Product Owner

About StarRez StarRez is the global leader in student housing software, providing innovative solutions for on and off-campus housing management, resident wellness and experience, and revenue generation. Trusted by 1,400+ clients across 25+ countries, StarRez supports more than 4 million beds annually with its user-friendly, all-in-one platform, delivering seamless experiences for students and administrators. With offices in the United States, Australia, the UK, and India, StarRez blends the robust capabilities of a global organization with the personalized care and service of a trusted partner. About The Role As a Product Owner, you will be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of product workstreams, acting as the bridge between Product Managers and the development teams. While the Product Manager focuses more on leading the relevant product vision and strategy and generating impactful roadmaps, your role will be to ensure flawless execution of that body of work in conjunction with your Product Engineering team. That includes owning requirements and Acceptance Criteria, grooming the backlog and helping deliver quality software to market. Additionally, you will own and lead well defined projects, as agreed with the Product Manager, to deliver incremental value toward the Product and Technology department’s goals. Ultimately, the Product Manager and the Product Owner collaborate to deliver world class outcomes for our business. What You Will Own Backlog Management & Prioritization Own and manage the product backlog for your assigned product or workstream. Collaborate with the Product Manager to understand product goals and ensure backlog prioritization aligns with strategic objectives. Clearly define user stories, acceptance criteria, and technical requirements in collaboration with the engineering and design teams. Delivery Execution Maintain alignment with the product roadmap, ensuring backlog items are prioritized and executed in line with roadmap goals. Identify and independently own well defined initiatives, as agreed with the Product Manager, ensuring successful delivery of these workstreams. Stakeholder Collaboration Coordinate with Product Managers to gather business requirements and translate them into actionable tasks. Collaborate closely with the Product Manager to ensure all executed work aligns with the product vision and strategic outcomes for the area. Actively engage with cross-functional teams, including Engineering, Design, Quality, and Customer Success. Refinement & Continuous Improvement Assist backlog refinement sessions, sprint planning, and retrospectives, continuously improving processes and team effectiveness. Support all relevant agile processes that the team follows, ensuring high levels of collaboration and accountability. Analyze and incorporate feedback from users, Quality, and internal stakeholders to refine features and improve outcomes. Product Quality…