Product Owner

Search Partner Group, LLC; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Bonus eligibility

Job summary

Search Partner Group, LLC, partnering with a growing technology-driven firm serving the legal industry, seeks a Product Owner for an internally developed software platform. This is not a pure order-taking PO role; you will immerse in the business, map workflows, and shape how the product should evolve with stakeholders and a global development team.

Location-based in Austin, TX with a hybrid schedule (4 days onsite, 1 day remote).

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years of Product Owner experience supporting a software product.
• Experience gathering requirements and translating them into user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Experience managing and prioritizing a product backlog.
• Strong business-process analysis and process-mapping skills.
• Proven ability to identify automation and workflow improvement opportunities.
• Excellent communication skills with customers, business leaders, operations teams, and software developers.
• Enough technical aptitude to communicate effectively about APIs, integrations, data, and application functionality.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum or similar product delivery methodologies.
• Familiarity with Jira or comparable backlog management tools.
• Hands-on exposure to AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot, Claude, or similar platforms.

Responsibilities

• Own and prioritize the product backlog, including epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Partner directly with business users and customers to understand workflows, pain points, and product needs.
• Translate business requirements into clear direction for engineering and QA teams.
• Challenge requests when appropriate and recommend solutions that create the greatest product and customer value.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual processes and improve operational efficiency.
• Help shape the product roadmap and drive continuous product improvement.
• Work closely with an offshore development team and effectively bridge business and technical conversations.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and help evolve the team's delivery model as appropriate.
• Identify practical opportunities to leverage AI and emerging technologies in partnership with internal technical and AI teams.
• Support UAT, releases, adoption, documentation, and ongoing product improvements.

Skills

Product ownership

Agile/Scrum

User stories

Stakeholder mgmt

APIs & integrations

Jira

AI familiarity

Tools

Jira

Job description

Product Owner Austin, TX | Hybrid, 4 Days Onsite | 6-Month Contract-to-Hire Conversion Salary: $125K-$145K + 10% Annual Bonus

Search Partner Group is partnering with a growing, technology-driven organization serving the legal services industry to hire a Product Owner for a key internally developed software platform. This is not an order-taking Product Owner role. We are looking for someone who can become deeply immersed in the business, understand customers and operational workflows, challenge existing processes, and help determine how the product should evolve. You will work closely with business stakeholders, customers, and a global development team to improve the platform, streamline manual processes, and identify opportunities for automation and AI.

What You'll Do

• Own and prioritize the product backlog, including epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Partner directly with business users and customers to understand workflows, pain points, and product needs.
• Translate business requirements into clear direction for engineering and QA teams.
• Challenge requests when appropriate and recommend solutions that create the greatest product and customer value.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual processes and improve operational efficiency.
• Help shape the product roadmap and drive continuous product improvement.
• Work closely with an offshore development team and effectively bridge business and technical conversations.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and help evolve the team's delivery model as appropriate.
• Identify practical opportunities to leverage AI and emerging technologies in partnership with internal technical and AI teams.
• Support UAT, releases, adoption, documentation, and ongoing product improvements.

What We're Looking For

• 3-5+ years of Product Owner experience supporting a software product.
• Strong experience gathering requirements and translating them into user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Experience managing and prioritizing a product backlog.
• Strong business-process analysis and process-mapping skills.
• Proven ability to identify automation and workflow improvement opportunities.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work effectively with customers, business leaders, operations teams, and software developers.
• Enough technical aptitude to communicate effectively about APIs, integrations, data, and application functionality.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum or similar product delivery methodologies.
• Familiarity with Jira or comparable backlog management tools.
• Hands-on exposure to AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot, Claude, or similar platforms.
• Legal industry or law-firm experience is a plus but not required.
• CSPO or similar certification is helpful but not required.

What Success Looks Like

The successful Product Owner will quickly learn the business and platform, earn the trust of both business and technical teams, and become a go-to resource for the product. Success will be measured by your ability to uncover opportunities, reduce manual processes, improve the customer experience, and bring forward ideas that move the product and business forward.

Location & Work Schedule

This position is based in Austin, TX and initially requires 4 days per week onsite and 1 day remote. Greater hybrid flexibility may become available after the individual has developed a strong understanding of the business, users, and platform. Standard business hours are expected, with morning collaboration with an international development team.

Employment Structure

6-month contract-to-hire Conversion salary: $125,000-$145,000 10% annual bonus upon conversion Hiring team is looking to move quickly with qualified candidates. Work Authorization: Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship now or in the future.