Product Owner
UPshow is looking to add a Product Owner to our Product Development team. The Product Owner is an emerging leader and will work closely with the dedicated engineering team to ensure our products deliver on our customer’s needs. The Product Owner will be responsible for collecting and analyzing a variety of data to help the engineering team determine what needs to be built and in what priority. We are seeking a rising start to help us lead the development and delivery of world-class software innovation to redefine the in-venue engagement experience.
In this role, you will engage with our customers and internal stakeholders to decide the future of your product line. If you love being a part of product strategy, building creative products based on strong user insights and using analytics and experimentation to iterate...then you will love this position.
Responsibilities:
- Own various aspects of product development, including but not limited to, gathering product feature needs from customers and key stakeholders into executable tasks.
- Assist in quantifying the business value related to UPshow’s strategic initiatives, and work with the engineering team to execute.
- Prioritize requests/enhancements/ new features to optimize resources and maximize ROI
- Actively manage/groom your backlog
- Define the specific product requirements and acceptance criteria via user stories
- Document and share broader business context and strategy for major initiatives
- Co-lead the sprint planning process with Engineering leadership
- Manage the day to day progress of feature development with your Engineering and Design counterparts by actively participating in daily stands
- Build, maintain and communicate your product roadmap to the UPshow team
- Manage your product’s release process and communication / training plans for internal and external stakeholders
- Meet regularly with key customer-facing teams to collect and analyze user feedback to shape new product ideas and user requirements
- Analyze product usage data to inform feature and enhancement ideas/prioritization
- Conduct market research and competitive analyses
Requirements:
- 3+ years of experience as a Product Owner or similar role
- Bachelors in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Economics or similar
- Willingness to learn on the job
- Must be a self-starter who can hit the ground running with minimal mentorship
- Strong written, verbal and presentation skills
- Strong collaboration and interpersonal skills
- Robust analytical, problem-solving and critical thinking skills
- Strategic mindset
- Experience working in a distributed environment (multiple time zones)
- Familiarity in an agile development framework
- Excellent project management skills to push product milestones over the finish line with sound planning and persistent execution
Nice to Have:
- Analytics or data visualization experience
- Proficient technical skills
- Proficient Spanish speaking skills
- Design chops
About UPshow:
UPshow is the leading innovator in the space of digital signage for businesses. UPshow increases customer engagement with interactive TV and mobile software, creating a unique in-venue network to advertise to and entertain customers. We offer a three-in-one platform that provides: entertainment options, engagement solutions and a management suite to measure results. By using these tools, businesses can increase revenue; influence customer and employee behavior; and become more efficient. Our clients range from healthcare providers, to restaurant groups, to nationwide gyms — all looking to reach their customers with the right messages at the right time. Founded in 2015, UPshow now reaches audiences in thousands businesses around the world. Learn more at upshow.tv