Product Owner II

Maritz; Fenton (MO); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid parental leave

401(k)

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Year-end holiday closure

Medical benefits

Job summary

Maritz in Fenton, MO seeks a Product Owner to translate business value into backlog items and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver AI-enabled product features. The ideal candidate has experience owning a product component and understands product management fundamentals, including roadmaps and backlog refinement.

You will work in a hybrid setting (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays in the office) and partner with a senior Product Manager to translate strategy into actionable stories and optimize

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business or related experience preferred.
• 3+ years' Experience in a Product Owner technology related role or equivalent type experience.
• Developing experience in helping stakeholders identify business value/objectives and using this to help prioritize work.
• Developing skill in breaking down and organizing requirements, with a growing understanding of the relationship between business goals, product vision and Epics/Features/Stories.

Responsibilities

• Understand the product market fit, lifecycle, and long-term strategy within the market.
• Maintain the product roadmap with upcoming short-term goals and communicate it to the team.
• Translate product vision into specific features and refine backlog with guidance from a Senior PM.
• Define business value for features, identify requirements, and write/approve user stories.
• Prioritize backlog to maximize delivered business value and ensure alignment with stakeholders.

Skills

Product ownership

Agile

Stakeholder management

User stories

AI literacy

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business

Equivalent experience

Job description

life insurance, parental leave, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, 401(k)

Where Human Connection Fuels Possibility

At Maritz, decades of innovation and perseverance have built more than just a strong reputation - they've shaped a culture where human connection and collaboration are at the heart of everything we do.

Joining Maritz means becoming part of a workplace grounded in a critical truth; people and their potential is our greatest resource.

Maritz helps companies achieve their business goals by inspiring people to perform their best. We design experiences, incentives, and recognition programs that spark action and deliver measurable impact.

And we've brought this human-first design inward - intentionally building teams that care for each other and collaborate powerfully. In our most recent employee survey, nearly 90% of respondents said that their managers care about their concerns and 82% said they feel genuinely appreciated. We know that when employees feel seen, supported, and celebrated for who they are, they thrive and so does our business.

That's why we've created a flexible, environment that empowers you to do your best work without sacrificing what matters most to you. In fact, in that same survey, nearly 90% of respondents said they have the flexibility they need to balance work and personal life and nearly 80% said Maritz does a great job prioritizing employee well being.

We have a passion for excellence and genuine care for the people making it possible.

The Product Owner is responsible for ensuring that technology products of moderate complexity, which may include AI-enabled features, meet stakeholder needs and business requirements. An ideal candidate has some experience owning a product or product component and a working understanding of product management techniques. The candidate must be able to translate business value and goals into refined product backlogs, typically with guidance from a senior Product Manager.

Where Human Connection Fuels Possibility

At Maritz, decades of innovation and perseverance have built more than just a strong reputation - they've shaped a culture where human connection and collaboration are at the heart of everything we do.

Joining Maritz means becoming part of a workplace grounded in a critical truth; people and their potential is our greatest resource.

Maritz helps companies achieve their business goals by inspiring people to perform their best. We design experiences, incentives, and recognition programs that spark action and deliver measurable impact.

And we've brought this human-first design inward - intentionally building teams that care for each other and collaborate powerfully. In our most recent employee survey, nearly 90% of respondents said that their managers care about their concerns and 82% said they feel genuinely appreciated. We know that when employees feel seen, supported, and celebrated for who they are, they thrive and so does our business.

That's why we've created a flexible, environment that empowers you to do your best work without sacrificing what matters most to you. In fact, in that same survey, nearly 90% of respondents said they have the flexibility they need to balance work and personal life and nearly 80% said Maritz does a great job prioritizing employee well being.

We have a passion for excellence and genuine care for the people making it possible.

The Product Owner is responsible for ensuring that technology products of moderate complexity, which may include AI-enabled features, meet stakeholder needs and business requirements. An ideal candidate has some experience owning a product or product component and a working understanding of product management techniques. The candidate must be able to translate business value and goals into refined product backlogs, typically with guidance from a senior Product Manager.

What You'll Be Doing:

Vision 30%: Product owner works to understand the product market fit, product life cycle and the long-term strategy for the product within the market, supporting product level decisions and recommendations made with a senior Product Manager. The Product Owner collaborates with stakeholders and helps maintain the product roadmap, with upcoming short-term goals, and communicates the roadmap to the delivery team and other stakeholders. They also help translate the general Product vision into specific Product features and contribute to long-term planning through regular road mapping. Uses AI-assisted tools to support research, documentation, and roadmap communication, applying judgment about when AI output needs validation from a senior team member.

Refinement & Prioritization 40%: The Product Owner helps identify business goals and problem statements to ensure the product aligns to these criteria.

Works with the stakeholders to define what business value means and uses this definition to assess each feature/story. Works to understand the stakeholders' vision for the product and assists in defining that vision to help ensure that the right product is built. Identify requirements and work with delivery team to write, refine and review/approve user stories. The Product Owner is responsible for understanding the various users of the product, including other systems that may consume the product.

Work with stakeholders to help prioritize work in the backlog to maximize the value the team delivers.

Delivery & Leadership 30%: Ensure that delivered products meet the stakeholder needs and business requirements. Ensure that the team understands the vision of the product along with the context of the stories in the backlog and that the team has adequate information to deliver the stories.

Demo product to the client and stakeholders and confirm that the product being delivered meets the stakeholders' needs. Assess delivery progress and communicate with stakeholders. Collaborate with other Product Owners (internal and client) to share and apply best practices. Monitor the Product metrics and help identify opportunities to increase the Product's business value, under the guidance of a Product Manager.

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's Degree in Business or industry related experience preferred or equivalent experience.

• 3 plus Years' Experience in a Product Owner technology related role or equivalent type experience.

• Developing experience in helping stakeholders identify business value/objectives and using this to help prioritize work. Working understanding of 'Personas' and how to identify users and represent their needs.

• Capable of researching, analyzing, and helping identify requirements.

• Developing skill in breaking down and organizing requirements, with a growing understanding of the relationship between business goals, product vision and Epics/Features/Stories.

• Foundational balance of technical knowledge, business acumen, and Agile knowledge, including basic AI/data literacy and awareness of responsible AI practices.

• Developing consulting skills.

• Ability to contribute to end-to-end delivery of solutions across a variety of solutions and technologies, utilizing agile principles.

Things you need to know:

• Position will be hybrid working three days a week in our Fenton, MO location (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday).

• Travel: 5%

DISCLAIMER: This job description is designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by associates within this classification. It is not designed to confirm or be interpreted as a comprehensive summary of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job.

Maritz offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, paid parental leave, 401k, tuition reimbursement, paid time off, year end holiday closure, and more!

View all details at: www.MaritzBenefits.com

Maritz will only employ applicants who have authorization to work permanently in the U.S. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Those who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future are not eligible for hire.

Maritz is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment.

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