[Hiring] Technical Product Owner @CertiPath Inc

Role Description

Looking for stability with the freedom to innovate? At CertiPath you can have both while helping make the world more secure. We’re seeking a Product Owner to partner with stakeholders and developers, owning the product lifecycle from release planning through delivery.

As Technical Product Owner, you’ll work in a fast-paced environment with real influence over what our products look and feel like. You’ll partner with Product Management to shape the roadmap and lead a team of developers and QA analysts in delivering software and products our clients love. This is a hands-on technical role:

• Review code and evaluate design tradeoffs with engineers.
• Use AI-assisted development tools as part of the team’s daily workflow.

Play a key role during release planning:

• Collaborate with the Director of Products to set the product vision.
• Gather and prioritize feature requirements from stakeholders based on value-over-cost analysis.
• Present prioritized backlog items and document key dependencies for each release epic.

Lead the team during development sprints:

• Break down epics into stories with clear acceptance criteria, and lead sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Prioritize and manage the Jira backlog, triaging support tickets and proactively preventing bottlenecks.
• Review and approve all story and bug tickets, and lead story refinement sessions to align the team on acceptance criteria and estimates.
• Present feature demos to stakeholders throughout the release, incorporating their feedback.
• Participate in code reviews for .NET (C#) pull requests, evaluating changes against acceptance criteria, coding standards, and security requirements.
• Engage in technical design discussions with engineers, understanding architectural tradeoffs well enough to prioritize technical debt alongside features.
• Champion effective use of AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude Code) across the team, including establishing norms for AI-generated code review.

Direct the team during product delivery:

• Confirm release scope is met for each epic, and approve quality test plans and results.
• Create user guide documentation and support the team in any way needed to ensure a successful delivery.
• Validate that delivered functionality is technically sound, not just functionally complete, by reviewing test coverage and code quality metrics.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain a government clearance.
• A bachelor’s degree in computer science or software engineering, or equivalent hands-on software development experience.
• 6+ years of experience as a Product Owner.
• 3+ years of professional software development experience, or a demonstrated ability to read and review production code.
• Experience with Atlassian Agile products; specifically, JIRA and Confluence.
• A successful track record of leading distributed development teams across multiple U.S. time zones.
• A technical background – comfortable with code reviews and core software engineering concepts.
• Working proficiency in C# and the .NET ecosystem sufficient to review pull requests and provide substantive feedback.
• Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Familiarity with Git-based workflows (pull requests, branching strategies, CI/CD pipelines).
• Hands-on experience using AI coding assistants or LLM-based tools in a software development workflow, and informed opinions about where they help and where they don’t.
• Experience with Windows operating systems (Windows Server).
• A strong, self-directed ability to learn new tools and technologies independently.
• Experience leading sprints, stand-ups, and other Agile ceremonies.

Requirements

• Have a master's degree in computer science, product management, information technology, cybersecurity, business, or equivalent experience in a related field.
• Are familiar with high-assurance identity management software solutions.
• Have demonstrated experience in using technical judgment with a significant impact on program success.
• Are well-versed, skilled, and disciplined in system engineering processes.
• Experience building or shipping features that incorporate AI/LLM capabilities into products (not just using AI tools).
• Prior experience as a software engineer before moving into product roles.
• Familiarity with secure development practices (SAST/DAST, dependency scanning) and reviewing code with security in mind.

Benefits

• Competitive medical, dental, and vision coverage (including domestic partner coverage).
• Health Savings Account (HSA) options, 401(k) with a generous company match, company-paid Life, AD&D, Short-Term, and Long-Term Disability.
• Unlimited PTO, seven company holidays, & a company-wide week-long break at the end of each year, flexible working hours that support work-life balance.
• LifeMart employee discount program.
• Professional development opportunities and ongoing learning support.