Product Owner – Internal OS & KPI Platform + Stock Options

ARQ; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Discretionary bonus

Latest tools and technology

In-office 3–4 days a week

Job summary

ARQ is seeking a Product Owner to build and own its operating system: the company-wide KPI platform, employee directory, and back-office tools that enable growth and efficiency. You will work directly with founders, engineers, and department leads to own these platforms end-to-end.

The role requires driving strategy, roadmap, and execution with a founder's mindset and strong data-driven decision making. A hybrid in-office setup in New York supports collaboration across teams.

Qualifications

• 2 to 5 years of experience with 2+ years at a top technology company.
• A founder's mindset: a problem solver ready to roll up their sleeves to build from scratch.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills; comfortable going deep into data and processes.
• Excellent written communicator. Confident working directly with founders and cross-functional stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own the product strategy, roadmap, and execution of ARQ's operating system end-to-end.
• Ship the company-wide KPI platform used by founders, board, and departments.
• Build out the employee directory: profiles, org chart, KPI attribution, HR stack integration.
• Drive department leads to define, commit to, and report against relevant KPIs.
• Partner with back-office engineering on schema and architecture for scalable platforms.
• Track adoption and iterate quickly based on internal feedback.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Data-driven

Communication skills

Ownership / self-starter

Ambiguity tolerance

Tools

BI platforms

Internal tooling

HR-tech products

Job description

ARQ is seeking a Product Owner to build and own its operating system: the company-wide KPI platform, employee directory, and back-office tools that enable growth and efficiency. You will work directly with founders, engineers, and department leads to own these platforms end-to-end.

The role requires driving strategy, roadmap, and execution with a founder's mindset and strong data-driven decision making. A hybrid in-office setup in New York supports collaboration across teams.