Functional Product Owner

Job Title: Product Owner – Functional
Location: Plano, TX (local candidates only; onsite 2 days/week)
Contract: 6 months (1/20/2026 – 7/19/2026) Mat Leave Coverage
Schedule: 2 days/week (Tuesday & Wednesday)

Role Overview

Our QSR client is looking for an experienced Product Owner to manage the product backlog and drive the deployment of a consumer-facing kiosk solution in retail locations. This is a hands-on, cross-functional role working closely with engineering, marketing, product, and operations teams to deliver a high-quality customer experience. The position requires 5+ years of product management experience, with exposure to consumer-facing applications and agile delivery frameworks.

Key Responsibilities

Product Vision & Strategy

• Define and communicate a compelling product vision for kiosks, grounded in customer and business insights.

• Translate strategy into actionable objectives and outcomes.

• Continuously refine the roadmap based on data, feedback, and evolving business needs.

Backlog Management & Delivery

• Own and manage the product backlog, prioritizing features and improvements across multiple initiatives.

• Work closely with engineering teams to ensure predictable, high-quality releases.

• Track success metrics (OKRs) and ensure alignment to business outcomes.

Customer-Centric Discovery

• Lead discovery efforts to uncover real customer problems and validate solutions before build.

• Engage with guests, store teams, and internal stakeholders to gather insights and test hypotheses.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate with engineering, design, marketing, product, finance, operations, and legal to co-create solutions.

• Drive open communication, shared learning, and rapid iteration across teams.

Agile Leadership

• Apply Agile, Scrum, and Kanban principles to prioritize work, facilitate ceremonies, and enable team productivity.

• Champion continuous improvement, experimentation, and iterative delivery.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in product management, preferably with consumer-facing apps.

• Hands-on experience managing backlogs and driving cross-functional product delivery.

• Comfortable working locally in Plano, TX on an as-needed on-site basis.

• Strong knowledge of Agile, Scrum, and Kanban frameworks.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with experience engaging stakeholders across product, marketing, and engineering.

• Experience deploying products to live environments (e.g., retail or customer-facing kiosks).