Product Owner Job at Sparktek, Chicago, IL

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  • Sparktek
  • Chicago, IL

Job Description

Role: Product Owner

Location: NYC or Chicago

Work mode: Hybrid (3 day onsite)

Duration: Contract

Responsibilities:
  1. Product Lifecycle Ownership:
  • Own features end-to-end from discovery and definition through development, launch, and iteration.
  • Maintain and prioritize the product backlog in alignment with business objectives, customer needs, and technical constraints.
  • Define success metrics for each release and track outcomes post-launch to inform the next iteration.
  1. Requirements & Communication:
  • Articulate product requirements clearly and unambiguously to engineering, design, QA, and business stakeholders.
  • Lead backlog refinement, sprint planning, and demos; act as the primary point of contact for the development team throughout the sprint.
  • Translate ambiguous business problems into concrete scope, acceptance criteria, and release plans.
  1. Design Collaboration:
  • Work directly in Figma to review flows, annotate designs, create low-fidelity wireframes, and prototype concepts when needed.
  • Partner with designers to ensure user flows, edge cases, and interaction details are covered before development begins.
  1. Jira & Story Writing:
  • Write clear, well-scoped user stories in Jira with strong acceptance criteria, context, and linked design and technical references.
  • Structure epics, stories, and sub-tasks so engineering teams can plan and deliver confidently without repeated back-and-forth.
  • Maintain a clean, prioritized backlog with consistent labeling, estimation, and release tagging.
  1. AI-Accelerated Delivery:
  • Use AI tools (e.g., Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, Notion AI, or similar) to accelerate requirement drafting, story writing, competitive research, and stakeholder communication.
  • Identify opportunities to introduce AI-assisted workflows across the product team to improve throughput and quality.
  • Apply sound judgment when using AI output - validating, editing, and contextualizing results rather than copying them wholesale.
Required Qualifications:
  • 8+ years of experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager, or equivalent role in an agile software environment.
  • Demonstrated understanding of the full product lifecycle: discovery, definition, delivery, launch, and iteration.
  • Proven ability to write clear, engineer-ready user stories and acceptance criteria in Jira.
  • Working proficiency in Figma - able to navigate files, leave structured feedback, and create basic wireframes or prototypes.
  • Hands-on experience integrating AI tools into day-to-day product work to improve speed and quality.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills; comfortable presenting to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Experience working in Scrum, Kanban, or hybrid agile environments.
Nice to Have:
  • Prior contract or consulting experience; able to ramp quickly in a new domain.
  • Exposure to SaaS, B2B platforms, or AI/ML-powered products.
  • Familiarity with analytics tools (e.g., Amplitude, Mixpanel, GA4) and basic SQL.
  • Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or equivalent certification.

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