Product Owner – Mid-level

Judge Group, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Job summary

Judge Group, Inc. seeks a mid-level Product Owner to drive digital messaging initiatives in Austin, TX. The role supports delivery of content and messaging platform capabilities, partnering with cross-enterprise teams to align with the Digital Messaging roadmaps and strategy.

This contract-to-hire position emphasizes backlog definition, stakeholder collaboration, and customer-centric design. You will work with leadership and technical teams to define release requirements and measure success,

Qualifications

• 4 years of Digital Product Owner experience.
• Experience leading digital platforms and underlying technologies.
• Data analytics experience turning data into actionable insights.
• Cross-functional collaboration with tech, marketing and product teams.
• Strong communication skills for senior leadership and diverse audiences.
• Bachelor’s degree required.

Responsibilities

• Define and prioritize the product backlog to deliver on the business vision.
• Write business requirements and user stories; coordinate with legal/compliance and UAT.
• Lead Agile practices: daily stand-ups, sprint planning, demos; support Scrum Master.
• Collaborate with leadership, design, product, and operations to define releases.
• Ensure client-centric design across channels and across user pain points.
• Act as SME for the messaging channel and drive engagement plans.

Skills

Product ownership

Data analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA

Tools

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

Job description

Location: Austin, TX Salary: $65.00 USD Hourly – $70.00 USD Hourly Description: Our client is currently seeking a Product Owner – Mid-level

Product Owner

Location: Austin, TX (Secondary: Westlake)

Job Type: Contract to extend/hire

Duration: 12 Months

About the job:

• Our Digital Investor Services team is responsible for defining, delivering, and leading the lifecycle of our platforms and services, enabling digital interactions with clients at scale. We aim to change both how we operate and how the industry serves investors.
• In this role, you will support the development of content creation and the delivery of digital messaging platform capabilities. You will partner with cross-enterprise platforms to understand their messaging needs-including client and firm impact-prioritize those needs, and build out a messaging strategy. You will execute the delivery of messaging that aligns with the overall vision, strategy, and roadmap of Digital Messaging. Additionally, you will support a product roadmap and work alongside a team of product owners who continually evolve how we communicate with our clients and measure our success.

Responsibilities:

• Strategy & Prioritization: Define and prioritize the product backlog to deliver on business vision; ensure the team knows exactly what they are expected to build.
• Execution: Execute the development process with technical teams, internal partners, and external vendors from beginning to end. This includes writing business requirements/user stories, working with legal/compliance, conducting UAT, and communicating status.
• Agile Leadership: Champion Agile methodologies by participating in daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog prioritization, user story preparation, and demos. Support sprint/release plans with the Scrum Master.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with leadership, technical, product, design, business, and compliance counterparts to define release requirements and resolve production issues.
• Client-Centric Design: Ensure customer-driven design across user pain points, market needs, and usability test results. Think “horizontally” to deliver an exceptional experience across channels.
• Evangelism: Serve as a subject matter expert for the messaging channel, creating awareness and engagement plans for your capabilities while updating management.

Minimum qualifications:

• 4 years of experience as a Digital Product Owner.
• Strong knowledge base and experience developing or leading digital platforms and underlying technologies.
• Experience in Data Analytics with a strong ability to turn data into actionable insights.
• Skilled at working cross-functionally with technology, service, marketing, and product teams to lead the lifecycle of a digital platform.
• Highly developed communication skills with the ability to effectively present complex concepts to senior leadership and diverse audiences.
• Self-starter with outstanding organizational skills and the ability to track multiple project deliverables with minimal direction.
• Bachelor’s degree required.

Preferred qualifications:

• Prior experience as an Agile Product Owner or leading Scrum teams.
• Understanding of Salesforce Marketing Cloud.
• Good understanding of, or experience with, financial services regulations.
• Ability to identify and manage risks (e.g., performance risk, mitigation plans).
• MBA preferred.

Medical, dental, and vision insurance are available to qualified candidates who meet eligibility requirements.