Product Owner

Product Owner

At Exacta Systems, we're not just shaping the future of gaming—we're redefining it. As a leader in historical horse racing (HHR) technology, we create cutting-edge gaming solutions that power thrilling player experiences nationwide. Now part of the Churchill Downs family, we're backed by a storied legacy of excellence in racing and gaming. This new chapter brings exciting opportunities for growth, stability, innovation, and impact. If you're looking for a career where technology meets tradition and where your ideas drive the future, let's explore the possibilities together!

This role sits directly under the Sr. Director, Product Management in a small, high-visibility product organization. The Product Owner will own the backlog for a defined product area, with real latitude over day-to-day delivery decisions, direct access to product leadership, and a clear line of sight from the work to how operators run their business. The Product Owner is responsible for translating Exacta's product strategy and roadmap into clear, actionable work for software development teams. Serving as a key connection point between Product leadership, Engineering, Quality Assurance, Operations, and other business stakeholders, this role owns and prioritizes the product backlog and ensures development teams have the requirements, context, and clarity necessary to deliver high-quality solutions.

The Product Owner works closely with technical teams throughout the software development lifecycle to define requirements, develop user stories and acceptance criteria, clarify business needs, prioritize work, and validate that completed functionality achieves its intended outcome. This position requires a strong understanding of Exacta's Historical Horse Racing (HHR) products, customers, operational environments, and business processes. This is a hands-on, delivery-focused position. The Product Owner operates within the product strategy and roadmap established by Product leadership and is expected to exercise strong independent judgement on day-to-day prioritization, scope, and sequencing.

This position may require occasional travel to customer locations, Exacta operating markets, industry events, or other Churchill Downs Incorporated locations to support requirements gathering, implementation, and business objectives. The following physical and mental demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.