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Location: Houston, TX (Hybrid in Downtown/77002)
Duration: Contract/Contract-to-Hire
Work Requirements: , Holders or Authorized to Work in the US. W2/Direct employment only.
**Previous experience as a Product Owner for mobile applications is a requirement for this role**
Job Description:
Help Shape the Future of Digital Energy Experiences: Are you passionate about building mobile products that truly make a difference in people's lives? We're seeking a Digital Product Owner to lead the evolution of our mobile app platform (iOS & Android), delivering seamless and innovative self-service experiences for our energy customers.
In this high-impact role, you'll define product strategy, partner with cross-functional teams, and deliver features that enhance the way customers interact with our services. If you thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment and love turning customer insights into product solutions, we'd love to meet you.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities:
Product Vision & Roadmap
- Define and maintain the mobile apps strategy and roadmaps in alignment with company vision and goals.
- Ensure enhancements and initiatives align with digital, business, technical, and financial objectives.
- Contribute to go-to-market strategies by aligning product, marketing, and sales requirements.
Delivery - Translate product vision into executable features by creating and managing epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria. Collaborate in an Agile environment to refine priorities, set milestones, and manage risk.
- Continuously refine backlog to reflect changing needs, technical updates, and customer feedback.
- Collaborate with development teams to ensure timely, high-quality feature delivery.
- Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily standups, reviews, and retrospectives.
- Ensure seamless platform integration with SAP and other internal systems.
- Partner with Go To Market, Marketing, Customer Care, Operations, and IT to understand business needs and align product solutions.
- Collect and integrate feedback from customers and internal stakeholders to improve usability and functionality.
- Act as a liaison between customer-facing teams and product development to shape self-service user experiences.
- Work with cross-functional teams (UX, content, analytics, support, marketing) to define mobile app product requirements and dependencies.
- Lead stakeholder engagement through regular information-sharing sessions and product demos.
- Use data and customer insights to evaluate feature performance and identify improvement opportunities.
- Track product KPIs and perform competitive analysis to inform strategy and roadmap updates.
- Represent customer needs in product discussions and decision-making. Especially utilize various customer feedback channels such as app store reviews and customer surveys.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Marketing, or a related field
- 6+ years of product management, customer experience, design, or development experience in customer facing digital platforms.
- Continuous Improvement Mindset: An inquiring mindset, always seeking opportunities for product and process improvement.
- Balance of Technical Knowledge & Business Acumen: Ability to combine technical expertise with strong business insight to make informed product decisions.
- Analytical Skills: Strong analytical skills with a data-driven approach to product development, and identifying areas for fixes and improvements. Working knowledge of Adobe Analytics, PowerBI, or other data reporting and analysis tools.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Proven ability to engage, influence, and inspire partners and stakeholders, fostering collaboration and alignment across teams.
- Organization & Accountability: High degree of organization, personal accountability, and team development skills.
- Proactive & Self-Starter: Excellent communication skills, capable of managing multiple priorities effectively in a fast-paced environment.
- Customer-First Mindset: A proven track record of delivering data-driven strategies and solutions that prioritize customer needs and experiences.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Customer Experience: Experience designing or developing best-in-class digital self-service customer experiences.
- Design Experience: Experience in UX/UI design or collaborating with design teams.
- Retail Energy Experience: Experience in the retail energy industry, ideally within the Texas market.
- Agile Methodology: Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies, with hands-on experience in utilizing these practices. Working knowledge of Azure DevOps (ADO) or other work management tools.
- Business Case Development: Proven ability to deliver convincing business case recommendations to senior leadership.
Working Conditions:
- Hybrid work environment (in-office with some remote flexibility); fully remote candidates will be considered.
Our benefits package includes:
- Comprehensive medical benefits
- Competitive pay, 401(k)
- Retirement plan
- and much more!
About INSPYR Solutions:
Technology is our focus and quality is our commitment. As a national expert in delivering flexible technology and talent solutions, we strategically align industry and technical expertise with our clients' business objectives and cultural needs. Our solutions are tailored to each client and include a wide variety of professional services, project, and talent solutions. By always striving for excellence and focusing on the human aspect of our business, we work seamlessly with our talent and clients to match the right solutions to the right opportunities. Learn more about us at inspyrsolutions.com.
INSPYR Solutions provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, INSPYR Solutions complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.