Product Owner

Product Owner

Department: Product
Reports To: Vice President, Product & Strategy
Location: Austin, TX
Schedule: Full-time | Hybrid (2–3 days in office)

Work Authorization Notice: At this time, we are unable to provide immigration sponsorship for this position. Candidates must have current, unrestricted authorization to work in the country where the role is based.

Overview

At Togetherwork, we set a high bar for clarity, collaboration, and execution. While our Product & Strategy leaders own portfolio outcomes, our individual contributors play a critical role in translating strategy into high-quality, customer-centered execution. We work in close partnership with Engineering, Design, Delivery, CX, Support, Revenue, and Operations to build stable, modern products that help our customers succeed.

Product Owners at Togetherwork are hands-on practitioners who bring strong analytical thinking, operational discipline, and a willingness to engage deeply in sprint-level execution. We embrace innovation, including responsible use of AI, to improve insight, speed, and delivery quality. This role reflects those expectations: collaborative, detail-oriented, and focused on delivering meaningful outcomes.

What You’ll Do

• Translate product strategy and roadmap priorities into clear, actionable backlog items
• Own, prioritize, and maintain a well-groomed product backlog across two Scrum teams
• Write detailed user stories and acceptance criteria that enable predictable delivery
• Participate fully in Scrum ceremonies, including planning, grooming, standups, reviews, and retrospectives
• Support onshore, offshore, or blended engineering teams by ensuring work is well-defined and unblocked
• Create mockups, workflows, and prototypes in Figma to communicate feature intent
• Collaborate closely with Designers to refine UX flows and ensure customer needs are met
• Partner with Product Managers to ensure sprint execution aligns with roadmap goals
• Coordinate with Delivery Managers to keep releases on track and risks visible
• Support go-to-market efforts by clarifying feature functionality and customer value
• Incorporate customer insights from CX, Support, and analytics into backlog decisions
• Monitor product health, adoption, and feedback to inform continuous improvement
  Use AI tools to accelerate story writing, analysis, and workflow efficiency

What You’ll Bring

• 2–4+ years of experience as a Product Owner or in a similar Agile delivery role
• Strong experience writing user stories, acceptance criteria, and managing product backlogs
• Hands-on experience creating mockups and prototypes using Figma
• Experience supporting two or more Scrum teams simultaneously
• Ability to work effectively with both onshore and offshore development teams
• Strong communication and facilitation skills across technical and non-technical audiences
• Solid understanding of Agile delivery, UX principles, and technical constraints
• Ability to translate customer and business needs into clear implementation requirements

Bonus Points

• Experience supporting multiple product areas or complex portfolios
• Background working in SaaS or platform-based software environments
• Experience using AI tools to improve backlog quality, discovery, or delivery workflows
• Comfort operating in fast-paced, evolving product organizations

Why You’ll Love Working Here

• High-impact role translating strategy into real customer value
• Strong cross-functional partnerships with Product, Engineering, Design, and Delivery
• Culture of ownership, clarity, and continuous improvement
• Opportunity to grow your product craft while supporting meaningful customer outcomes
• Hybrid work model that balances collaboration and flexibility
• Belonging at Togetherwork

The Company offers a comprehensive employee benefits program, including:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance options 
• 100% Employer paid short/long term disability
• Basic Life 
• 401(k) option with 100% company match up to 4%
• Non-Exempt employees have a generous accrual policy
• 10 sick days annually 
• 10 company paid holidays
• 6 weeks paid parental leave

 

Inclusion and Diversity: Togetherwork is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We are a company where diverse backgrounds, experiences and viewpoints are valued. Togetherwork does not make hiring or employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, age, ethnic or national origin, or any other basis protected by all local, state or federal laws.