Product Owner

Sun Communities & Sun Outdoors; Southfield (MA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental plan

Vision plan

On-site fitness

401(k) Plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Sun Communities & Sun Outdoors in the Detroit metro area seeks a Product Owner to lead the NetSuite portal enhancements and resident lifecycle tools. You will shape the product roadmap, translate insights into features, and collaborate with analysts and developers in an agile environment.

Responsibilities include prioritizing roadmaps, writing user stories, working with UX/UI, and driving measurable value for stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in Business, Computer Science or related field.
• 5+ years in product ownership/management in digital product development.
• 1 year building/managing customer portals, preferably in real estate.
• Balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
• Familiarity with web/mobile app development and iOS best practices.
• Strong requirements gathering, road mapping, and agile development.

Responsibilities

• Define, communicate, and prioritize roadmaps and release plans.
• Translate feedback into actionable product features.
• Collaborate with analysts and developers in an agile environment.
• Partner with UX/UI to deliver intuitive digital experiences.
• Act as subject matter expert for portal functionality and resident engagement.
• Monitor usage metrics and inform ongoing enhancements.

Skills

Product Ownership

Roadmapping

Agile Methodology

User Stories

Stakeholder Mgmt

Analytics Interpretation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or CS or related field

Tools

Web & Mobile Apps

Job description

Overview

The Product Owner leads the vision, development, and continuous improvement of Sun's NetSuite by enhancing digital tools to elevate the customer journey from application through the full resident lifecycle. This individual is responsible for shaping the product roadmap, prioritizing development efforts, and ensuring our digital products deliver measurable value to stakeholders.

Job Duties

• 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 the Customer Portal to deliver value, ease of use, and engagement across the resident lifecycle.
• May expand responsibilities to lead additional projects, such as internal team member mobile app or other digital products.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in in Business, Computer Science, or a related field (Required)
• 5 years in of experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager, or related role in digital product development (Required)
• 1 year in building/managing customer portals, especially in the property management or real estate industry (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 customer portals and ERP or property management systems, preferred
• Understanding of secure portal login experiences, digital payment tools, self-service workflows, and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance user experience, preferred

Benefits

At Sun Communities, you will be part of an industry-leading organization where you will be challenged, inspired, rewarded and transformed. We place a high priority on our team members, and this is a big part of what sets us apart. We will ask you to give us your very best every day, and will challenge you with interesting work, stretch assignments, a collaborative and supportive work environment and plenty of learning and growth. In exchange, we will reward you with great pay, advancement opportunities, paid time off, great benefits, and flexibility.

• Comprehensive Medical and Prescription coverage with 4 plan options so you can choose the plan that best meets the needs of you and your family
• 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 Sun resorts across the nation
• Team Member Perks & Discounts program with hundreds of discounts on things like 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

Corporate Headquarters (HQ) position, located in the Metro Detroit, Michigan market today.