Remote Product Owner for AI/ML SaaS - Growth & Impact

Makai Labs, LLC.; Texas; Remote; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote (ET) time alignment

In-person collaboration

Generous PTO

Flexible schedule

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Career development

Job summary

Makai Labs is seeking a Product Owner with a strong sense of ownership, urgency, and communication. You’ll translate business strategy into actionable development work—managing product backlogs, defining clear user stories, and ensuring that engineering and design teams have what they need to execute efficiently.

The ideal candidate thrives in fast-paced environments, is detail-oriented, and excels at keeping cross-functional teams aligned through crisp documentation and proactive communication.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of direct Product Owner or similar experience.
• Strong understanding of Scrum and Agile product delivery.
• Proven success writing clear, detailed user stories and functional specs.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills — responsive and concise.
• Highly organized and proactive, with strong follow-through.
• Experience working cross-functionally in fast-moving or startup environments.
• Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, and Figma preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own the product backlog and keep priorities clear, current, and actionable.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies: backlog grooming, sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Track progress against goals, communicating updates clearly to stakeholders.
• Oversee testing and validation to ensure features meet acceptance criteria.
• Collaborate with UX/UI designers to align user experience with business intent.
• Document, analyze, and iterate based on user feedback and performance metrics.

Skills

Product Ownership

Scrum

Agile delivery

User stories

Documentation

Cross-functional

Jira

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Figma

Job description

Makai Labs is seeking a Product Owner with a strong sense of ownership, urgency, and communication. You’ll translate business strategy into actionable development work—managing product backlogs, defining clear user stories, and ensuring that engineering and design teams have what they need to execute efficiently.

The ideal candidate thrives in fast-paced environments, is detail-oriented, and excels at keeping cross-functional teams aligned through crisp documentation and proactive communication.