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# Product Owner

- **Company:** Makai Inc
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $120,000.0 - $130,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Confluence, JIRA, Software as a Service, Scrum Methodology, Figma
- **Published:** July 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=2f4b4e8b44ee73a1

## About the Role

* 5+ years of direct Product Owner or similar experience.
 * Strong understanding of Scrum and Agile product delivery.
 * Proven success writing clear, detailed user stories and functional specs.
 * Excellent communication and documentation skills - responsive and concise.
 * Highly organized and proactive, with strong follow-through.
 * Experience working cross-functionally in fast-moving or startup environments.
 * Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, and Figma preferred.

Nice-to-haves

 * Experience with SaaS, AI, or ML
 * Experience with product marketing and crafting go-to-market strategies

Core values for Makai employees

 * Be a flexible, innovative and creative thinker
 * Be congenial and a team player
 * Be self-sufficient
 * Be self-driven with an ownership mentality
 * Have a strong work ethic

## Description

Makai Labs is seeking a Product Owner with a strong sense of ownership, urgency, and communication. You'll play a critical role translating business strategy into actionable development work - managing product backlogs, defining clear user stories, and ensuring that engineering and design teams have what they need to execute efficiently. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, thrives in fast-paced environments, and excels at keeping cross-functional teams aligned through crisp documentation and proactive communication., * Collaborate with stakeholders and Product Managers to define and prioritize product features and user stories.

 * Write detailed specs, acceptance criteria, and documentation that remove ambiguity and guide development.
 * Analyze and document business requirements, ensuring that technical teams understand the why behind every feature.
 * Communicate proactively - especially through email and asynchronous channels - keeping teams aligned and informed.
 * Identify opportunities for process improvement and efficiency across teams and workflows.
 * Balance urgency with precision, ensuring high-quality execution under tight timelines., * Own the product backlog and keep priorities clear, current, and actionable.
Facilitate Agile ceremonies: backlog grooming, sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.

 * Track progress against goals, communicating updates clearly to stakeholders.
 * Oversee testing and validation to ensure features meet acceptance criteria.
 * Collaborate with UX/UI designers to align user experience with business intent.
 * Document, analyze, and iterate based on user feedback and performance metrics.


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