Part-Time Product Owner

Role Description

Think Company is looking for a Product Owner with experience leading complex platform modernization efforts in enterprise, public sector, or nonprofit environments. This is a contract role at part-time capacity, ideal for someone who thrives on turning a strategic roadmap into shipped product in a multi-vendor environment.

You'll own the product backlog for a national data platform undergoing its first major modernization in several years. Extensive design research and user interviews have been completed, and a prioritized roadmap will be in place when you start. Prototypes exist for many of the key features, with others to be developed alongside delivery.

Your job is to take that foundation, decompose it into developer-ready work, and drive execution in close coordination with the client's stakeholders, Think Company's design team, and an external development vendor. The platform supports data-driven decision-making for a national nonprofit focused on community impact and equitable outcomes.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience as a Product Owner or Product Manager on platform modernization or data-heavy product efforts.
• Ability to decompose epics into feature and developer-ready user stories with clear acceptance criteria.
• Strong written communication: concise requirements, clear decision documentation, and stakeholder updates.
• Solid understanding of user experience principles.
• Comfort working with data-intensive products.
• Practical experience implementing Agile principles.
• Experience coordinating with external development vendors or distributed engineering teams.
• Strong facilitation skills.

Requirements

• Translate a prioritized product roadmap into a sprint-ready backlog.
• Coordinate delivery across three organizations: the client's internal stakeholders, Think Company's design team, and an external development vendor.
• Lead sprint planning, backlog refinement, and sprint reviews.
• Collaborate with Think's design team to ensure design specs stay 1-2 sprints ahead of development.
• Establish and run the product cadence from scratch.
• Manage scope, timeline, and trade-off decisions.
• Provide the client's primary stakeholder with structured visibility.
• Track delivery progress against outcome-based success metrics.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation.
• Comprehensive benefits.
• Ongoing opportunities for learning and development.