Product Owner

Overview

Join to apply for the Product Owner role at Sovos . Build your future with Sovos. If you're seeking a career where innovation meets impact, you've come to the right place. Sovos is transforming tax compliance from a business requirement to a force for growth while revolutionizing how businesses navigate the ever-changing regulatory landscape. We are dedicated to making a positive difference in everything we do, leveraging the modern edge of digital technology to solve complex challenges and enrich our personal and professional lives.

The Work You'll Do

The Product Owner is responsible for ensuring that market and product requirements are appropriately reflected and implemented in a finished product. Largely an inward-facing role, the Product Owner is the main liaison between product marketing, product management and the engineering team. The Product Owner is an expert on the functionality of a specific product; as such, the Product Owner often supports other groups such as sales engineering, implementation, and technical support/customer service.

More Specifically, You Will

• Act as the primary liaison between product management and engineering teams, translating product strategy into actionable requirements
• Lead the product backlog management process, prioritizing features that maximize business value aligned with product roadmap
• Create and maintain product requirements documentation, functional specifications, and user stories
• Oversee product development lifecycle from conception through testing and release
• Coordinate user acceptance testing, alpha/beta programs, and manage bug fixes and product improvements
• Collaborate across multiple departments including UX/Product Design, Regulatory Analysis, Customer Support, Professional Services, and Product Marketing
• Communicate effectively with all stakeholders throughout the development process, providing regular updates on progress and changes

What We Need From You

• 4+ years experience in product management, business analysis, or related field, preferably in B2B SaaS
• Strong understanding of the Agile methodology and demonstrated success in the Product Owner role
• Ability to balance analytical thinking with intuitive decision-making, and willingness to make difficult decisions when necessary
• Experience mentoring teams and effectively prioritizing work to maximize business outcomes
• Advanced English communication skills; both written and verbal
• Engage stakeholders effectively, communicating the 'why, how, and when' of product decisions
• Optimize priorities and scope to deliver maximum value
• Comprehend and communicate complex concepts
• Analyze and resolve complex problems while maintaining a strategic perspective

What Does Sovos Offer You?

The tools to enhance your life - because we want you to enjoy your life outside of work and inside

• Flexible Time-Off
• Comprehensive Health benefits
• Bi-Weekly Meeting Free Days
• Mentoring Programs
• Globally recognized Training and Development programs
• Virtual English Club through Rosetta Stone, and more

Sovos is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing an environment that celebrates diversity and where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees. We do not discriminate against race, color, religions, national origin, age, sex, marital status, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic provided by law. At Sovos, all employees are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work.

Company Background

Sovos is a global provider of tax, compliance and trust solutions and services that enable businesses to navigate an increasingly regulated world with true confidence. Purpose-built for always-on compliance capabilities, our scalable IT-driven solutions meet the demands of an evolving and complex global regulatory landscape. Sovos's cloud-based software platform provides an unparalleled level of integration with business applications and government compliance processes. More than 100,000 customers in 100+ countries -- including half the Fortune 500 -- trust Sovos for their compliance needs. Sovos annually processes more than three billion transactions across 19,000 global tax jurisdictions. Bolstered by a robust partner program more than 400 strong, Sovos brings to bear an unrivaled global network for companies across industries and geographies. Founded in 1979, Sovos has operations across the Americas and Europe, and is owned by Hg and TA Associates. For more information visit and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Product Management and Marketing
• Industries: Software Development

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