Product Owner, Mobile Apps

Pelmorex

$75K — $95K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2-5 years of experience in product ownership, business analysis, or project delivery.
  • Familiarity with Agile development environments and Scrum teams.
  • Ability to write user stories and acceptance criteria.
  • Understanding of mobile app development, specifically iOS and Android.
  • Strong communication skills for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Highly organized with multiple priorities and dependencies management.
  • Proficient in leveraging data and user feedback for decision-making.

Responsibilities

  • Own and prioritize the Mobile Apps backlog aligned with business objectives.
  • Translate product strategy and business requirements into detailed user stories and acceptance criteria.
  • Collaborate with Product Managers to break down larger initiatives into actionable tasks for the development team.
  • Monitor and manage user feedback from various sources to inform backlog improvements.
  • Facilitate backlog refinement sessions ensuring clear and complete requirements for development.
  • Participate actively in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning and retrospectives.
  • Coordinate with cross-functional teams to clarify requirements and resolve delivery blockers.

Benefits

  • Course reimbursement program for continuous learning.
  • Transparent communication practices including regular All Hands Meetings with leadership.
  • Access to Pelmorex Learning Academy for professional development.
  • Partnership with Inkblot for virtual mental health counseling sessions.
  • Frequent pulse surveys to gather employee feedback on workplace improvements.
  • Free online doctor visits through Maple Online Healthcare.
  • Anonymous reporting platform for employees to voice concerns comfortably.
Full Job Description
This role is responsible for translating product strategy into actionable work for the Canadian Mobile Apps team. Working closely with Product Managers, Design, Technology and Monetization, you will own the team backlog, define requirements, and ensure work is delivered efficiently and with a high level of quality. You play a critical role in connecting business goals to delivery by ensuring priorities are clearly defined, requirements are understood, and teams have what they need to execute successfully. Success means a healthy backlog, predictable delivery, strong team alignment, and high-quality releases across iOS and Android. Please note, we are only considering candidates who are eligible to work in Canada and can work in a Hybrid model at our Oakville, ON, Canada location. WHAT'S THE DAY TO DAY LIKE? Core Responsibilities: - You own and maintain the Mobile Apps backlog, ensuring work is prioritized and aligned with business objectives. - You translate product strategy, roadmap initiatives, and business requirements into detailed user stories and acceptance criteria. - You partner with Product Managers to break down larger initiatives into actionable deliverables that can be executed by the development team. - You track and manage user feedback from app store reviews, customer support channels, and other sources. You identify trends, investigate issues, coordinate responses with internal teams, and ensure actionable feedback is incorporated into the backlog and product improvement efforts. - You facilitate backlog refinement sessions and ensure requirements are clear, complete, and ready for development. - You actively participate in sprint planning, daily standups, reviews, and retrospectives. - You work closely with Technology, Design, Monetization, and Product teams to clarify requirements, answer questions, and remove delivery blockers. - You ensure priorities remain aligned with business needs and communicate changes, risks, and dependencies to stakeholders. - You monitor feature progress throughout development and help coordinate release readiness activities. - You support testing efforts by validating requirements, acceptance criteria, and feature behavior throughout the development lifecycle. - You identify opportunities to improve team processes, delivery efficiency, and backlog management practices. - You track feature delivery and support Product Managers with post-launch analysis and reporting. - You stay current on mobile platform updates and share relevant information with the team Decision Making and Autonomy: - You make day-to-day prioritization decisions within the sprint backlog and work closely with Product Managers on larger prioritization decisions. - You are trusted to make execution-level decisions that support efficient delivery while maintaining alignment with product goals. - You proactively identify risks, dependencies, and blockers and escalate them with recommended solutions. - You coordinate across teams to ensure work remains on track and milestones are achieved. WE ARE HOPING YOU HAVE: - Experience working within Agile development environments and Scrum teams. - Experience writing user stories, acceptance criteria, and managing product backlogs. - You understand mobile application development and are familiar with iOS and Android ecosystems. - You can translate business requirements into detailed functional requirements and actionable development work. - You communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders. - You are highly organized and able to manage multiple priorities and dependencies. - You use data, user feedback, and team input to support prioritization and delivery decisions. - You bring 2-5 years of product ownership, business analysis, project delivery, or related experience. DON'T MEET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS? DON'T WORRY... Not all applicants will have skills that match a job description exactly. Pelmorex values and welcomes diverse experiences. While having "desired" qualifications makes for a strong candidate, we encourage applicants with alternative experiences to also apply. If your career is just starting or hasn't followed a traditional path, don't let that stop you from considering Pelmorex. We are always looking for people who will be a culture add (yup, that's right, we don't subscribe to culture fit, we want you to add to what we think is an amazing culture and work environment INTERESTED? IT GETS BETTER.... - Course Reimbursement Program We want you to keep learning, so we can too - Open and transparent communication, including All Hands Meetings with our CEO - Pelmorex Learning Academy 🏫 - Your mental health is important to us! We partner with Inkblot for virtual counseling sessions - Frequent employee pulse surveys 📝 we value your feedback so we can continue to make Pelmorex a great place to work! - Free online doctor visits with Maple Online Healthcare - While we encourage 1:1 conversations, we recognize that not everyone is comfortable with speaking up 🗣 We have an anonymous reporting platform to ensure everyone's voice is heard OUR PROMISE TO YOU... We're highly focused on doing the right thing. We'll discuss issues and timelines professionally, so you have the time you need to do the best work you can You will see the result of your work pushed out to real users quickly We're a team that enjoys learning new technologies and we're open to trying new things We'll try our best not to bog you down with boring meetings Fair and Authentic Interview Experience We welcome candidates using AI tools to prepare for interviews or to learn more about Pelmorex. During the interviews themselves, we expect responses to come from your own experience and thinking. We ask that candidates not use real-time AI assistance, live answer prompts, or automated response tools during interviews. This helps ensure a fair process for everyone and allows us to evaluate how you approach problems and communicate in your own voice. We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

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