Rewards Network

Rewards Network

Product Owner (Hybrid)

Chicago, IL · Senior · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$100k-$115kDetected 5 days ago
SQLData AnalysisComplianceProduct ManagementProduct StrategyProject ManagementAgileJiraConfluenceExcelRecruitingBDDLeadershipCommunicationCollaboration

About the role

  • About Rewards Network For 41 years, Rewards Network has been helping restaurants grow revenue, increase traffic, and boost customer engagement through innovative financial, marketing services, and premier dining rewards programs.
  • This role exists to bridge the gap between business stakeholders and engineering - ensuring development teams have clear, prioritized stories, well-defined acceptance criteria, and a continuously refined backlog.
  • This is a hybrid position and requires in-office presence Tuesday through Thursday each week in Chicago.

Responsibilities

  • By offering unique card-linked offers, we introduce diners to fantastic restaurant experiences, leveraging advanced technology and data analytics to deliver value to restaurants, diners, and our strategic partners' loyalty programs.
  • Our engaging and rewarding environment is designed to help you gain your full potential.
  • The Product Owner supports the execution of the platform product roadmap by translating business requirements into development-ready work across multiple backend engineering teams.

Nice to have

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • able to translate complex technical and business concepts clearly for both engineering and executive audiences.
  • Proficient in Agile/Kanban frameworks with hands-on experience running backlog grooming, story planning, and story sizing sessions across multiple engineering teams simultaneously.
  • Skilled in writing user stories and acceptance criteria, preferably in Given/When/Then (Gherkin) format
  • Experience with Jira for backlog management, sprint tracking, and workflow configuration
  • Confluence experience preferred for requirements and decision documentation.
  • Analytical mindset with ability to evaluate tradeoffs, assess business value, and make data-informed prioritization recommendations grounded in stakeholder input.
  • Commitment to continuous improvement

Compensation

  • This is a full-time, exempt position and the base compensation for this opening in Chicago is expected to be $100,000-$115,000 annualized, depending on level, candidate experience, skills, and other factors.

Benefits

  • We take pride in partnering with the world's most powerful loyalty programs to drive full-price paying customers to local restaurants through marketing services and flexible funding options.

Company info

  • This is a full-time, exempt position and the base compensation for this opening in Chicago is expected to be $100,000-$115,000 annualized, depending on level, candidate experience, skills, and other factors. This position will be eligible for an annual bonus program with a 7.5% bonus target for total at target of $107,500-$123,625.
  • Competitive Paid Time Off and company holidays
  • Generous dining reimbursement when you dine with our restaurant clients
  • 401(k) plan with a company match
  • Two medical plan options- Standard PPO or High Deductible Health Plan (HSA with company match for HDHP participants)
  • Partnership with Rx n Go, offering certain prescriptions for free
  • Two dental plan options and a vision plan
  • Flexible Spending Accounts and a pre-tax commuter benefit program
  • Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity Insurance Plans
  • Short Term and Long Term disability
  • Company-paid life insurance and AD&D insurance, supplemental employee, spouse, and child life insurance
  • Employee Life Assistance Program
  • Hybrid working space in our state of the art office downtown located by the Metra and Ogilvie train stations
  • Catered lunches provided on Tuesday's in our Chicago office

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