Associate Product Owner - Agile, Systems & Backlog

Weekley Homes L.P.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401k match

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Profit Sharing

Vacation, paid holidays, PTO

Sabbaticals

College Scholarship Program

Job summary

David Weekley Homes, based in Houston, seeks an Associate Product Owner to shape, deliver, and enhance internal systems and digital tools supporting Homebuyers, Sales Teams, Builders, Partners, and operations.

You will write user stories, prioritize the backlog, and collaborate with development, QA, UX, and stakeholders to ensure clear requirements and valuable outcomes. This role emphasizes data-driven decision making and strong communication within a fast-moving team.

Qualifications

• Foundational knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodology and the role of a Product Owner.
• Ability to write clear user stories and acceptance criteria that convey business value.
• Analytical skills to understand system workflows, investigate issues, and interpret data.
• Strong problem-solving abilities with a sense of urgency and ownership.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with developers, stakeholders, and business partners.
• Basic understanding of software testing, quality assurance, or bug reporting workflows.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Product Owner in maintaining and prioritizing the product backlog based on business value, team capacity, and strategic direction.
• Write clear user stories and acceptance criteria for new features, enhancements, and workflow improvements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams—including development, QA, UX, operations, and stakeholders to ensure alignment and shared understanding of requirements.
• Help identify and triage system bugs, documenting them with detailed reproduction steps and expected results.
• Participate in feature proposal discussions/creations, cycle planning, standups, backlog refinement, and reviews.
• Conduct research, gather data, and analyze system processes to understand user needs and identify opportunities for optimization.
• Help validate completed development work to ensure it meets acceptance criteria and delivers meaningful value to end users.
• Support communication efforts by preparing release notes, feature documentation, and updates for impacted departments.
• Build foundational knowledge of DWH systems, business processes, and the end-to-end customer experience.

Skills

Agile/Scrum

User stories

Analytical thinking

Communication

Problem solving

Bug reporting/QA basics

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

David Weekley Homes, based in Houston, seeks an Associate Product Owner to shape, deliver, and enhance internal systems and digital tools supporting Homebuyers, Sales Teams, Builders, Partners, and operations.

You will write user stories, prioritize the backlog, and collaborate with development, QA, UX, and stakeholders to ensure clear requirements and valuable outcomes. This role emphasizes data-driven decision making and strong communication within a fast-moving team.