Product Owner

Sun Communities & Sun Outdoors; Southfield (MI); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Medical and Prescription coverage

401(k) Plan with matching contribution

Tuition Reimbursement program

Paid Time Off including holidays and parental leave

Team Member Discounts program

Job summary

Sun Communities & Sun Outdoors is seeking a Product Owner to lead the enhancement of our AWS platform. This role focuses on developing and improving scalable, secure digital solutions and managing product roadmaps to provide value across the organization.

Ideal candidates will have over 5 years of experience in digital product management, strong AWS cloud skills, and a passion for driving product excellence through stakeholder collaboration. A comprehensive benefits package is offered to support our team members.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager, or related role in digital product development.
• Proven ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
• Excellent skills in requirements gathering, road mapping, user story creation, and agile development.

Responsibilities

• Define and prioritize product roadmaps and feature enhancements based on customer insights.
• Gather and translate feedback into actionable product features and requirements.
• Partner with UX/UI designers to deliver intuitive digital experiences.

Skills

Product Owner experience

Cloud platform proficiency (AWS)

Agile development

Requirements gathering

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

AWS services (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, API Gateway)

Job description

Overview

The Product Owner leads the vision, development, and continuous improvement of Sun’s AWS platform by enhancing cloud-based capabilities to support scalable, secure, and high-performing digital solutions across the organization. This individual shapes the product roadmap, prioritizes development efforts, and ensures AWS services and cloud products deliver measurable value to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Define, communicate, and prioritize product roadmaps, feature enhancements, and release plans based on customer insights, business goals, stakeholder input, and technology trends. (Essential)
• Gather and translate feedback from residents, business stakeholders, and internal users into actionable product features and requirements. (Essential)
• Work closely with the business analyst and development team in an agile environment to ensure clear requirements and timely delivery of features. (Essential)
• Partner with UX/UI designers to deliver intuitive and elegant digital experiences. (Essential)
• Serve as a subject matter expert and champion for portal functionality and digital resident engagement within the company.
• Monitor usage metrics, user feedback, and market trends to inform ongoing enhancements and innovations.
• Continuously advance AWS platform capabilities to improve reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency across systems.
• May expand responsibilities to lead additional cloud initiatives, such as platform modernization, data infrastructure, or AI/ML enablement on AWS.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Computer Science, or a related field. (Required)
• 5+ years of experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager, or related role in digital product development. (Required)
• Experience working with cloud platforms especially AWS services such as EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, API Gateway. (Preferred)
• Proven ability to balance strategic thinking with hands‑on execution.
• Familiarity with web and mobile app development and platform best practices (iOS).
• Excellent skills in requirements gathering, road mapping, user story creation, and agile development.
• Strong collaboration skills with the ability to influence cross‑functional teams without direct authority.
• Adept at interpreting analytics and customer feedback to drive product decisions.
• Familiarity with integration points between AWS and enterprise systems such as ERP, data platforms, and internal applications. (Preferred)
• Understanding of secure portal login experiences, digital payment tools, self‑service workflows, and use of AI to enhance user experience. (Preferred)

Benefits

• Comprehensive Medical and Prescription coverage with 4 plan options.
• Comprehensive Dental and Vision Plans.
• On‑Site Fitness Center.
• Voluntary Health and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts.
• Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance and Dependent Life.
• Short and Long-Term Disability Coverage.
• 401(k) Plan with Sun matching contribution.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Identity Theft Insurance.
• Legal Assistance Plan.
• Pet Insurance.
• Tuition Reimbursement program providing financial support to team members who further their formal education.
• Vacation RV Site Discounts for team members when visiting SunRV Resorts across the nation.
• Team Member Perks & Discounts program with hundreds of discounts on travel, merchandise, mobile phone service, and more.
• Up to six weeks of paid parental leave for the birth of a child, adoption, or placement of a child.
• Paid Time Off including ten holidays, vacation, personal, sick time, bereavement and pay for jury duty.