Product Owner

We are looking to hire a dynamic and passionate individual to join our team as a Product Owner. In this role, you will play a vital role in developing innovative solutions to drive the growth and success of our products. We are looking for a candidate who has a passion for technology, a strong understanding of customer needs, and a drive to deliver product solutions that exceed customer expectations. You will be responsible for managing the product backlog working closely with product managers design and engineering, ensuring that our development team delivers high-value features and solutions. Your work will directly impact our customers and help us achieve our business goals. This role requires a collaborative and strategic mindset to prioritize and drive the development of our product offerings.

What You’ll Do - 

• Work closely with the product managers to deliver the vision and strategy for Tempo.io's products, ensuring alignment with company objectives and a deep understanding of customer needs

• Work closely with engineering, sales, marketing, and customer support teams to deliver innovative, high-quality customer experiences. Foster a collaborative environment that encourages innovation and efficiency

• Lead the product development lifecycle from ideation to launch, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality features and enhancements

• Engage with stakeholders, including customers, business leaders, and internal teams, to gather requirements and feedback

• Prioritize and maintain the product backlog, ensuring that high-value items are addressed promptly

• Continuously assess and adjust priorities based on changing customer needs, market conditions, and team feedback

• Write and refine user stories, acceptance criteria, and backlog items to guide the development team effectively

• Communicate product updates and progress, ensuring alignment with stakeholder expectations

• Utilize internal and external data to inform decisions, guide experimentation, and measure the success of product initiatives

• Make informed trade-off decisions between scope, budget, and timelines to maximize value delivery

• Actively participate in Agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives

Who You Are - 

• 5+ years of product ownership or technical product management experience in a software or technology environment

• Experience delivering highly complex consumer or enterprise software products from inception to launch in a B2C or B2B setting

• Proven track record of delivering complex products with a successful launch to market

• Strong understanding of product development processes and experience working with engineering teams

• Proven ability to engage with customers and translate their needs into actionable product requirements

• Excellent technical and communication skills with the ability to influence and align stakeholders

• Ability to lead and manage cross-functional teams

• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and experience working in a fast-paced, iterative development environment

• Experience using data and analytics to make informed product decisions and measure success

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. Advanced degree or relevant certifications are a plus

What's In It For You -

• We are a remote first work environment!  

• Unlimited vacation in most of our locations

• Great benefits including health, dental, vision and savings plan.

• Perks such as training reimbursement, WFH reimbursement, and more.

• Diverse and dynamic teams with challenging and exciting work.

• An opportunity to have a real impact on our business.

• A great range of social activities (both in person and virtual).

• Optional in person meet-ups and the ability to travel to our international offices

• Employee referral program

• And so much more!!

About the Company - 

At Tempo we’re on a mission to help teams build better, together. We are creators of top-selling Atlassian Marketplace apps, supporting more than 29,000 customers, including a third of the Fortune 500 companies, and working with hundreds of Solutions Partners globally. Our solutions help customers orchestrate creation and delivery, so their teams can focus and optimize around their highest priorities. In 2020 and in 2021 we were named Top Atlassian Vendor and we continue to be one of the highest ranked and most heavily used solutions out there.

Our product suite has grown from our popular time-tracking solution, which launched in Iceland in 2009, to resource & capacity planning, project cost tracking, project & program management, and strategic roadmapping. In 2021, Tempo acquired Roadmunk, a roadmapping solution popular with product management teams, and ALM Works, creators of the Structure for Jira suite that delights project and program managers around the world. At the beginning of 2023 Tempo expanded its SPM suite to include LiquidPlanner’s capacity planning platform and Old Street Solutions (maker of Custom Charts).

We envision a world where everyone inside an organization works in harmony on the most impactful opportunities aligned with their mission. Come join us as we continuously innovate our award-winning products, create new solutions, and expand to new ecosystems. Are you ready to unlock the joy of building with us?