Product Owner - TRS (Remote)

The Restaurant Store; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Restaurant Store seeks a Product Owner to translate business objectives into executable software, owning backlog prioritization and day-to-day execution for the TRS ecommerce experience. You will partner with stakeholders and development teams to drive product initiatives forward and maintain alignment across multiple teams.

You will manage competing priorities, communicate trade-offs, and lead with ownership in a dynamic environment, ensuring quality and timely releases through clear

Qualifications

• Own and maintain the backlog in Azure DevOps (ADO), understanding active work, priorities, dependencies, and upcoming needs.
• Translate stakeholder and organizational needs into actionable work items for the development team, including bugs, PBIs, features, and spikes.
• Communicate the what and why behind work items to support refinement, sizing, prioritization, and discussions.

Responsibilities

• Develop strong working relationships with TRS stakeholders, the technical BA, developers, and partners to maintain alignment between business and technical teams.
• Help establish Product Owner practices with stakeholders who have varying levels of experience with ownership models.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and the development team to prioritize and organize the backlog, balancing business value, customer impact, and technical needs.

Skills

Backlog mgmt

Stakeholder comms

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. This Product Owner will specifically support The Restaurant Store (TRS) ecommerce experience, partnering with TRS stakeholders and development teams to drive product initiatives forward.

The Product Owner manages competing priorities across multiple stakeholders, makes trade-off decisions with incomplete information, and navigates ambiguity to keep projects moving forward. Our team values both collaboration and ownership, and the ideal candidate is comfortable taking ownership of their work, proactively driving priorities forward, and creating clarity and alignment between technical and non-technical partners in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the backlog in Azure DevOps (ADO), developing a strong understanding of active work, priorities, dependencies, and upcoming needs.
• Interpret stakeholder and organizational needs, translating them into concise and actionable work items for the development team, including bugs, PBIs, features, and research spikes.
• Understand and clearly communicate the “what” and “why” behind work items to support effective refinement, sizing, prioritization, and development discussions.
• Develop strong working relationships with TRS stakeholders, the technical BA, developers, and other partners to identify needs, close gaps, and maintain alignment between business and technical teams.
• Help establish and reinforce effective Product Owner practices with stakeholders who may have varying levels of experience working within a traditional product ownership model.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and development team members to prioritize and organize the backlog, balancing business value, customer impact, technical needs, and organizational priorities.
• Support the development and maintenance of a product roadmap by facilitating priority-setting, identifying upcoming needs, and contributing to product vision discussions.
• Test completed work to ensure quality and compliance with Acceptance Criteria and coordinate smooth releases with stakeholders.
• Troubleshoot bugs and respond to stakeholder inquiries, determining appropriate next steps and escalating when necessary.
• Proactively communicate priorities, progress, dependencies, risks, and changes to stakeholders and development team members.
• Coordinate across initiatives when needed to help maintain visibility, alignment, and forward progress on work involving multiple stakeholders or dependencies.
• Attend daily and weekly development meetings, adhere to the team's working agreement, and contribute constructively to team discussions and continuous improvement.