Product Owner (Remote)

Clark Mechanical Services, Inc.; Lititz, Northern (Lancaster County, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Clark Mechanical Services, Inc. is seeking a Product Owner to translate business objectives into actionable software solutions.

You will work closely with software development teams and business stakeholders to align priorities with strategic goals. You will own backlog prioritization and day-to-day execution of development projects, navigating ambiguity and balancing competing priorities across multiple stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience translating business objectives into software solutions.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and trade-offs.
• Strong collaboration with development teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the backlog in Azure DevOps (ADO), developing a foundational understanding of all active work items.
• Interpret stakeholder and organizational needs, translating them into concise work items for the development team (bugs, PBIs, features, Epics and research spikes).
• Understands and can explain the ‘what’ and ‘why’ behind work items to participate in refinement and sizing during team discussions.
• Actively takes steps to improve product knowledge by seeking insights into how the business utilizes and integrates its systems.
• Develop a strong working relationship with technical-BA and dev team to close any gaps on the technical side.
• Collaborate with team members to prioritize and organize the backlog for transparency and timely completion of valuable work items.
• Support the development of a product roadmap by contributing to priority-setting and vision discussions.
• Testing completed items to ensure quality and compliance with Acceptance Criteria and assist in coordinating smooth releases with stakeholders.
• Troubleshooting for bugs and respond to inquiries from stakeholders, escalating when necessary.
• Attend daily and weekly development meetings, adhering to the team’s working agreement and contributing constructively.

Skills

Backlog prioritization

Stakeholder management

Agile methodologies

Product ownership

Communication

Azure DevOps

Tools

Azure DevOps

Job description

Job Summary

The Product Owner plays a critical role in translating business objectives into executable software solutions. Working closely with software development teams and business stakeholders, the Product Owner owns backlog prioritization and day-to-day execution of development projects. The Product Owner manages competing priorities across multiple stakeholders, makes trade-off decisions with incomplete information, and navigates ambiguity to keep projects moving forward. This role emphasizes learning and growth, enabling the Product Owner to develop deep expertise in their product domain, understand how product decisions ripple across the business, and build skills in stakeholder management, technical collaboration, and strategic prioritization.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the backlog in Azure DevOps (ADO), developing a foundational understanding of all active work items.
• Interpret stakeholder and organizational needs, translating them into concise work items for the development team (bugs, PBIs, features, Epics and research spikes).
• Understands and can explain the ‘what’ and ‘why’ behind work items to participate in refinement and sizing during team discussions.
• Actively takes steps to improve product knowledge by seeking insights into how the business utilizes and integrates its systems.
• Develop a strong working relationship with technical-BA and dev team to close any gaps on the technical side.
• Collaborate with team members to prioritize and organize the backlog for transparency and timely completion of valuable work items.
• Support the development of a product roadmap by contributing to priority-setting and vision discussions.
• Testing completed items to ensure quality and compliance with Acceptance Criteria and assist in coordinating smooth releases with stakeholders.
• Troubleshooting for bugs and respond to inquiries from stakeholders, escalating when necessary.
• Attend daily and weekly development meetings, adhering to the team’s working agreement and contributing constructively.