Product Owner II

American Specialty Health Incorporated is seeking a Product Owner II to define, refine, and prioritize what the team builds and the impact it creates.

Responsibilities

• Own the product backlog end-to-end, including writing, refining, and prioritizing user stories to provide clarity and support fast delivery.
• Collaborate with other departments and product teams to assess, initiate, refine, and drive functional solutions.
• Collect requirements from key stakeholders and translate them into user stories for the Scrum team.
• Use AI-assisted tools throughout discovery and requirements by:
  • Interrogating business needs
  • Stress-testing assumptions
  • Helping teams reach sharper questions faster
• Partner with an AI-first engineering team that uses AI tools as part of how it thinks and builds.
• Actively participate in Scrum ceremonies to advance work through clear decisions and avoid ambiguity from blocking progress.
• Maintain an adequate pipeline of refined user stories ready for development.
• Drive backlog management, iteration planning, and elaboration of user stories.
• Write clear acceptance criteria so developers do not need to guess and testers do not need to interpret.
• Plan and prioritize the product backlog and product development work.
• Identify, manage, and prioritize cross-team priorities.
• Contribute to final approval and acceptance testing.
• Communicate product strategy to key stakeholders and team members.
• Help mitigate non-technical impediments that could affect successful completion of Release and Sprint goals.
• Coordinate across teams and departments on delivery plans, testing, training, and support.
• Work with engineering, user experience, customer experience strategy, and design teams to maintain quality and consistency of experience.
• Incorporate stakeholder input into the product roadmap while negotiating trade-offs of conflicting priorities based on business and customer value.
• Serve as the internal product subject matter expert with deep understanding of the business and product.
• Participate in inception workshops in cross-functional group settings.
• Coordinate troubleshooting and analysis of issues from internal and external users through resolution.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Comply with all policies and standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field; or equivalent experience. (High School Diploma required if using equivalent experience.)
• 3 years experience working as a Product Owner or Business Analyst, including demonstrated ability to lead projects and Scrum teams.
• In-depth knowledge of agile process and principles. (High proficiency)
• Hands-on familiarity with AI tools (Copilot, Chat GPT, Claude, or similar) and active curiosity about how they can change product team work. AI expertise not required, but ongoing learning and experimentation expected. (High proficiency)
• High proficiency in creating, prioritizing, and accepting user stories.
• Ability to write clear and concise acceptance criteria.
• Outstanding communication, presentation, and leadership skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient problem solving with ability to motivate and lead the Scrum team to an appropriate solution and timeline.
• Certified Scrum Product Owner certification within 1-1/2 years required.

Technologies

• Copilot
• Chat GPT
• Claude

Work Location

• Remote (Remote)

Salary

• USD 69,200 - 95,000 per year (Full-Time Annual Salary range)

Remote Worker Guidelines

• Trained remotely; ability to work from home (WFH) in a designated work area using company-provided technology equipment.
• Stable internet connection required to participate by video in online meetings over a reliable and consistent network.
• Minimum internet speed: 50 down / 10 up Mbps.
• Recommended: 100 down / 20 up to support higher quality video meetings.

Core Competencies

• Demonstrated ability to interact positively and maintain cooperative working relationships.
• Excellent customer service for internal and external customer needs and expectations.
• Strong listening and interpersonal communication skills to identify critical competencies based on success factors and organizational environment.
• Ability to organize, prioritize, multi-task, and manage time effectively.
• Accuracy and productivity in a changing environment with constant interruptions.
• Ability to analyze information, problems, issues, situations, and procedures to develop effective solutions.
• Ability to exercise strict confidentiality in all matters.

Mobility

• Primarily sedentary; able to sit for long periods with ability to travel within and outside the facility.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to see, speak, and hear other personnel and/or objects.
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing.
• Ability to travel within and around the facility or within the WFH environment.
• Capable of using a telephone, computer keyboard, and mouse.
• Ability to lift up to 10 lbs.

Environmental Conditions

• Hybrid Onsite: office and/or work from home (WFH) environment.