IT Technical Product Owner

Role Description

Our growing Ethos IT Team is seeking a full-time Technical Product Owner (REMOTE) to define, manage, and deliver product requirements within an AI-first, spec-driven development environment. This role partners closely with the Product Director and cross-functional teams to translate business needs into clear, scalable technical solutions while supporting delivery across the full Agile lifecycle.

Our ideal candidate is a seasoned Product Owner with strong problem-solving and strategic planning capabilities, able to deliver simple, scalable solutions with a clear focus on user experience and system design. They communicate effectively across technical and business stakeholders, translating complex concepts into actionable requirements while aligning teams around priorities and outcomes. With a solid technical foundation and hands-on experience in modern, cloud-based and AI-supported development environments, they bring a growth mindset and continuously seek opportunities to improve product delivery and innovation.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field. Relevant experience may be a substitute for formal education.
• Minimum of 4+ years of translating business needs into product requirements and scalable solutions (required).
• Minimum of 3+ years of experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment, actively participating in backlog refinement, sprint planning, and delivery, with accountability for product clarity and readiness (required).
• Minimum of 4+ years of experience working closely with software development teams (required).
• Hands-on experience with development and delivery tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira, GitHub, or similar platforms, including managing work items, delivery flow, and dependencies.
• Experience using Kiro for spec-driven development, including maintaining high-quality specifications, locking requirements appropriately, and supporting downstream generation and implementation workflows (required).
• Prior experience working with AWS-based cloud solutions and AI capabilities, including collaborating on or guiding products that leverage cloud services and agentic AI (required).

Requirements

• Collaborate with Product Director to align initiatives with broader product roadmap and priorities.
• Translate business and technical needs into structured, implementation-ready specifications.
• Own lifecycle of specifications, including creation, refinement, and validation using tools like Kiro.
• Create clear, scalable user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Partner with Development and QA to clarify requirements and ensure alignment through delivery.
• Prioritize backlog balancing business value, technical complexity, and roadmap goals.
• Promote simple, intuitive, and scalable product and system designs.
• Work across distributed teams with high responsiveness during business hours.

Working Conditions

This role is 100% remote and requires working hours between 8:00AM to 5:00PM EST or CST. However, there might be occasional exposure to overtime or working more than 8 hours in a day due to project demands.