Technical Product Owner

Product Owner

Are you looking for an influential product owner role in a technology company building mission-critical applications? Do you want to shape the mobile user experience for field professionals? If yes, we'd love to talk!

American Innovations is a technology leader providing critical software solutions and services to support our nation's infrastructure in the energy space. Our cutting-edge technology solutions include mobile, IoT, and SaaS platforms for field data collection and operations.

As technical product owner for mobile, you will lead the vision, planning, and execution of our mobile offerings including FDC, Bullhorn FieldPro Mobile, and CartoPac Mobile. You'll drive our agile processes, prioritize backlogs, and ensure high-value delivery to our internal and external customers.

You will facilitate scrum ceremonies, maintain transparency on feature releases, and collaborate across R&D and customer-facing teams. You'll consistently champion user-centered design and help influence positive change, efficiency, and quality across every release of our mobile applications.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Partner continuously with the product manager to ensure technical blueprints perfectly execute the validated hypotheses, KPI targets, and criteria defined in the 3-year strategic roadmap.
• Take full accountability for tactical delivery tracking by managing the feature timeline, actively unblocking the engineering/AI pipeline daily, and ensuring sprint commitments are met.
• Act as the technical bridge between strategic intent and R&D by prioritizing rigorous "spec reviews" over traditional code reviews.
• Transition away from narrative user stories and backlog grooming by authoring and maintaining structured "living specs" (e.g., .spec.md files).
• Iterate on the specification when automated tests fail, ensuring our architectural blueprints remain accurate.
• Leverage AI and automation tools to improve backlog management, feature design, and support processes.
• Keep abreast of emerging mobile technology trends and continually seek opportunities for feature innovation.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, software engineering or a related technical field.
• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO), or another recognized product owner/product management certification.
• 4+ years of experience in software product ownership, preferably in mobile applications or technical domains.
• Demonstrated experience with agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban) and product management practices.
• Proven ability to translate customer and business needs into technical requirements for development teams.
• Experience with Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar product management/development tracking solutions.
• Knowledge of mobile application design, development cycles, and release management practices.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills for working across technical and non-technical teams.
• Experience with AI-powered product management or software development tools is a plus.
• Ability to synthesize complex information, prioritize effectively, and maintain focus on delivering value.
• Passion for improving the user experience for field professionals and driving continuous product improvement.

What we can offer you:

• Competitive medical/dental/vision insurance
• Company provided life and disability insurance
• Paid family leave
• Matching 401k
• Supportive and collaborative work environment
• A rewarding culture with a focus on positive business practices and protecting the environment

Successful applicants must be eligible to work in the US (visa sponsorship is not provided at this time) and must be able to pass a pre-employment background and drug test. American Innovations is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.