Product Owner IV

Hanger, Inc. • Austin, TX

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Product Owner IV, you are responsible for maximizing the value delivered by an agile product team or product area, owning execution from discovery through delivery and iteration. This role focuses on translating product vision and strategy into clear, actionable, and well‑sequenced work, ensuring the team consistently solves the highest‑value problems for customers and the business. You operate as a senior individual contributor with strong autonomy in backlog ownership and delivery decisions. You partner closely with Product Management, Engineering, Design, and operational stakeholders to ensure solutions are usable, scalable, and aligned with real‑world workflows. This is a highly collaborative, hands‑on role for someone who thrives in agile environments and brings structure, clarity, and momentum to complex product initiatives.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager, Business Analyst, or similar agile delivery role
• Extensive hands‑on experience working with agile product teams
• 3+ years delivering SaaS or workflow‑driven products in production environments
• Proven ability to translate strategy into executable plans and prioritized backlogs
• Strong judgment in making feature‑level prioritization and scope trade‑off decisions
• Experience partnering closely with Engineering and Design on delivery execution
• Familiarity with tools such as Jira, Confluence, Aha!, Lucid, Azure DevOps, or similar
• Ability to convert ambiguous or complex needs into clear, well‑scoped requirements
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Must have, or be eligible to obtain, a valid driver’s license and driving record within the standards outlined within Hanger’s Motor Vehicle Safety Policy and Procedures.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced backlog management and prioritization
• Strong user story writing and acceptance criteria definition
• Agile delivery expertise (Scrum, Kanban, or hybrid)
• Discovery, experimentation, and iterative delivery practices
• Stakeholder alignment and communication
• Customer‑ and outcome‑oriented mindset

Responsibilities

• Own and continuously refine the product backlog for a defined product area or capability set.
• Write high‑quality user stories, define acceptance criteria, and ensure backlog items are execution‑ready.
• Prioritize work based on customer value, business impact, delivery risk, and dependencies.
• Proactively manage scope trade‑offs to maintain delivery predictability and outcomes.
• Partner with Product Managers and business stakeholders to deeply understand product vision, goals, and success metrics.
• Decompose complex initiatives into incremental, value‑driven deliverables.
• Ensure sprint goals and delivery plans align with strategic intent and near‑term priorities.
• Serve as the primary product voice for the development team.
• Lead backlog refinement and actively participate in sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Make timely, informed decisions to unblock delivery and resolve scope, priority, or requirements questions.
• Lead and support discovery activities including customer interviews, workflow mapping, and requirements definition.
• Collaborate with Design and Engineering to validate ideas using prototypes, betas, experiments, and data.
• Incorporate learnings into backlog refinement and prioritization to continuously improve outcomes.
• Define and track success metrics such as adoption, activation, retention, usability, and workflow efficiency.
• Support release readiness including documentation, enablement, and go‑to‑market coordination.
• Evaluate post‑launch performance and drive iterative improvements based on data and feedback.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, clinical, operational, and technical teams to ensure solutions are practical and scalable.
• Manage cross‑team dependencies and communicate priorities, progress, and risks transparently.
• Escalate delivery or scope risks appropriately while proposing actionable mitigation options.

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation Packages
• 8 Paid National Holidays & 4 additional Floating Holidays
• PTO that includes Vacation and Sick time
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits
• 401k Savings and Retirement Plan
• Paid Parental Bonding Leave for New Parents
• Flexible Work Schedules and Part-time Opportunities
• Generous Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Mentorship Programs- Mentor and Mentee
• Student Loan Repayment Assistance by Location
• Relocation Assistance
• Regional & National traveling CPO/CO/CP opportunities
• Volunteering for Local and National events such as Hanger’s BAKA Bootcamp and EmpowerFest

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed