Product Owner

REALTIME SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LLC; San Antonio (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Long-term disability

Life insurance

Unlimited PTO

10 paid holidays

Work Anniversary Bonus

Connectivity stipend

401K matching

Job summary

RealTime eClinical Solutions is seeking a Product Owner to translate prioritized initiatives into well-defined user stories and acceptance criteria. You will own backlog health and partner with Product Managers to align strategy with delivery plans, while collaborating with engineering, design, and QA to ensure high-quality releases.

The role entails refining requirements, maintaining documentation, and supporting agile ceremonies.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years in product, business analysis, delivery, or technical role in SaaS/tech
• Experience with agile development and Scrum-like delivery
• Translate requirements into clear user stories and specs
• Strong organizational and analytical skills with detailed documentation
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams: PM, Eng, Design
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

• Translate product initiatives into detailed functional and technical requirements including user stories and acceptance criteria
• Maintain and manage the product backlog for assigned areas, prioritized and ready for development
• Partner with Product Managers to reflect strategy in backlog priorities and roadmaps
• Collaborate with Engineering, Design, and Quality to clarify requirements and support implementation
• Lead backlog refinement sessions ensuring stories meet Definition of Ready
• Ensure documentation remains accurate and aligned with functionality
• Participate in sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives to support agile delivery
• Ensure acceptance criteria are clearly defined with QA and engineering
• Identify risks, dependencies, or ambiguities impacting delivery timelines
• Support process improvements in delivery and backlog management
• Allocate ~25% time for client visits, conferences, networking

Skills

Product Owner

Agile

JIRA

Backlog management

Stakeholder communication

Tools

JIRA

Job description

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Product Owner

Remote, US

2 days ago Requisition ID: 1155

“Be part of a company that is influential and the standard for a rapidly evolving industry!”

WHO ARE WE?

RealTime eClinical Solutions is a Global Leader and rapidly growing SaaS technology company that provides comprehensive Software Solutions to the clinical research industry.

Our Vision is to reshape the global clinical research industry with innovative solutions that help advance medicine and save lives. Our cloud-based solutions are dedicated to solving complex problems and simplifying clinical research processes to be more organized, efficient, and cost-effective. We are based in San Antonio, TX, but we're truly a remote, telecommuting company.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

The Product Owner is responsible for translating prioritized product initiatives and epics into well-defined functional and technical requirements that enable efficient and predictable delivery by engineering teams. Working closely with Product Managers, Engineering, Design, and Quality, the Product Owner ensures that product initiatives are decomposed into clear user stories, acceptance criteria, and supporting documentation that allow development teams to execute effectively.

This role serves as the operational bridge between product strategy and engineering execution. The Product Owner owns backlog quality and delivery readiness for their assigned product domain or engineering team, ensuring that stories entering development are well understood, actionable, and aligned with product objectives. The Product Owner plays a key role in maintaining backlog health, supporting agile delivery practices, and enabling consistent, high-quality product releases.

WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING?

• Translate prioritized product initiatives and epics into detailed functional and technical requirements, including user stories and acceptance criteria
• Maintain and manage the product backlog for assigned product areas or engineering teams, ensuring items are clearly defined, prioritized, and ready for development
• Partner closely with Product Managers to ensure product strategy and roadmap initiatives are accurately reflected in backlog priorities and delivery plans
• Work collaboratively with Engineering, Design, and Quality teams to clarify requirements, answer questions, and support effective implementation of product functionality
• Lead or facilitate backlog refinement sessions to ensure stories meet established Definition of Ready standards before sprint planning
• Ensure functional and technical documentation remains accurate, current, and aligned with delivered product functionality
• Participate in sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives to support effective agile delivery practices
• Collaborate with QA and engineering teams to ensure acceptance criteria are clearly defined, and solutions meet expected functionality and quality standards
• Identify and communicate risks, dependencies, or ambiguities that could impact delivery timelines or solution quality
• Support continuous improvement of delivery processes, documentation practices, and backlog management standards within the Product Delivery organization
• 25% of your time may include travel for client visits, conferences, and networking

WHAT DO YOU NEED?

• 2-5 years of experience in a product, business analysis, delivery, or technical role within a SaaS or technology environment
• Experience working with agile development teams and familiarity with Scrum or similar iterative delivery frameworks
• Demonstrated ability to translate business or product requirements into clear functional specifications or user stories
• Strong organizational and analytical skills with attention to detail in documentation and requirements definition
• Experience working with tools such as JIRA or similar backlog management platforms
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including Product Management, Engineering, and Design
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

WHAT SETS YOU APART?

• Prior experience as a Product Owner, Business Analyst, QA analyst, or similar delivery-focused role
• Familiarity with backlog refinement, sprint planning, and agile delivery ceremonies
• Experience supporting software development teams delivering SaaS or enterprise software solutions
• Experience working in regulated or complex product environments (e.g., life sciences, financial services, healthcare, enterprise SaaS)
• Exposure to API-based systems, integrations, or platform-oriented products
• Experience contributing to documentation, testing support, and release readiness activities within a product development lifecycle

WHAT IS IN IT FOR YOU?

• The company sponsors health insurance, long-term disability, and life insurance.
• Unlimited Paid Time Off.
• 10 paid Holidays.
• Work Anniversary Bonus.
• Participation in the Employee of the Quarter Program.
• Monthly $100 Connectivity Stipend Reimbursement.
• RealTime matches employee 401K contributions at 100% of the first 3% invested and 50% of the next 2% invested.

All successful candidates must complete and pass reference and background checks.

The desired salary must be indicated for the application to be considered.

The pay rate is commensurate with experience and is determined on an individual basis after an interview has occurred.

Equal Opportunity Employer - RealTime eClinical Solutions strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity and non-discrimination in all of its policies and practices, including employment.

Your Right to Work - In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility.

Thank you for your interest in RealTime eClinical Solutions.