Product Owner

About Crowe Applied AI & Machine Learning

Everything we do is about making the future of human work more purposeful. We do this by leveraging state-of-the-art machine learning, modern architectures, and industry experts, to create AI-powered solutions that transform the way we do business.

Our world-class AI and ML professionals give Crowe the ability to capture and harness the power of data. A combination of Machine Learning Engineers and DevOps Engineers create and deploy AI functionality to solve complex problems. We focus on building scalable AI products, based on rigorous data exploration, validation via proof-of-concept buildout, and close partnership with subject matter experts across business areas.

The future is powered by AI, come build it with us.

About the Team

• We foster good science. You are given the time and resources to build your expertise in your project and beyond; you will guide team members and product stakeholders through your work.

• We want to make good scientists better. There are plenty of machine learning options on the job market. We want to be one of the best. We have regular ethics and book club meetings, monthly lightning talks where team members teach each other, support for conferences, and weekly "10P" independent time for ongoing learning.

• We truly value work-life balance. Our distributed team offers unlimited PTO and a flexible work-from-home policy.

About the Role

• As a Product Owner, you will be instrumental in defining and managing the product requirements for development teams working on Crowe AI solutions, bridging the gap between business needs and technical execution to ensure that our Generative AI solutions are aligned with Crowe's strategic goals and deliver exceptional value.

• Managing the product backlog, ensuring items are relevant, prioritized, and ordered.

• Ensuring your team's backlog health meets the standards the team has agreed upon.

• Collaborating between stakeholders and the development team to create well thought-out Product Goals.

• Collaborating with your development team by articulating the business's wants and needs, so that they, in turn, can create well thought-out backlog items that will help them achieve those goals in an iterative solution.

• Managing stakeholder expectations and proactively communicating changes, tradeoffs, and updates to the roadmap.

• Gathering feedback on completed items and using that feedback to update and maintain the product backlog and determine when items are ready to be released.

• Determining and analyzing metrics to measurestakeholder satisfaction and value deliveredafter a feature is released.

• Cultivating an inclusive work environment, allowing everyone to freely speak their mind and collaborate on the work to be done.

• Acting as the voice of your customers/users.

• Leading your development team in a professional manner, being their advocate, protecting their time, and giving them opportunities to shine.Encouraging innovation amongst your team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in data science, computer science, MIS, Information Systems or engineering fields, or equivalent experience.

• 3+ years of relevant experience working as a Business Analyst, Scrum Team Member, or other IT related role.

• In-depth understanding of Product Development and Software Development Life Cycles, preferably experienced working with machine learning solutions in a production environment.

• Understanding how to translate business wants and needs into technical specifications (i.e. User Stories, Features, Acceptance Criteria, Etc.).

• Experience working with backlog management, collaboration, and visualization tools.

• Working knowledge of story mapping, release planning, and road mapping.

• Experience working on a project with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities or initiatives.

• Excellent organizational skills with a self-starter mentality and resourcefulness in solving problems to ensure teams have what they need to deliver.

• Product Owner certification preferred (i.e. CSPO, PSPO).

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, capable of managing conflicting perspectives and ambiguous requirements.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, adept at building consensus and facilitating collaboration among diverse stakeholders.

• Background or strong interest in data science and machine learning, enhancing your ability to understand and communicate the technical aspects of the product.

• Agile methodology experience, with participation in sprint planning, retrospectives, and ideation sessions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with AI agent-building tools such as Langchain, LlamaIndex (Agent Workflow), Vellum, Copilot Studio, or similar platforms

• Demonstrates a passion for generative AI, actively staying informed about the latest advancements, trends, and applications in the field.

• Product Management or Scaled Agile (SAFe) training or certification a plus.