Senior Technical Product Owner - Canada

Bellwood

2d•Remote

About The Position

We are seeking a Senior Technical Product Owner to lead delivery and discovery for business-critical web and mobile products while strengthening the internal systems that power how Bellwood works. This is a unique opportunity to work alongside an experienced team that excels at building high-quality products for clients at scale. You will serve as the primary product and delivery lead across client engagements, translating business goals into clear, executable plans for engineering and design teams. In addition to client work, you will help elevate Bellwood’s internal processes, tools, and platforms to improve how we plan, deliver, and collaborate. This position reports to the COO and works closely with clients, engineers, designers, and cross-functional stakeholders across Bellwood.

Requirements

Has 6+ years of experience in product ownership, technical product management, or delivery leadership
Has led complex software projects from discovery through launch
Is comfortable making decisions and owning outcomes, not just gathering requirements
Thrives in ambiguous environments and brings structure and clarity to chaos
Communicates confidently with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Understands software architecture and technical tradeoffs well enough to partner deeply with engineers
Has strong experience with Jira and modern delivery tooling
Enjoys improving systems and processes, not just running them
Is equally comfortable leading a client workshop and refining a backlog
Embodies Bellwood’s values of ownership, empathy, and follow-through

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end product delivery for client engagements, from discovery through release
Lead discovery workshops to clarify goals, requirements, risks, and success metrics
Translate business needs into roadmaps, epics, user stories, and actionable backlogs
Define priorities and make tradeoff decisions based on value, risk, and timeline
Serve as the primary client-facing product lead, providing updates, demos, and recommendations
Establish and maintain a clear communication cadence with clients and internal teams
Create and manage all user stories in Jira, ensuring acceptance criteria are clear and development-ready
Proactively manage and refine the backlog to align with evolving priorities
Facilitate scrum ceremonies including refinement, planning, stand-ups, kickoffs, and retrospectives
Monitor team velocity and capacity to plan realistic, predictable sprints
Partner closely with engineering, design, and QA to ensure high-quality delivery
Validate features in staging environments and coordinate deployments with stakeholders
Identify risks and blockers early and drive resolution
Support pre-sales and discovery conversations with prospective clients as needed
Own, maintain, and continuously enhance Bellwood’s core delivery and operations platforms (Jira, Tempo, Jazz, Lattice, Rippling, and related tools), driving process efficiency, system reliability, and operational excellence between client engagements.
Standardize workflows, templates, and processes to improve clarity and efficiency across teams
Document and scale best practices for discovery, estimation, and delivery
Improve reporting, forecasting, and visibility into team capacity and performance
Reduce manual work through smarter systems and automation
Treat Bellwood itself like a product, identifying friction and implementing improvements that strengthen how we work