Technical Product Owner

Bridgenext; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Bridgenext, a global digital consultancy, seeks a Technical Product Owner to own vision and prioritization for features. You will translate business needs into prioritized user stories, ensure value delivery, and align with security and compliance standards.

The role emphasizes customer-centric outcomes, cross-functional leadership, and ongoing process improvement. Based onsite in Irvine, California, you’ll shape squad roadmaps, collaborate with platform managers, and drive metrics while

Qualifications

• Leadership and behaviors focused on helping people and organizations.
• Strong English communication, written and verbal.
• Ability to work autonomously with limited supervision.
• Comfort with ambiguity and multiple stakeholders.
• Proactive, hands-on mindset with problem-solving skills.
• Experience shaping product backlogs and roadmaps.
• Understanding of customer journeys and UX collaboration.
• Knowledge of Salesforce Field Service or Microsoft Dynamics Field Service.

Responsibilities

• Shape the squad vision and roadmap, delivering business impact.
• Prioritize backlog and translate requirements into user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Balance business value with technical feasibility and optimize delivery.
• Be the voice of the customer within the squad.
• Plan resourcing, interview and onboard squad members.
• Own squad OKRs and support product messaging with stakeholders.
• Ensure security, privacy and compliance standards.
• Drive continuous improvement and cross-squad synchronization.
• Interact with other squads for dependencies and reporting.

Skills

Leadership

Customer empathy

Problem solving

Autonomy

Proactive mindset

Professionalism

Customer journeys

Data engineering basics

Cybersecurity basics

Intelligent automation

Backlog management

Release planning

Stakeholder alignment

UX collaboration

Salesforce Field Service

Microsoft Dynamics Field Service

Job description

Company Overview

At Bridgenext, we engineer Growth Operating Systems. Most enterprises have spent millions on their revenue stack and still aren't seeing the growth they expected.They have tools that function, but no system that wins. We help growth-hungry companies close that gap by turning fragmented platforms, siloed teams, and disconnected data into one integrated Growth OS. More than a technology company or marketing agency, we're a global digital consultancy with experts in engineering, data, AI, creative and more.

Our teams are made up of experts who believe in engineering impact, starting with putting people at the center of everything we do. Every team member directly shapes our work, culture, and values. Nothing matters more to us than a kind, respectful, fulfilling environment that supports everyone. Our flexible, inclusive culture gives you the autonomy, resources, and opportunities to thrive.

Position Description

We are seeking a Technical Product Owner to own the vision and prioritization of new features and/or enhancements to a product / platform (or scope of the product addressed by the squad) and help translate business needs into prioritized user stories; accountable for value delivery and value realization at the squad level.

Key Responsibilities:

• Shape the squad vision / roadmap and steer the squad in delivering products / platforms features / work oriented around business impact
• Shape and prioritize backlog, utilizing business expertise and understanding of customer needs, translate requirements into user stories & acceptance criteria
• Balance business value with technical feasibility while prioritizing stories and features, optimizing cost and improving delivery efficiency
• Act as the “voice of the customer” within the squad to ensure the squad “builds the right thing”
• Plan resourcing for the squad (i.e. new role, change in role), create ASOE requests, interview, select and onboard members to join the squad
• Accountable for shaping and hitting squad OKRs
• Work closely with Product/Platform Manager to establish the products’ business value and support messaging, comms and customer outreach as necessary
• Ensure the products / features / work meets relevant security, privacy & compliance standards
• Drive continuous improvement across the product lifecycle
• Drive engagement with third parties to support delivery of squad objectives
• Drive selection of solution options, work with the Lead Engineer to assess tech elements of the solution prior to user testing
• Facilitate release planning, sprint planning and demos with stakeholders
• Interact with other Squads within the Product / Platform as part of synchronization ceremonies to implement cross-squad tasks
• Drive reporting and analytics to provide visibility on squad performance and monitor sprint metrics and user results
• Work with Lead Engineer to balance tech debt with feature delivery
• Own and manage documentation and information
• Collaborate to ensure all partners are clear on product roadmap activities, design, interdependencies and timelines
• Actively participate in all squad ceremonies; leads and optimizes the flow of value using various tools and reporting cadence

Workplace: This is an onsite role in Irvine, California

Must Have Skills:

• Leadership skills and behaviors
  • Creates a culture that relentlessly focuses on helping the people and organizations we touch
  • Commitment to Our Credo, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (who we are and what we believe) by ensuring we are attracting, developing and retaining talent that reflect the communities our teams serve
  • Equipped with foundational knowledge and methods to identify, engage, and build empathy with their customers, and apply these methods to their daily work
  • Focuses on Business agility, Agile delivery with a fail-fast mindset, and measurable outcomes
  • Demonstrated success in leading cross-functional self-organized teams
  • Contributes ideas that challenge thinking
  • Strong problem-solving skills with ability of accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
• Product / Digital Expertise
  • Understanding of customer journeys and customer experience
  • Foundational skills (at minimum) in Data Engineering, Cybersecurity, Intelligent Automation and Emerging Technology
• Domain Expertise
  • Proven knowledge and understanding of standard practices, technology and supporting industry principles
  • Experience gathering requirements and translating into a product vision by leveraging their expertise in product development, engineering and UX
  • Deep understanding of business/processes and high-level understanding of high‑quality digital product delivery
  • Experienced in managing a product backlog/release plan, tracking team level metrics, attend product team ceremonies, removing blockers (burndown chart, release burn up)
  • Experienced in developing systems and tools to enable customer interactions and collaboration (e.g., digital self, precision marketing, DAM, immersive technology)
• Additional Requirements
  • Product Management experience for Salesforce Field Service and/or Microsoft Dynamics Field Service

Professional Skills:

• Strong organizational and analytical skills with attention to detail
• Excellent English communication both written and verbal
• Ability to work autonomously with limited supervision, demonstrate ownership, and manage responsibilities
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and supporting multiple stakeholders in a dynamic environmen
• Proactive, hands‑on mindset with strong problem‑solving
• High standards of professionalism, consistently producing high quality results

Bridgenext is an Equal Opportunity Employer

US citizens and those authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply

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