Progress Residential

Technical Product Owner

Progress Residential$100K — $120K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Iowa, US
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in business, information systems, computer science, or related field.
  • 3+ years in a Product Owner or business analysis role.
  • Experience in Agile software development environments.
  • Strong understanding of SDLC methodologies.
  • Skill in creating user stories and process documentation.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Strong communication skills, capable of conveying complex ideas clearly.

Responsibilities

  • Define and share a product vision and roadmap aligned with business strategy.
  • Prioritize the product backlog based on strategic objectives and stakeholder input.
  • Collaborate with business leaders to identify process optimization opportunities.
  • Make data-informed decisions to enhance value delivery.
  • Serve as the primary contact for product requirements and backlog guidance.
  • Validate delivered work aligns with defined requirements and quality standards.
  • Facilitate sessions to uncover business needs and objectives.

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams.
  • Opportunities for professional development and certifications.
  • Engagement in Agile and innovative product practices.
  • Involvement in strategic decision-making processes.
  • Potential for continuous improvement initiatives in product management.
Full Job Description

Position Summary: 

The Technical Product Owner acts as a critical connector between business stakeholders and software delivery teams, ensuring that business needs are clearly understood and translated into actionable, high-quality solutions. This role is responsible for shaping product vision, managing and prioritizing the product backlog, and eliciting, refining, and documenting requirements that drive measurable business outcomes. This position blends strong business analysis capabilities with product ownership expertise to align strategy with execution. The role collaborates closely with cross-functional partners, including stakeholders, engineering, quality assurance, and project management, to clarify needs, remove ambiguity, and guide delivery throughout the software development lifecycle. By balancing customer value, technical feasibility, and business priorities, this role helps ensure solutions are delivered efficiently and effectively.

Essential Job Functions:

  • Define and communicate a clear product vision, goals, and roadmap aligned with business strategy.

  • Own, refine, and prioritize the product backlog based on business value, strategic objectives, and stakeholder input.

  • Partner with business leaders and stakeholders to identify opportunities for process optimization and product innovation.

  • Make data-informed prioritization decisions and trade-offs to maximize value delivery and outcomes.

  • Serve as the primary point of contact for product decisions, requirement clarification, and backlog direction.

  • Review, validate, and formally accept delivered work to ensure alignment with defined requirements and quality standards.

  • Elicit, analyze, document, and validate business, functional, and non-functional requirements.

  • Facilitate stakeholder interviews, workshops, and discovery sessions to understand business processes, challenges, and objectives.

  • Develop and maintain user stories, acceptance criteria, use cases, process flows, and functional specifications that translate business needs into actionable solutions.

  • Identify gaps, risks, dependencies, and potential impacts associated with proposed solutions.

  • Ensure requirements are clear, complete, consistent, testable, and aligned with desired business outcomes.

  • Build strong relationships and enable effective collaboration across business, leadership, and technical teams.

  • Communicate recommendations, product updates, and solution proposals in a clear and compelling manner.

  • Manage stakeholder expectations related to scope, priorities, timelines, and deliverables.

  • Capture and incorporate user feedback to continuously enhance product capabilities and user experience.

  • Drive continuous improvement in requirements practices, documentation quality, and backlog management.

  • Champion Agile principles and product management best practices across teams.

  • Monitor product performance and identify opportunities for optimization and growth.

  • Contribute to the development and tracking of metrics that measure product success and business impact.

  • Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications/Skills:

  • Bachelor’s degree in business, information systems, computer science, or a related discipline.

  • 3+ years of experience as a Product Owner, Business Analyst, Requirements Analyst, or similar role.

  • Demonstrated experience working in Agile software development environments.

  • Strong understanding of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies and practices.

  • Hands-on experience developing user stories, acceptance criteria, business requirements, and process documentation.

  • Excellent analytical thinking, problem-solving, and organizational capabilities.

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex concepts clearly.

  • Proven ability to manage competing priorities and effectively collaborate with multiple stakeholders.

  • Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO), CBAP, or similar certification, preferred.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday (work schedule may vary depending on business needs).

About Progress Residential

Progress Residential is a real estate investment trust that owns and manages single-family rental homes. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. Progress Residential's portfolio includes over 40,000 homes in 20 markets across the United States. The company's mission is to provide high-quality rental homes and exceptional customer service to its tenants. Progress Residential offers a variety of amenities and services, including online rent payments, maintenance requests, and 24/7 customer support.
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