Sr. Product Owner

COMPANY: Canoe Intelligence

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TITLE: Senior Product Owner LOCATION: Hybrid in New York or Jacksonville SALARY: $120,000 - $155,000 (based on NYC, will be adjusted for geo) The Role We’re looking for a highly skilled and experienced Senior Product Owner to serve as the execution leader for critical projects, product level enhancements, and defect remediation. This role demands mastery of Agile practices, exceptional backlog management, and the ability to drive multiple dedicated development teams toward timely, high-quality delivery. You will be the tactical powerhouse ensuring our product vision is translated into working software. The Senior Product Owner is the definitive authority on the day-to-day execution of the development process. You will focus intensely on maximizing the flow of value delivered by the development teams, managing cross-team dependencies, and ensuring technical details and acceptance criteria are flawless. What You’ll Do Backlog Management Own, prioritize and refine the product backlog for multiple teams, ensuring items are clearly defined, detailed, and ordered to maximize business value. Detailed Story Writing Write exceptionally clear, concise, and detailed epic specs user stories and acceptance criteria for complex features, leaving no ambiguity for the development teams. Technical Alignment Work closely with technical leads and architects to understand technical constraints, resource requirements, and prioritization of features against technical debt. Acceptance and Quality Be the sole decision maker for accepting or rejecting product level enhancements, holding the team accountable for meeting the definition of done and high-quality standard before any release. Agile Team Facilitation Partner with engineers to define clear, achievable goals and lead all key ceremonies to maintain team focus, momentum, and alignment. Monitor key metrics and work with team to continuously identify and remove execution impediments and bottlenecks. Product Partnership Work closely with Product Managers to understand strategy and bring enhancements to life from the ground up. What We’re Looking For 6-10 years of dedicated experience as a Product Owner in a fast-paced, high-execution environment, specifically managing complex software products. Master-level understanding and practical application of Agile/Scrum principles; proven ability to drive a team's day-to-day execution effectively. Exceptional attention to detail in writing User Stories and Acceptance Criteria; a demonstrated obsession with quality and clear documentation. Strong background or foundational knowledge in software development processes, system integrations, and data flows to effectively guide technical decision-making. Proven ability to communicate technical details and complex trade-offs clearly and precisely to engineering teams. Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO) certification is highly preferred. What You’ll Get Medical, dental, vision benefits Flexible PTO 401(k) Flexible work from home policy Home office stipend Employee Assistance Program Gym/Wifi reimbursement Education assistance Parental Leave Our Values Client First —> Listen, and deliver client-centric solutions Be An Owner —> Take initiative, improve situations, drive positive outcomes Excellence —> Always set the highest standard for yourself and others Win Together —> 1 + 1 = 3 Who We Are Canoe is reimagining alternative investment data processes for hundreds of leading institutional investors, capital allocators, asset servicing firms and wealth managers. By combining industry expertise with the most sophisticated data capture technologies, Canoe’s technology automates the highly-frustrating, time‑consuming, and costly manual workflows related to alternative investment document and data management, extraction and delivery. With Canoe, clients can refocus capital and human resources on business performance and growth, increase efficiency, and gain deeper access to their data. Canoe’s AI‑driven platform was developed in 2013 for Portage Partners LLC, a private investment firm. Canoe is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. #J-18808-Ljbffr Canoe Intelligence