Product Development Owner

Jobgether; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Annual bonuses

Comprehensive benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Employee referral bonuses

Remote work arrangements

Career development

Inclusive environment

Innovative software solutions

Job summary

Jobgether is seeking a results-oriented Product Owner to own the Now/Next/Later roadmap, shaping new tax-automation features and aligning delivery with business goals. You will collaborate with engineering on AI-assisted workflows, influence GTM, and ensure reliable, auditable decisions in a remote-friendly US-based role with cross-functional collaboration.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in product ownership, tax/domain knowledge, hands-on AI experience, and strong analytics and communication

Qualifications

• 5+ years in product ownership or product management.
• Undergraduate degree in Accounting, Finance, CS, or Information Systems or equivalent.
• Hands-on AI experience with automation and measurable results.
• Ability to break complex processes into steps for automation.
• Experience taking a product from ideation to adoption and evolving requirements.
• Knowledge of AI limitations, data privacy, and when human review is needed.
• Familiarity with Agile delivery and tools like Azure DevOps, Jira, or Linear.
• Comfort with data analysis using Excel and basic SQL.
• Strong communication with clients and executives.
• Decision-making to prioritize competing demands with evidence.

Responsibilities

• Own product strategy and Now/Next/Later roadmap aligned with business objectives.
• Lead product development from concept to adoption and launch.
• Identify and automate manual tax workflows with automation and AI.
• Integrate AI with safeguards for accuracy, auditability, and data security.
• Leverage AI to develop features, user stories, and release notes.
• Manage agile delivery with backlog refinement and sprint planning.
• Make data-informed decisions using analytics and KPIs.
• Champion the end-to-end client experience and defect prioritization.
• Drive product launches with GTM and market insights.
• Communicate progress and manage expectations with stakeholders.
• Deliver measurable first-year outcomes and high-priority completions.

Skills

Product ownership

Product management

Tax domain

AI experience

Automation

Data analysis

Excel SQL

Communication

Decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/CS or equivalent

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jira

Linear

GitHub

Job description

Accountabilities

• Own product strategy and outcomes: Maintain a Now/Next/Later roadmap aligned with business objectives and planning cycles. Define measurable success criteria, establish realistic delivery commitments, and make informed decisions to adjust, deprioritize, or discontinue initiatives when evidence indicates they will not achieve the intended outcomes.
• Lead product development from concept to adoption: Shape new products, features, and concepts from initial discovery through launch and adoption. Reassess existing product areas, refine requirements as new information emerges, and make effective scope decisions in uncertain or evolving environments.
• Identify and automate manual workflows: Analyze how clients prepare, reconcile, and validate tax data. Identify repetitive and error-prone tasks and translate them into automation capabilities, rules-based validation, and AI-assisted workflows. Measure results through time saved, errors prevented, and reduced processing cycles.
• Integrate AI responsibly into product solutions: Collaborate with engineering teams to identify valuable AI use cases and establish appropriate safeguards for accuracy, auditability, explainability, data security, and human oversight. Define evaluation datasets, accuracy thresholds, and acceptance criteria before implementation.
• Leverage AI to improve productivity: Use AI tools to create and refine product features, user stories, acceptance criteria, test scenarios, and release notes. Apply AI to analyze product usage, interpret client feedback, and explore existing codebases to better understand system behavior and accelerate requirements development.
• Manage agile product delivery: Maintain a clear, actionable backlog in tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira, or Linear. Lead backlog refinement, sprint planning, program increment (PI) planning, and sprint demonstrations while identifying and managing dependencies across teams.
• Make data-informed product decisions: Use product analytics, customer research, and support trends to prioritize initiatives and validate assumptions. Establish adoption KPIs for new releases and review performance within 90 days of launch.
• Champion the end-to-end client experience: Work with client escalation owners and cross-functional teams to understand reported issues, prioritize defects and enhancements, and create actionable development requirements. Validate fixes through user acceptance testing and ensure alignment with established user experience standards.
• Drive product launches and adoption: Partner with go-to-market, product marketing, and marketing teams throughout the product lifecycle. Incorporate sales feedback, pipeline insights, account manager observations, and market research into product priorities and launch plans. Ensure releases are clearly positioned, effectively communicated, adopted, and measured.
• Communicate progress and manage expectations: Present roadmap priorities, delivery progress, risks, and trade-offs to clients, sales teams, and executives. Review client-facing communications for clarity and accuracy, and proactively address missed commitments with practical recovery plans.
• Deliver measurable first-year outcomes: Establish a roadmap with defined success metrics for every committed initiative, ship at least one capability that demonstrably reduces manual client work, maintain a build-ready backlog, and target delivery of at least 90% of committed priority items during each planning increment.

Requirements

• Relevant professional experience: At least five years of recent product ownership or product management experience, or relevant tax and accounting experience with direct involvement in software delivery.
• Educational background: An undergraduate degree in Accounting, Finance, Computer Science, Information Systems, or an equivalent combination of education and practical experience.
• Practical AI experience: Demonstrated hands‑on use of AI tools in everyday work, including a concrete example of automating or eliminating a repetitive manual process and measurable results.
• Workflow analysis and automation: Ability to break complex processes into clear, manageable steps, identify opportunities for rules‑based validation or automation, and translate them into actionable product requirements.
• Product discovery and delivery: Experience taking a new product, feature, or concept from ideation to adoption, or substantially rethinking an existing product area while adapting requirements based on evidence and user feedback.
• Responsible AI judgment: Working knowledge of AI limitations, including accuracy issues, hallucinations, and data privacy considerations, with the ability to determine when human review and additional controls are necessary.
• Agile methodologies and tools: Familiarity with agile delivery practices, backlog management, and tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira, or Linear.
• Analytical capabilities: Comfort working with data using Excel, basic SQL, and product analytics tools to evaluate performance, support prioritization, and measure outcomes.
• Communication and collaboration: Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts to technical and non‑technical audiences, including clients and senior executives.
• Ownership and decision‑making: Demonstrated ability to prioritize competing demands, manage time effectively, deliver on commitments, and make decisive choices to continue, change, or stop initiatives based on measurable evidence.
• Preferred tax expertise: Experience in corporate tax, including tax provision, U.S. or international tax compliance, or Pillar Two requirements.
• Preferred automation experience: Familiarity with workflow and data automation platforms such as Power Automate or Alteryx.
• Preferred technical fluency: Ability to read code or navigate a repository, such as GitHub, to understand existing functionality and system behavior.
• Preferred AI workflow development: Experience creating reusable AI workflows, prompt libraries, or AI agents.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package.
• Eligibility for annual success‑sharing bonuses, performance‑based bonuses, or commission plans, depending on the role and individual performance.
• Comprehensive benefits package, including annual leave.
• Tuition reimbursement to support ongoing professional development.
• Employee referral bonuses.
• Remote work arrangements, subject to business needs and applicable local regulations.
• Opportunities for career development, internal mobility, and collaboration with talented colleagues.
• An inclusive, growth‑oriented working environment that values diversity, accessibility, and belonging.
• Opportunities to contribute to innovative software solutions that improve business processes and customer outcomes.