate for audit-grade systems
• Use AI tools to accelerate story writing, requirements analysis, and release communications
• Stay current on AI patterns (LLMs, agents, retrieval, evaluation frameworks)
• Instrument what we ship, define success metrics upfront, and measure post-release outcomes
• Engage customers through interviews, usability sessions, and in-app communications
• Partner with Customer Success, Support, Onboarding, and Sales to validate priorities and convert feedback into product improvements
• Collaborate with Finance, Accounting, and Operations teams and domain experts to ensure regulatory and audit alignment
• Communicate priorities, progress, risks, and trade-offs clearly to stakeholders

Skills

Backlog management

Agile/Scrum

Product ownership

Requirements translation

Communication

Problem solving

Tools

SQL

BI tools

Job description

ENFOS in Durham, NC is seeking a Product Owner to drive backlog execution for a defined product area within our enterprise SaaS platform, partnering with Engineering, QA, UX, and business stakeholders to ship high-quality software.

The role emphasizes an AI-first mindset, translating ambiguous business problems into clear requirements, measurable outcomes, and scalable workflows that enable finance, accounting, and operations teams to govern Environmental Obligations.