Product Owner

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Job Title: Product Owner
Location: Houston, TX 77002
Contract Length: 12 Months

Job Ref #: JOB-248427

Position Summary

Seeking a Product Owner to support a Corporate Affairs Digital Platform team responsible for delivering digital tools and platforms used to plan, create, publish, and measure communications with internal and external audiences.

The Product Owner will translate business needs into clearly defined, prioritized work and drive day-to-day delivery in partnership with IT, vendors, and business stakeholders.

This role requires strong technical fluency, hands-on experience with web technologies, Agile product ownership, marketing technology platforms, and AI tools.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders to understand business challenges, gather requirements, and define solutions involving existing applications or new technologies.
• Translate product vision and roadmaps into prioritized backlogs using Azure DevOps, including user stories and testable acceptance criteria.
• Drive Agile delivery through backlog refinement, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Plan and execute user acceptance testing (UAT) and validate delivered work against acceptance criteria.
• Configure, troubleshoot, and document communications and marketing technology platforms as needed.
• Collaborate with IT teams on solution architecture, integrations, APIs, environments, release management, and security reviews.
• Manage SaaS vendors, product roadmaps, licensing, and renewals in coordination with procurement.
• Use AI tools daily to support research, analysis, requirements development, and prototyping.
• Lead change management and training activities to support successful technology implementations and adoption.
• Support product prioritization discussions and ensure delivery remains aligned with agreed business objectives.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in product ownership, web development, software engineering, or business analysis.
• Hands-on experience with web technologies, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, content management systems, APIs, and integrations.
• Ability to engage IT partners confidently on technical design and software solutions.
• Proven everyday proficiency with Microsoft Copilot or other large language model (LLM) tools, applying sound judgment regarding accuracy, privacy, and data handling.
• Practical Agile product ownership experience, including backlog management, user stories, acceptance criteria, sprint ceremonies, and UAT, ideally using Azure DevOps.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills within a matrixed organization.
• Strong initiative, ownership, and ability to work independently in ambiguous situations.
• Demonstrated career stability and a history of long-term tenure with previous employers.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Communications, or a related field.
• Experience with communications and marketing technologies such as Marketo, Sitecore, and Monday.com.
• Experience building solutions using Copilot Studio or Power Platform.
• Knowledge of web analytics tools, including Adobe Analytics or Google Analytics, and SEO.
• Product ownership certification such as CSPO, PSPO, or SAFe POPM.
• Prior software engineering or highly technical background.
• Oil and gas industry experience.

Key Technical Skills

Technical Business Analysis & Web Technologies

• Strong understanding of web technologies and software systems.
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical requirements and collaborate effectively with IT teams.

Product Ownership & Agile Delivery

• Requirements gathering, user stories, backlog management, and Agile delivery.
• Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps strongly preferred.

Marketing Technology & AI Tools

• Experience with digital marketing platforms, email marketing systems, content management systems, and project management tools.
• Familiarity with Marketo, Sitecore, and Monday.com.
• Proficiency with AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, and Claude to support business processes and productivity.