Halo believes in innovation by inclusion to solve digital problems. As an international agency of over 200 people specializing in interactive media strategy and development, we embrace equity and empowerment in a serious way. Our interdisciplinary teams of unique designers, developers and entrepreneurial minds with a variety of backgrounds, viewpoints, and skills connect to solve business challenges of every shape and size. We empathize to form deep, meaningful relationships with our clients so they can do the same with their audience. Working at Halo feels like belonging. Learn more about our philosophy, benefits, and team at https://halopowered.com/
The Product Owner plays a key role in driving product strategy and execution within Halo’s delivery model. This role expands beyond individual product backlog management, taking ownership of multiple projects or complex products while ensuring alignment with business goals, technical feasibility, and strategic priorities.
As a trusted advisor to clients and internal teams, the Product Owner not only defines and prioritizes the product roadmap but also proactively identifies business opportunities, risks, and dependencies. They work closely with clients, Business Analysts, Tech Leads, and Delivery Leads to ensure value-driven decision-making and effective execution.
Responsibilities:
- Define and manage the product roadmap across multiple projects, ensuring business priorities and technical dependencies are well-balanced.
- Lead backlog prioritization efforts, applying advanced techniques to maximize business value and minimize risks.
- Ensure that backlog items are strategically defined, refined, and detailed for seamless execution by development teams.
- Act as a trusted advisor to clients, providing strategic guidance on product evolution, feature prioritization, and long-term business impact.
- Engage with Delivery Leads, Business Analysts and Technical Leads to align release planning, technical feasibility, and business expectations.
- Proactively identify risks and dependencies that may impact product execution and work towards mitigating them early.
- Drive collaboration between stakeholders, Business Analysts, and development teams to maintain alignment on vision and execution.
- Act as a thought leader, mentoring Product Owners and Business Analysts on best practices. (nice to have)
- Support contractual and commercial discussions, identifying opportunities for expanding product scope or introducing new initiatives.
Requirements:
- Deep expertise in agile product management frameworks, including Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe.
- Strong experience in roadmap planning, backlog management, and value-driven prioritization techniques (e.g., WSJF, RICE, Kano Model).
- Proven ability to align business objectives with technical feasibility, understanding system integrations, dependencies, and architectural constraints.
- Proficiency in requirement management tools, collaboration platforms, and agile tracking tools.
- Advanced knowledge of release planning in an agile environment.
- Ability to understand technical details of the products, including system architecture, integrations, and key dependencies to ensure informed decision-making.
- Experience in working with cross-functional teams to manage dependencies between business requirements and technical constraints.
Benefits:
- 100% Remote Work.
- Salary in USD.
- Get to work on challenging projects for the U.S!
