Product Owner

Strategic Staffing Solutions, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Part time

Job summary

Strategic Staffing Solutions, Inc. is seeking a Product Owner in Houston, TX to support a Corporate Affairs Digital Platform team.

You will deliver digital tools to plan, publish, and measure communications for internal and external audiences, with strong technical fluency and Agile ownership. You will work with marketing technology platforms, AI tools, and cloud services, driving backlog, UAT, and stakeholder collaboration while ensuring alignment with business objectives and security

Qualifications

• 5+ years in product ownership, web development, software engineering, or business analysis.
• Hands-on experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, APIs, and CMS integrations.
• Engages IT partners confidently on technical design and solutions.
• Proficient with Copilot or other LLM tools; applies privacy and data handling discipline.
• Agile ownership including backlog, user stories, and UAT; Azure DevOps preferred.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management in a matrix organization.
• Shows initiative, ownership, and the ability to work independently in ambiguity.
• Demonstrates career stability with prior long-term tenure.

Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders to understand challenges, gather requirements, and define solutions.
• Translate vision into prioritized backlogs with user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Drive Agile delivery through backlog refinement, sprint planning, and reviews.
• Plan and execute UAT and validate delivered work against criteria.
• Configure and document marketing technology platforms as needed.
• Collaborate with IT on architecture, integrations, environments, and security reviews.
• Manage SaaS vendors, roadmaps, licensing, and renewals with procurement.
• Use AI tools daily to support research, analysis, requirements, and prototyping.
• Lead change management and training for successful adoption.
• Support prioritization discussions to align with business objectives.

Skills

Product ownership

Web development

Agile delivery

Stakeholder management

Independent work

Career stability

Education

Bachelor's degree (CS/IS/Communications)

Tools

Azure DevOps

Microsoft Copilot

Marketo

Sitecore

Monday.com

Power Platform

Copilot Studio

Google Analytics

Adobe Analytics

Job description

STRATEGIC STAFFING SOLUTIONS HAS AN OPENING!

This is a Contract Opportunity with our company that MUST be worked on a W2 Only. No C2C eligibility for this position. The details are below.

“Beware of scams. S3 never asks for money during its onboarding process.”

Job Title: Product Owner
Location: Houston, TX 77002
Contract Length: 12 Months
Job Ref #: JOB-248427

Position Summary

Seeking a Product Owner to support a Corporate Affairs Digital Platform team responsible for delivering digital tools and platforms used to plan, create, publish, and measure communications with internal and external audiences.

This role requires strong technical fluency, hands-on experience with web technologies, Agile product ownership, marketing technology platforms, and AI tools.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders to understand business challenges, gather requirements, and define solutions involving existing applications or new technologies.
• Translate product vision and roadmaps into prioritized backlogs using Azure DevOps, including user stories and testable acceptance criteria.
• Drive Agile delivery through backlog refinement, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Plan and execute user acceptance testing (UAT) and validate delivered work against acceptance criteria.
• Configure, troubleshoot, and document communications and marketing technology platforms as needed.
• Collaborate with IT teams on solution architecture, integrations, APIs, environments, release management, and security reviews.
• Manage SaaS vendors, product roadmaps, licensing, and renewals in coordination with procurement.
• Use AI tools daily to support research, analysis, requirements development, and prototyping.
• Lead change management and training activities to support successful technology implementations and adoption.
• Support product prioritization discussions and ensure delivery remains aligned with agreed business objectives.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in product ownership, web development, software engineering, or business analysis.
• Hands-on experience with web technologies, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, content management systems, APIs, and integrations.
• Ability to engage IT partners confidently on technical design and software solutions.
• Proven everyday proficiency with Microsoft Copilot or other large language model (LLM) tools, applying sound judgment regarding accuracy, privacy, and data handling.
• Practical Agile product ownership experience, including backlog management, user stories, acceptance criteria, sprint ceremonies, and UAT, ideally using Azure DevOps.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills within a matrixed organization.
• Strong initiative, ownership, and ability to work independently in ambiguous situations.
• Demonstrated career stability and a history of long-term tenure with previous employers.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Communications, or a related field.
• Experience with communications and marketing technologies such as Marketo, Sitecore, and Monday.com.
• Experience building solutions using Copilot Studio or Power Platform.
• Knowledge of web analytics tools, including Adobe Analytics or Google Analytics, and SEO.
• Product ownership certification such as CSPO, PSPO, or SAFe POPM.
• Prior software engineering or highly technical background.
• Oil and gas industry experience.

Key Technical Skills

Technical Business Analysis & Web Technologies

• Strong understanding of web technologies and software systems.
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical requirements and collaborate effectively with IT teams.

Product Ownership & Agile Delivery

• Requirements gathering, user stories, backlog management, and Agile delivery.
• Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps strongly preferred.

Marketing Technology & AI Tools

• Experience with digital marketing platforms, email marketing systems, content management systems, and project management tools.
• Familiarity with Marketo, Sitecore, and Monday.com.
• Proficiency with AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, and Claude to support business processes and productivity.