Product Owner – Fully Remote

Oliver James; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Oliver James Group is seeking a Product Owner to own the integration layer between internal platforms and major HRIS providers. You will ensure clean, efficient data movement for employees, policies, and enrollment across systems.

In this strategic and hands-on role, you’ll shape product direction, work closely with engineering to deliver high-quality API-driven integrations, and manage the backlog with clear user stories. ADP/Workday experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Product Owner delivering API or data integrations.
• A track record in complex environments with many stakeholders.
• Comfort going deep on technical detail with engineering teams.
• Strong backlog management and user story writing skills.
• Nice to have: benefits, insurance or HRIS experience (e.g. ADP, Workday).

Responsibilities

• Owning the design and delivery of API-driven integrations with HRIS partners, covering enrollment, eligibility, EOI and claims status
• Working closely with engineering through onboarding and delivery, managing the backlog and writing high-quality user stories
• Translating complex insurance policies into structured plan builds for external platforms such as ADP
• Influencing product direction while driving delivery outcomes across multiple stakeholders
• Partnering with internal teams and external providers so solutions meet business, technical and customer needs

Skills

Product Owner experience

Backlog management

Technical depth with engineers

Stakeholder management

HRIS/Benefits familiarity

Job description

The opportunity

Our client, a leading benefits and insurance provider, is looking for a Product Owner to own the integration layer between its internal platforms and the major HRIS providers. You'll be responsible for making employee and policy data move cleanly and efficiently across systems, which directly affects how clients and their employees experience the product.

This role is both strategic and hands-on. You'll help set product direction and also stay close to the detail of delivery.

What you'll be doing

• Owning the design and delivery of API-driven integrations with HRIS partners, covering enrollment, eligibility, EOI and claims status


• Working closely with engineering through onboarding and delivery, managing the backlog and writing high-quality user stories


• Translating complex insurance policies into structured plan builds for external platforms such as ADP


• Influencing product direction while driving delivery outcomes across multiple stakeholders


• Partnering with internal teams and external providers so solutions meet business, technical and customer needs

What you'll bring

• Proven experience as a Product Owner delivering API or data integrations


• A track record in complex environments with many stakeholders


• Comfort going deep on technical detail with engineering teams


• Strong backlog management and user story writing skills


• Nice to have: benefits, insurance or HRIS experience (e.g. ADP, Workday)

Why apply?

You’ll own a business-critical part of the platform, with real influence over where the product goes next and how it gets built.