Senior Product Owner

PrePass

$110K — $130K *
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5+ years of experience as a Product Owner or in a similar product-focused role.
  • Strong experience in business process analysis and translating requirements into technical solutions.
  • Solid understanding of web application and API-based systems.
  • Proficiency with Agile/Scrum methodologies and backlog management tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps).
  • Excellent decision-making, communication, and organizational skills.
  • Familiarity with user-centered design principles and modern web usability standards.
  • Ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive outcomes without direct authority.

Responsibilities

  • Own and drive the product backlog, ensuring alignment with product strategy and business objectives.
  • Make informed prioritization decisions to maximize customer and business value.
  • Ensure backlog items are clearly articulated and well-estimated for predictable delivery.
  • Lead sprint planning, backlog refinement, and discovery sessions.
  • Partner with Product Management to support roadmap execution and incremental delivery of strategic initiatives.
  • Collaborate closely with engineering, design, QA, and business stakeholders to deliver features.
  • Proactively communicate priorities, trade-offs, risks, and progress to stakeholders across the organization.

Benefits

  • Robust benefit package that includes medical, dental, and vision that start on date of hire.
  • Paid Time Off, to include vacation, sick, holidays, and floating holidays.
  • Paid parental leave.
  • 401(k) plan with employer match.
  • Company-funded 'lifestyle account' for well-being activities.
  • Tuition Reimbursement Program.
  • Voluntary benefits, including Legal and Pet Discounts.
  • Employee Assistance Program available at no cost.
  • Company-sponsored 'Culture Team' focused on employee well-being.
  • Community Give-Back initiatives.
  • Culture focused on employee development initiatives.
  • Company-wide bonus and commission plans.
Full Job Description
About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Product Owner to lead development for our Web Platform in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. This role carries significant ownership and influence, requiring strong product judgment, adaptability, and the ability to deliver high-quality solutions aligned with business strategy and customer outcomes.

You will work closely with Product Management, Engineering, Design, and cross-functional stakeholders to translate product vision and strategic initiatives into well-defined, high-impact software solutions. The ideal candidate demonstrates maturity in decision-making, a strong grasp of web-based platforms, and the confidence to lead within Agile teams while balancing tactical execution with long-term product goals. This is a hybrid position based out of our Downtown Phoenix corporate office.

Essential Responsibilities

Product Ownership & Delivery
  • Own and drive the product backlog, ensuring alignment with product strategy, business objectives, and customer needs.
  • Make informed prioritization decisions within and across sprints to maximize customer and business value.
  • Ensure backlog items are clearly articulated, well-refined, and appropriately estimated to support predictable delivery.
  • Lead sprint planning, backlog refinement, and discovery sessions, translating complex requirements into clear, actionable user stories.
  • Partner with Product Management to support roadmap execution and incremental delivery of strategic initiatives.


Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement
  • Collaborate closely with engineering, design, QA, and business stakeholders to deliver high-quality features on time.
  • Act as a trusted subject matter expert for the web platform, serving as a key point of contact for internal teams.
  • Proactively communicate priorities, trade-offs, risks, and progress to stakeholders across the organization.
  • Support alignment across teams by balancing technical constraints, user experience, and business priorities.


Innovation & Continuous Improvement
  • Stay current on industry trends, web and API technologies, and Agile best practices to inform product decisions.
  • Identify opportunities to improve development processes, product scalability, and customer experience.
  • Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement through data-informed decision-making and iterative learning.

Requirements
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5+ years of experience as a Product Owner or in a similar product-focused role.
  • Strong experience in business process analysis and translating requirements into technical solutions.
  • Solid understanding of web application and API-based systems.
  • Proficiency with Agile/Scrum methodologies and backlog management tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps).
  • Excellent decision-making, communication, and organizational skills.
  • Familiarity with user-centered design principles and modern web usability standards.
  • Ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive outcomes without direct authority.
  • Some travel may be required.


Desired Characteristics
  • Strategic, outcome-oriented thinker with a proactive problem-solving mindset.
  • Comfortable operating in ambiguity while maintaining clarity and forward momentum.
  • Strong collaborator with the ability to influence across technical and non-technical teams.
  • High level of ownership, accountability, and follow-through.
  • Passion for continuous improvement and delivering meaningful customer value.

Benefits
How We Will Take Care of You
  • Robust benefit package that includes medical, dental, and vision that start on date of hire.
  • Paid Time Off, to include vacation, sick, holidays, and floating holidays.
  • Paid parental leave.
  • 401(k) plan with employer match.
  • Company-funded "lifestyle account" upon date of hire for you to apply toward your physical and mental well-being (i.e., ski passes, retreats, gym memberships).
  • Tuition Reimbursement Program.
  • Voluntary benefits, to include, but not limited to Legal and Pet Discounts.
  • Employee Assistance Program (available at no cost to you).
  • Company-sponsored and funded "Culture Team" that focuses on the Physical, Mental, and Professional well-being of employees.
  • Community Give-Back initiatives.
  • Culture that focuses on employee development initiatives.
  • Company-wide bonus and commission plans.


Join Us

At PrePass, our mission drives us.

We invest in relationships. We challenge ourselves to innovate and improve. We win together. Simply put, we live our Core Values.

Ready to help move the transportation industry forward? Join us and let's drive progress-together.

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