Product Owner

AccruePartners; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

AccruePartners in Charlotte, NC seeks a Product Owner to translate business needs into clear user stories and drive delivery from concept to production. This hands-on role emphasizes ownership, prioritization, and practical problem-solving in a fast-paced environment.

You will partner with business and engineering teams to shape solutions that improve customer experience and operations, while maintaining accountability for quality and outcomes throughout the backlog lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Experience in a Product Owner or Product Analyst-to-Product Owner role.
• Hands-on experience writing user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Strong collaboration with business and engineering teams.
• Professional, business-facing communication style.
• Eagerness to learn, grow, and take ownership.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business stakeholders to translate needs into user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Own and prioritize the product backlog to align with business outcomes.
• Guide delivery with engineering from requirements through demo and release.
• Maintain accountability for delivery quality and outcomes.
• Approach problems with a product and engineering mindset rather than box-checking.

Skills

User stories

Backlog management

Collaboration

Communication

Ownership mindset

Job description

Team

• A growing, Charlotte-based organization is continuing to mature its technology and product operating model as it plans for 2026.
• The team works closely with business and engineering stakeholders to deliver application-driven solutions that support customer experience, operations, and internal efficiency.
• The environment values ownership, professionalism, and practical problem-solving over process for process’ sake.

Location

• Onsite work schedule, based out of Charlotte, NC

What They Offer You

• True ownership of applications, with responsibility for shaping solutions from problem definition to release
• Close collaboration with business and engineering partners to solve real, operational challenges
• A hands‑on product environment that strengthens your ability to prioritize, decide, and deliver
• Exposure across teams and leadership as products move from concept to production
• A growth‑oriented role for a Product Owner who wants responsibility, not just process

What You Will Do

• Partner directly with business stakeholders to understand needs and translate them into clear user stories and acceptance criteria
• Own and prioritize the product backlog to ensure alignment with business outcomes
• Work closely with engineering teams to guide delivery from requirements through demo and release
• Maintain accountability for delivery quality and outcomes across assigned applications
• Approach problems with a product and engineering mindset rather than a project‑management, box‑checking approach

How You Will Qualify

• Experience in a Product Owner or Product Analyst‑to‑Product Owner role
• Hands‑on experience writing user stories and acceptance criteria
• Strong collaboration skills with both business and engineering teams
• A professional, business‑facing communication style
• An eagerness to learn, grow, and take increasing ownership