Technical Product Owner

We’re looking for an ambitious and detail-oriented Technical Product Owner – someone that is passionate about building and delivering products that customers love. You will join a dynamic and fast-paced environment and work with cross-functional teams to design, build and roll-out products that deliver our company’s vision and strategy.

Who We Are

AbsenceSoft is elevating the leave and accommodations experience and is looking to hire amazing people like you! We create user-friendly, secure, and compliant technology that empowers employers to bring humanity, certainty and efficiency to the leave and accommodations experience. Made by HR Professionals for HR Professionals, we're proud of where we've been and excited about where we're headed. We value creative, innovative people who are passionate about their work and who believe there is always a better way.

Leading With Our Core Values

Make a Difference.

We are inspired to make an impact through our hard work, talent and passion. We push ourselves each day to better serve our teams, our clients, and our community.

Team First.

We are driven by team spirit not by self-interest. We value collaboration and approach our work with humility and a desire to win together.

Own it.

If we say it, we mean it. We follow through on our commitments, step up to deliver, and grow from our successes and failures.

Everyone Matters.

No matter your background or experience, everyone's voice holds value here.

What You’ll Do

Work with our cross functional team using agile methodologies to support product delivery
Translate product strategy into detailed requirements and prototypes
Document Epics and User Stories to facilitate the agile SDLC
Work closely with the agile team to groom/refine user stories; own stories through the product lifecycle from inception to delivery

Take feedback from team members and refine stories throughout the SDLC
Act as a champion for user stories

Document release notes and help other stakeholders understand new and updated functionality
Understand (and define) key user personas to help drive user stories that meet the needs of our end users
Generate product requirements and specifications and time-based plans for product introduction
Scope and prioritize activities based on business and customer impact
Work closely with engineering and quality teams to deliver new product features and functionality
Solicit feedback from customers; gather requirements for future system functionality
Participate in a highly compliant environment while assisting to maintain company controls and security within your job role.
Other duties as assigned.

What’ll Set You Up for Success

Required Skills:

4+ years work experience as a technical product owner, business analyst or similar role in a SaaS environment (preferably a B2B product)
In-depth working knowledge of APIs
Experience with highly configurable, enterprise SaaS products
Team oriented
Track record of managing user stories through delivery
Hands-on experience in software development and web technologies
Strong problem solving skills and willingness to roll up your sleeves to get the job done
Skilled at working effectively with cross functional agile teams
Understanding of agile methodology and concepts (both Scrum and Kanban)
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Undergraduate degree in Business, Management Information Systems or equivalent preferred

What To Know Before You Apply

We’re located in beautiful Golden, Colorado.
This is a full-time, salaried position + bonus.
AbsenceSoft provides a wide variety of perks and benefits. Including full medical, dental, vision, 401K, and life insurance. We support your professional growth including industry training and CLMS Certification, opportunities for additional industry and technology certifications, and continuing education.
The salary range for this position is $85k - 125k.

At AbsenceSoft, we are committed to building a team that represents a variety of diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that celebrates and supports diversity and inclusion. We make all employment and related decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.

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