Highlights
Agile Execution & QualityStory & Release Management: Translate complex features into concise user stories with acceptance criteria; manage sprint planning, backlog refinement, and user acceptance testing (UAT).Metrics & KPIs: Define success metrics before development begins; measure post-release performance and iterate until target KPIs are met. QualificationsRequiredEducation & Experience: Bachelor's degree in CS, Software Engineering, Business, or related field (or equivalent professional experience).Product Management: 2+ years in product management (preferably as a Product Owner) or Business Analysis, with a track record of owning shipped consumer features post-launch.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Alpharetta, GA |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Industry | Internet Services |
| Company Size | 20 to 49 employees |
| Year Founded | 2016 |
| Website | http://searchedfound.com/ |
Description
The Senior Device Software Product Owner bridges Device Product Management and Software Engineering to translate long-term product strategies into actionable software deliverables. This role owns the end-to-end mobile app feature portfolio for connected hardware devices, driving user retention and NPS through continuous feature delivery, quality management, and data-driven optimization.Key ResponsibilitiesFeature Portfolio & StrategyEnd-to-End Ownership: Own all new and existing device features in the mobile app-from initial vision and requirements through user stories, execution, launch, and post-launch iteration.Backlog & Prioritization: Maintain and prioritize a feature backlog focused on driving maximum lift to user retention and NPS.Competitive & User Research: Gather competitive intelligence, participate in product strategy sessions, and manage feedback from alpha/beta test groups.Agile Execution & QualityStory & Release Management: Translate complex features into concise user stories with acceptance criteria; manage sprint planning, backlog refinement, and user acceptance testing (UAT).Metrics & KPIs: Define success metrics before development begins; measure post-release performance and iterate until target KPIs are met.Bug Triage & Quality: Serve as the quality owner by triaging and prioritizing bug fixes to ensure engineering resolves critical issues first.Risk Mitigation: Identify potential launch impediments, proactively resolve sprint blockers, and lead release planning.Stakeholder Alignment & CommunicationVoice of the Customer: Represent customer needs directly to software engineering teams in daily stand-ups and agile ceremonies.Cross-Functional Enablement: Partner with Marketing, Customer Success, and Sales to build enablement materials, launch support assets, and feature documentation.Stakeholder Reporting: Proactively communicate progress, delivery timeframes, decisions, and risks to leadership.Success MetricsIncreased user retention tied to the in-app device experience.Higher Net Promoter Score (NPS) driven by device software usability and feature performance.QualificationsRequiredEducation & Experience: Bachelor's degree in CS, Software Engineering, Business, or related field (or equivalent professional experience).Product Management: 2+ years in product management (preferably as a Product Owner) or Business Analysis, with a track record of owning shipped consumer features post-launch.Agile Frameworks: 2+ years working in Agile/Lean environments (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe), writing user stories, and managing sprint backlogs.Analytics & KPIs: Demonstrated experience defining, instrumenting, and reporting on product performance metrics.Core Competencies: Strong analytical, problem-solving, and cross-functional communication skills; highly organized and detail-oriented.PreferredConnected Hardware: Experience with Internet of Things (IoT) products, hardware-software integration, and cross-platform mobile app development.Tooling: Experience with Azure DevOps and Figma.Scaled Agile: Familiarity with the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and Agile Release Trains.Domain: Background in consumer-facing software or connected device ecosystems.
About Company
Focus LLC is a Digital Media Advertising and Marketing Business. We provide distinctive web and marketing solutions for businesses across the US and Canada. We value integrity and have a supportive work culture. Our team is comprised of experts from different areas of internet marketing. We were all at other companies with the belief we could provide something better. We craved more effective marketing, better looking websites, more advanced developers, but mostly, like-minded individuals that shared the same vision. Our vision is to use technology to constantly improve the reach of every single marketing campaign we launch. Our goal is to work with you until we help you retire.
Established in 2016, Focus LLC is proud of our many accomplishments:
- Oregonian ''top 75'' Portland Metro workplace
- Twice named to the Portland Business Journal ''top 50'' creative ad agencies
- Best Advertising Sales Job In Vancouver
- 2018 marked our 1st entry as a Portland Business Journal ''top 100'' companies in Oregon (We relocated to Vancouver, WA in October 2018.)
We believe we are making a difference by helping other businesses earn more revenue and obtain customers through Media advertising. We value integrity and have a supportive and fun work culture. Focus LLC will train you and provide the tools to be successful in our work environment. -if you've worked in a less than ideal Advertising Sales culture, your dream job awaits!