Product Owner

US Diversity Job Search; Southfield (MI); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and prescription coverage

401(k) with Sun matching contribution

Paid time off & holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Life and disability insurance

Job summary

Sun Communities in Southfield, MI seeks a Product Owner to lead the vision, development, and continuous improvement of our AWS platform, shaping the product roadmap, prioritizing work, and delivering measurable value to stakeholders across the organization.

You will collaborate with business analysts, developers, and UX designers in an agile environment, translate feedback into features, ensure secure, scalable cloud solutions, and drive innovation including AI/ML enablement on AWS.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, or a related field is required.
• 5+ years in a Product Owner/Manager role in digital product development is required.
• Experience with cloud platforms, especially AWS, is required.
• Ability to balance strategy with hands-on execution.
• Familiarity with web/mobile app development and platform best practices is preferred.
• Strong requirements gathering, roadmapping, and user story creation skills.
• Excellent collaboration and influence without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Define, communicate, and prioritize roadmaps, features, and releases based on insights and goals.
• Translate stakeholder feedback into actionable product features and requirements.
• Work with analysts and developers in an Agile environment to ensure timely delivery.
• Collaborate with UX/UI designers for intuitive experiences.
• Advocate for portal functionality and digital resident engagement; monitor usage and feedback.
• Advance AWS platform capabilities for reliability, scalability, and efficiency.
• Potential to lead additional cloud initiatives like platform modernization or data infrastructure.

Skills

Product ownership

Agile development

Requirements gathering

Roadmapping

Stakeholder collaboration

Analytics interpretation

AWS knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/CS/related

Tools

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

Job description

Main Office: Off Site

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 is responsible for shaping the product roadmap, prioritizing development efforts, and ensuring AWS services and cloud 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 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.

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)
• Experience working with cloud platforms especially AWS services (e.g., EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, API Gateway), (Required)
• 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 Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance user experience, preferred
• Must have a valid driver's license

Benefits

• 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 SunRV 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

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Southfield, MI, US

Employment Type: Regular
Classification: Full Time
Job Reference: 136474
Job Segment: Product Manager, Operations