Makai Labs
Product Owner
New York
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 19 days ago
Machine LearningFigmaProduct ManagementAgileJiraConfluenceProcess ImprovementCommunicationOrganizational Skills
About the role
- Makai Labs is seeking a Product Owner with a strong sense of ownership, urgency, and communication.
- 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.
- Write detailed specs, acceptance criteria, and documentation that remove ambiguity and guide development.
Responsibilities
- Own the product backlog and keep priorities clear, current, and actionable.
- Document, analyze, and iterate based on user feedback and performance metrics.
- We help businesses with enterprise automation, human-machine teaming, product design and development, and market intelligence.
- Makai creates solutions that adapt to people because technology will never be 100% accurate.
- 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.
- Collaborate with stakeholders and Product Managers to define and prioritize product features and user stories.
Requirements
- 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.
- Experience working cross-functionally in fast-moving or startup environments.
- Experience with SaaS, AI, or ML
- Experience with product marketing and crafting go-to-market strategies
- Collaborate with UX/UI designers to align user experience with business intent.
- Excellent communication and documentation skills - responsive and concise.
- Highly organized and proactive, with strong follow-through.
- Be a flexible, innovative and creative thinker
- Be congenial and a team player
- Be self-sufficient
Nice to have
- Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, and Figma preferred.
Benefits
- Flexible work schedule
- Free health insurance
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