Senior Product Owner

Position Overview:

The organization is seeking a Senior Product Owner with deep, hands-on experience working within a Scrum-based software development environment. This role is suited for a seasoned practitioner with years of experience embedded with development teams, owning and managing backlogs, writing high-quality user stories, and guiding delivery through disciplined Agile execution.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own and actively manage one or more product backlogs for Scrum teams
• Write clear, well-structured user stories with explicit acceptance criteria
• Continuously refine, prioritize, and groom the backlog to ensure sprint readiness
• Serve as the single point of accountability for backlog prioritization and scope decisions
• Work day-to-day with engineers, QA, UX, and Scrum Masters
• Lead and participate in backlog refinement sessions, sprint planning, sprint reviews and retrospectives
• Translate business goals and stakeholder needs into development-ready work
• Support AI-assisted development workflows while maintaining quality
• Coach and mentor junior Product Owners

Qualifications:

• 5-8 years of experience as a Product Owner in Scrum teams
• Experience in a professional software development shop
• Strong Agile and Scrum knowledge grounded in real delivery
• Expertise in user stories, acceptance criteria, and backlog management
• Experience working with AI tools and AI-assisted coding environments
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience using Agile tooling (e.g., Jira or equivalent) to manage backlogs and sprints
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to say "no" or "not now" and explain trade-offs clearly
• Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with engineers and earn their trust
• Scrum master experience is a plus

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with AI agents in development
• Analytics or data-intensive systems experience
• CSPO, PSPO, or equivalent certification
• Experience inheriting and improving an existing backlog or delivery process

Pay: $100,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

What are your thoughts regarding our mission statement: At [REDACTED], we know the timeless foundation of America’s peace and prosperity is turning to God and the enforcement of just laws. We defend our nation by electing like-minded leaders and by creating organizations and campaigns that promote fully transparent elections, economic freedom, limited government, military superiority, secure borders, rule of law, and the sanctity of life. We do this through an experienced and passionate leadership team that values truth above all else. We apply best in class business practices yielding efficient, effective, and innovative products and results. And we partner with like-minded organizations to create force multiplication, extending both our reach and the return-on-investment for our donors.

Location:

Ponte Vedra, FL 32081 (Required)

Ability to Commute:

Ponte Vedra, FL 32081 (Required)

Work Location: In person