Product Owner

THE POSITION
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FanDuel is seeking a Product Owner to support the execution and delivery of product initiatives within the New Ventures team with a focus on FanDuel Predicts our new prediction markets product. This role is embedded within engineering teams and is responsible for translating product strategy and priorities into clear delivery-ready requirements that enable teams to build efficiently and at scale.

The Product Owner partners closely with Product Managers who define the product vision strategy and success metrics while the Product Owner focuses on execution delivery planning and day-to-day collaboration with Engineering. This role is ideal for a hands-on detail-oriented Product Owner who thrives in fast-paced environments and takes pride in strong delivery discipline.

In this role the Product Owner owns the operational execution of product initiatives across one or more engineering teams. They are accountable for ensuring requirements are well-defined sequenced appropriately and ready for development while actively managing delivery health dependencies and risks.

The Product Owner works closely with Engineering Design Product Analytics and Operations to support the delivery of customer-facing features that enable market discovery personalization and data-driven experiences within FanDuel Predicts. By maintaining a high bar for requirement quality and delivery readiness this role plays a critical part in turning product ideas into reliable scalable solutions.

In addition to the specific responsibilities outlined above employees may be required to perform other such duties as assigned by the Company. This ensures operational flexibility and allows the Company to meet evolving business needs.

THE GAME PLAN
Everyone on our team has a part to play

• Delivery Planning & Execution Ownership: Own the execution of assigned product initiatives by translating product priorities into clear operational delivery plans including sequencing of work ownership timing and identification of blockers. Ensure product intent is converted into actionable delivery-ready work for engineering teams.
• Backlog Ownership & Work Sequencing: Own and maintain a structured prioritized backlog in Jira. Partner closely with the Engineering Manager to sequence work effectively across sprints balance technical and product needs and ensure stories are well-defined sized and ready for development. Maintain a consistent standard for story quality acceptance criteria and readiness.
• Requirements Definition & Jira Hygiene: Translate product requirements into detailed well-defined user stories with clear acceptance criteria dependencies and constraints. Lead backlog refinement and requirement walkthroughs to ensure engineering teams have a shared understanding of the what and why before work begins. Ensure Jira remains an accurate source of truth for delivery status and scope.
• Delivery Health & Risk Management: Actively manage delivery of health by tracking timelines milestones dependencies and risks. Monitor progress throughout the sprint and release lifecycle surface risks early and work with Product Managers and Engineering Managers to adjust scope sequencing or plans as needed. Drive mitigation plans to keep delivery on track.
• Engineering Partnership & Day-to-Day Team Support: Serve as the primary product execution partner to Engineering. Work closely with Engineering Managers to align delivery expectations capacity and tradeoffs. Support teams day-to-day by answering requirement questions clarifying scope and unblocking delivery to maintain momentum.
• Agile Cadence & Execution Discipline: Ensure teams are operating within agreed Agile frameworks and cadences including refinement sprint planning reviews and retrospectives. Support consistent execution practices and continuous improvement in how workflows from idea to delivery.
• Continuous Improvement & Execution Excellence: Identify opportunities to improve delivery efficiency requirement quality and team collaboration. Apply learnings from retrospectives incidents and delivery outcomes to continuously raise the bar on execution quality.
• Team Contribution & Growth: Actively contribute as a collaborative team member by sharing learnings supporting peers and participating in team rituals and Agile ceremonies. Demonstrate strong ownership of assigned responsibilities while continuing to develop product management skills delivery expertise and domain knowledge.

THE STATS
What were looking for in our next teammate

• 3 years of experience in a Product Owner product delivery or delivery-focused product role within a software or digital product environment.
• Experience working with technical systems such as APIs integrations data feeds or real-time platforms; familiarity with live or event-driven systems is a plus.
• Exposure to regulated or high-scale digital products (e.g. fintech payments SaaS e-commerce or consumer platforms) preferred.
• Ability to work independently manage day-to-day responsibilities and make steady progress without constant oversight.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment and able to help delivery teams stay focused as priorities change.
• Clear effective communicator who can explain requirements tradeoffs and decisions to engineering and cross-functional partners.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to work through complex delivery or requirement challenges.
• Collaborative team player who takes ownership of assigned execution responsibilities.
• Demonstrates curiosity a growth mindset and a commitment to continuous improvement.
• Interest in sports sports betting or fantasy products is a plus but not required.
• Dont check every box Thats okay. If you have related experience and are excited to learn we encourage you to apply.

ABOUT FANDUEL

FanDuel Group is the premier mobile gaming company in the United States and Canada. FanDuel Group consists of a portfolio of leading brands across mobile wagering including: Americas #1 Sportsbook FanDuel Sportsbook; its leading iGaming platform FanDuel Casino; the industrys unquestioned leader in horse racing and advance-deposit wagering FanDuel Racing; and its daily fantasy sports product.

In addition FanDuel Group operates FanDuel TV its broadly distributed linear cable television network and FanDuel TV its leading direct-to-consumer OTT platform. FanDuel Group has a presence across all 50 states Canada and Puerto Rico.

The company is based in New York with US offices in Los Angeles Atlanta and Jersey City as well as global offices in Canada and Scotland. The companys affiliates have offices worldwide including in Ireland Portugal Romania and Australia.

FanDuel Group is a subsidiary of Flutter Entertainment the worlds largest sports betting and gaming operator with a portfolio of globally recognized brands and traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: FLUT).

PLAYER BENEFITS
We treat our team right

We offer amazing benefits above and beyond the basics. We have an array of health plans to choose from (some as low as $0 per paycheck) that include programs for fertility and family planning mental health support and fitness benefits. We offer generous paid time off (PTO & sick leave) annual bonus and long-term incentive opportunities (based on performance) 401k with up to a 5% match commuter benefits pet insurance and more - check out all our benefits here: FanDuel Total Rewards. *Benefits differ across location role and level.

FanDuel is an equal opportunities employer and we believe as one of our principles states We are One Team!. As such we are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race color ethnicity ancestry religion creed sex national origin sexual orientation age citizenship status marital status disability gender identity gender expression veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state local or federal law. We believe FanDuel is strongest and best able to compete if all employees feel valued respected and included.

FanDuel is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please email.

The applicable salary range for this position is $94000 - $117500 USD which is dependent on a variety of factors including relevant experience location business needs and market demand. This role may offer the following benefits: medical vision and dental insurance; life insurance; disability insurance; a 401(k) matching program; among other employee benefits. This role may also be eligible for short-term or long-term incentive compensation including but not limited to cash bonuses and stock program participation. This role includes paid personal time off and 14 paid company holidays. FanDuel offers paid sick time in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws.

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