Product Owner

Description:

CluneTech is a world-leading provider of international taxation, finance, and fulfilment services to clients in over 100 countries ranging from blue-chip financial service companies to individual investors & cross-border workers.

Sprintax, part of CluneTech, is a web-based tax return preparation software that provides a number of tax related services to non-residents in the United States. We help thousands of international visitors such as students, scholars, teachers, trainees, researchers, work and travel participants and other foreign individuals that are temporary in the United States each year with the preparation of their tax returns.

About the role:

We're looking for an experienced Agile Product Owner to own execution and delivery for our Returns product. You'll work embedded with a cross-functional development team, partnering with the Product Manager to translate strategic priorities into shipped software. You'll manage the product backlog, ensure predictable delivery, and coordinate across stakeholders including domain experts, operations, support, and go-to-market teams.

Responsibilities:

Strategic Execution & Roadmap Delivery:

• Partner with Product Manager to translate strategic initiatives and quarterly priorities into executable delivery plans

• Break down strategic initiatives into epics and user stories that the team can implement

• Participate in quarterly planning to provide team capacity reality and feasibility input

• Report progress on strategic initiatives and escalate risks that impact roadmap commitments

• Provide recommendations on scope, timeline, and approach to achieve strategic goals

Delivery & Execution:

• Own sprint planning, backlog management, and delivery for the product development team

• Maintain a healthy backlog prioritized according to strategic direction from Product Manager

• Facilitate refinement sessions with developers to clarify requirements and identify dependencies

• Track progress and communicate risks, blockers, and delivery status to Product Manager and stakeholders

• Accept/reject completed work based on defined acceptance criteria

• Coordinate releases and manage deployment schedules

Requirements & Collaboration:

• Work with domain experts to validate requirements meet regulatory and compliance standards

• Partner with stakeholders across Sales, Marketing, Operations, and Support to gather input and understand business needs

• Facilitate working sessions to build shared understanding between business and technical teams

• Be available to answer team questions and make decisions quickly to unblock progress

• Escalate scope changes, priority conflicts, or strategic questions to Product Manager

Planning & Estimation:

• Facilitate team estimation at sprint and quarterly planning levels

• Work with Product Manager to determine what strategic initiatives fit within team capacity

• Provide effort estimates and technical feasibility input for new opportunities

• Use historical velocity data to set realistic commitments and improve predictability

Requirements:

• 3 years experience in product delivery, agile product ownership, or technical project management

• Proven track record shipping software products in cross-functional team environments

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

• Experience managing backlogs and facilitating agile ceremonies (sprint planning, refinement, retrospectives)

• Comfortable making decisions with incomplete information and managing ambiguity

• Ability to balance competing priorities and make pragmatic trade-offs

• Experience collaborating with Product Managers or business stakeholders on strategic execution

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in regulated industries (fintech, healthcare, tax/accounting, financial services)

• Exposure to compliance-driven product development

• Background in technical roles or strong technical aptitude

• Experience with mature products requiring ongoing maintenance and regulatory updates

• Scrum/Agile certifications (CSPO, PSM, or similar)

What we offer:

• Competitive salary and performance bonus

• Remote/hybrid work flexibility

• Professional development opportunities

• Collaborative team environment

• Meaningful work helping customers navigate complex regulatory requirements

Benefits:

What’s in it for you?

• Flexible Working Policy with a combination of remote and office working*

• Multisport Cards

• 22 Annual Leave Days for all employees plus additional days with length of service

• Lifework days: ½ day each quarter to get your life work done

• Flex hours where you can work your 40 hours across 4.5 days

• Additional Health Insurance including dental and vision care

• Team Buildings & Parties

• Life Insurance

• Refer a Friend Bonus

• Discounts across various stores, theatres, restaurants

• Employee CSR Programme, CluneTech Cares, with one paid Volunteer Day per year

• CluneTech Life - corporate wellness program

• Monthly Food Vouchers

• Company Paid Trainings & Learning Accounts

• #OneTeam Awards and Annual Employee of the Year Awards

• Milestone Recognition Program

• Free Sports: Football, Tennis, Volleyball

• Employee Assistance Program

• Meeting Free Days - a specific no meeting day where we encourage no meetings so you (and your team) can focus on getting things done!

Are you ready to join our new team and help people from all over the world?

If our job offer is what you are looking for, please apply today - we want to hear from you! If you have a friend or two who may be a good fit for the position, please refer them.

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