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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Product Owner - **Company:** Benchmark - **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $100,000.0 - $160,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Continuous Integration, Integrated Development Environments, Interaction Design, Software Product Management, Software Tools, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Data Analytics, Api Design - **Published:** May 21, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=b1cf0b9d3bcd2c89 ## About the Role Do you have experience in User flows?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, * 5+ years of professional experience in product management, technical product management, engineering, design, or another role where you owned both the what and the how of a product or technical surface * Demonstrated ability to produce engineering-ready specifications - not just PRDs or user stories, but complete specifications including visual designs, user flows, data requirements, and acceptance criteria that engineering can build from directly * Fluency with AI-assisted workflows; you already use AI tools daily in your professional work and can demonstrate how they accelerate your output and raise the quality of your work * Strong written and verbal communication; you write clearly enough that engineers can build from your documents and customers or stakeholders can understand your roadmap * Experience working directly with engineering teams in an agile or continuous-delivery environment as a genuine partner, not just a requirements source * Strong analytical and quantitative skills - you think in terms of evidence, tradeoffs, and measurable outcomes; you use data to frame problems, evaluate options, and build the case for decisions * Ability to synthesize information from multiple sources - customer feedback, user research, internal expertise, data, competitive context - into clear product direction and actionable plans * Comfort with ambiguity and incomplete information; you make decisions with the data available rather than waiting for certainty * Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience working in a software development environment * Intellectually curious self-starter who proactively identifies problems and opportunities without waiting to be asked, * Experience with formal user research methods - interviews, usability testing, workflow observation, product analytics * Experience in law enforcement, public safety, or govtech domains * Experience with products that serve regulated industries or specialized professional audiences where domain credibility matters * Strong visual and interaction design skills - the ability to design clear, effective information displays and workflows, not just describe them * Technical fluency sufficient to participate in architecture conversations - you understand tradeoffs in data models, API design, and system integration * Experience taking a product from zero to one, not just iterating on an established product * Experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred), modern web development stacks, and CI/CD practice * Experience working in an early- to growth-stage startup environment ## Description We are looking for a Product Owner who will take full ownership of a defined product surface within our platform - whether that is shared infrastructure, a new product being built from scratch, a specialized law enforcement workflow, or a data-driven analytics experience. You will work as a trio alongside a lead engineer and a junior engineer, using our AI-augmented software development lifecycle to deliver at a pace that traditionally required much larger teams. This is not a traditional product manager role: you own scope, priority, and delivery accountability in one seat, and you produce complete, engineering-ready specifications that your engineering pair can build from directly., * Own your product surface end to end - deciding what gets built, when it ships, and how it serves your users or consuming teams, with full accountability for scope, priority, and quality * Produce engineering-ready specifications for all features - complete user flows, visual designs, data requirements, edge cases, and acceptance criteria - using AI tools as a core part of your workflow; engineering builds from your specifications directly, without ambiguity about what the experience should be * Make priority decisions and defend them - customer success, sales, and leadership will bring you requests; you decide which enter the roadmap and which don't, with clear reasoning and transparent communication * Maintain deep fluency with your customers - whether they are law enforcement practitioners, agency administrators, internal platform consumers, or data science teams - through direct engagement, user research, and ongoing relationship-building * Conduct or commission user research as needed - interviews, usability testing, workflow observation, product analytics review - and engage internal subject matter experts to ground product decisions in direct evidence rather than assumptions * Partner directly with your engineering pair as a trio; bring clarity on what to build and why while they bring clarity on how to build it and what is feasible * Own post-launch adoption and feedback - evangelize new capabilities, train internal teams, track feature adoption, gather user feedback, maintain documentation, and iterate based on real-world usage rather than handing off after launch * Support enterprise sales conversations with substantive product and domain knowledge when needed - not just feature lists, but the depth that builds customer confidence * Leverage AI tools and technologies across all aspects of your work - research, specification, design, analysis, prototyping, and documentation ## Related Videos - [User 1st! 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