Product Owner

Business Needs • Raleigh, NC

26d • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a Product Owner to lead product strategy, roadmap planning, and delivery for technology solutions. The role partners with business stakeholders, engineering, architecture, and UX teams to define requirements, prioritize initiatives, and deliver customer-focused products that drive business value. The position is based in Raleigh, North Carolina, with four days onsite, and is a 12-month contract.

The Product Owner defines and manages product roadmaps, features, user stories, and Agile backlogs. The role gathers and prioritizes business and technical requirements, works with engineering teams to deliver scalable, high-performing solutions, and uses customer needs, market trends, and product performance metrics to guide product decisions and continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate has Product Manager or Product Owner experience supporting enterprise search and digital products. Experience with search technologies, relevance tuning, information discovery, AI-powered search, and knowledge management platforms is preferred. Familiarity with customer-facing channels such as POS, mobile apps, and B2B platforms, as well as SKU management and product data management, is also preferred.

Requirements

• 3+ years of Product Management experience in software or technology products.
• Strong understanding of SDLC, Agile methodologies, and cloud technologies.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience translating business needs into technical requirements.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong Agile experience, including backlog management, sprint planning, user stories, and working with Scrum Masters and development teams.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with enterprise search, search technologies, relevance tuning, or information discovery solutions.
• Experience with AI-powered search and knowledge management platforms.
• Experience supporting customer-facing channels such as POS, mobile apps, and B2B platforms.
• Knowledge of SKU management, search technologies (Algolia, Vertex AI, Google Gemini), and product data management.

Responsibilities

• Define and manage product roadmaps, features, and user stories.
• Gather and prioritize business and technical requirements.
• Partner with engineering teams to deliver scalable, high-performing solutions.
• Analyze customer needs, market trends, and product performance metrics.
• Drive product discovery, business case development, and solution validation.
• Manage product backlogs and priorities in Agile environments.
• Promote data-driven decision-making and continuous product improvement.
• Partner with business stakeholders, engineering, architecture, and UX teams to define requirements, prioritize initiatives, and deliver customer-focused products.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed