Digital Product Owner

Aquent is partnering with a pioneering company at the forefront of creating groundbreaking connected experiences, where innovation meets impact. We are seeking a visionary individual to step into a pivotal role, driving the development of a world-class mobile ecosystem that will power a next-generation hardware product. This is your chance to be the connective tissue across diverse engineering and design disciplines, shaping the future of how users interact with cutting-edge technology and delivering an unparalleled digital experience with precision, speed, and a user-centric focus. Your entrepreneurial spirit and ability to wear many hats will be crucial in bringing these ambitious ideas to life.

**What You Will Work On**

As a key member of an advanced product development team, you will be instrumental in defining, exploring, and validating digital tools and services that translate groundbreaking research into tangible product features. You will collaborate closely with mobile and platform engineering teams, actively contributing to the architectural decisions and implementation approaches that make solutions a reality. Your work will directly influence the success of a revolutionary product, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and delivery excellence.

• Collaborate with diverse stakeholders to refine product requirements and user stories, ensuring alignment with strategic goals.
• Translate complex research insights into actionable product features and development tasks for engineering teams.
• Partner with software engineers to explore and define robust implementation approaches, actively contributing to solution design.
• Track progress, manage dependencies, and proactively escalate risks across multiple development teams to ensure smooth execution.
• Lead agile ceremonies across multiple teams and time zones, including sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, and demos.
• Coordinate the successful delivery of:
• Mobile applications with wireless communication integration, near real-time data display, and firmware over-the-air update capabilities.
• Wearable applications with standalone functionality.
• A microservices-based backend on a cloud platform with RESTful APIs, authentication, update services, and analytics.
• Scalable, secure data storage and ETL pipelines for machine learning-ready datasets.
• Administrative dashboards and customer support tools.

**What You Bring**

We are looking for a servant leader with a deep understanding of connected product ecosystems and mobile application development, capable of orchestrating cross-functional teams to achieve ambitious goals.

Must-Have Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 7+ years of experience as a Scrum Master, Project Manager, or Agile Lead within software development environments, specifically for consumer-facing mobile applications and connected products.
• Demonstrated experience with design sprints and best practices in new product development.
• Familiarity with wireless communication protocols, firmware over-the-air updates, and cloud-based microservices architectures.
• Proficiency with Agile project management tools and reporting.
• Strong facilitation, coaching, and servant leadership skills, enabling teams to perform at their best.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications:

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe, or an equivalent agile certification.

About Aquent Talent:

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world's biggest brands.

Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. More information on our awesome benefits!

Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.

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