Product Owner

Red Oak Technologies; Culver City (CA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent tech solutions provider in Culver City, CA is seeking an experienced Product Manager to oversee the implementation of a rights and contract management system. This role involves managing complex intellectual property rights, reporting directly to Legal stakeholders, and prioritizing product features. Candidates should have significant experience with Agile development, leading cross-functional teams, and developing rights management systems. A hybrid work model is in place, requiring onsite presence three days a week.

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years in Product Owner, Project Manager, or Senior Business Analyst role.
• 5+ years enterprise software custom design and deployment experience.
• 3+ years developing/implementing rights management systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of a rights and contract management system.
• Manage product backlog and collaborate with development teams.
• Conduct user acceptance testing and train end users.

Skills

Agile development

Project Management

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Tools

RightsLogic

RightsLine

Filmtrack

Job description

Since 1995, Red Oak Technologies has been a trusted partner in the tech industry, delivering innovative talent solutions that drive progress. We specialize in quickly acquiring and efficiently matching top-tier professional talent with clients in immediate need of highly skilled contract, permanent or project management based resources.

NOTE: If selected for this position, you are required to perform ALL work onsite, based on the client’s specified hybrid work schedule (currently onsite 3 days a week: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday).

Product Manager

Culver City, CA

Job Summary

Lead the implementation and ongoing stewardship of a rights and contract management system for the legal department. This Product Owner role focuses on managing complex intellectual property rights, restrictions, and contract data while serving as the primary liaison between Legal stakeholders and the development team.

Key Responsibilities

• Convert business requirements into features and user stories; represent customer needs on the Scrum team
• Manage product backlog prioritization based on business value; adjust features every sprint as needed
• Decide on release dates and coordinate deployment of new systems and feature extensions
• Manage current rights management products, contract management, and document workflow systems
• Conduct user acceptance testing (UAT) with stakeholders and perform sprint demos
• Train end users and provide error handling guidelines
• Collaborate daily with development teams, designers, and business stakeholders to define system solutions
• Evaluate strategic options and recommend long and short-term product strategies

Required Qualifications

• 3-5+ years in Product Owner, Project Manager, or Senior Business Analyst role
• 3+ years hands‑on experience with Agile development teams
• 3+ years collaborating with designers and engineers
• 5+ years enterprise software custom design, development, implementation, and deployment
• 5-7+ years leading cross‑functional teams in IP rights analysis and contract review
• 5+ years hands‑on experience with rights attributes (Rights In/Out, Restrictions, Options, Holdbacks, Music Clearance, Play Off/Sell Off data)
• 3+ years developing/implementing rights or licensing systems with complex rights research capabilities
• Strong communication, analytical, and problem‑solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in fast‑paced environments
• Experience with system integrations, data conversions, and reporting

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience with rights management software platforms (RightsLogic, RightsLine, Filmtrack)
• Understanding of global corporate business processes

Red Oak Technologies is made up of people from a wide variety of backgrounds and lifestyles. We embrace diversity and invite applications from people of all walks of life.