Senior Product Owner (Agile)

Senior Product Owner (Agile)
Fully Remote Full-time

Road Dawg
We are building an intelligent ultra personalized travel companion app powered by advanced AI designed to make every journey feel more intuitive personalized and truly rewarding. Were creating this for people just like us those for whom travel isnt just a hobby or occasional escape but a core part of who we are. Its in our DNA the open road calls the itch to explore new places runs deep and the best stories come from real miles logged unexpected detours and moments that only happen when youre out there living it.

We want teammates who live that lifestyle who draw from their own adventures to infuse the app with an authentic vibe and intuition that resonates with fellow travelers. If road trips spontaneous getaways discovering hidden gems or turning long drives into meaningful experiences are woven into your life not just something you read about youll bring the empathy insight and passion that turns good features into something users feel was built exactly for them. This role is about building for people like you.

The Role
As our lead Senior Agile Project Manager youll take full ownership of agile delivery project execution and cross-functional coordination that powers everything we ship at Road Dawg. Youll design and implement our project management and agile framework from the ground up establishing rhythms tools and processes that keep a fast-moving early-stage team aligned iterating quickly and delivering high-impact features. Working closely with product design engineering (iOS Android backend AI DevOps) and leadership youll turn ambitious vision into predictable high-quality releases while navigating the unique complexities of an AI-powered consumer app. This is ideal if you thrive in greenfield environments love bringing structure to ambiguity and excel at enabling talented engineers and creatives to ship delightful experiences without unnecessary bureaucracy.

Key Responsibilities
Lead and evolve our agile processes: sprint planning daily stand-ups reviews retrospectives and continuous improvement practices tailored to a startup pace.
Own the end-to-end product roadmap backlog prioritization release planning and dependency management across all engineering disciplines.
Facilitate clear communication and alignment between technical teams and non-technical stakeholders translating complex AI and mobile requirements into actionable plans.
Track progress risks blockers and metrics; provide transparent visibility through dashboards reports and regular updates.
Establish lightweight yet effective tools and workflows (Jira Confluence Slack automations etc.) that scale with us from 0 to 1 and beyond.
Manage AI-specific delivery challenges: balancing experimentation cycles model evaluation on-device/cloud integration testing and coordinated mobile releases.
Identify and remove impediments drive decision-making and help the team stay focused on what matters most to travelers.
Mentor and coach the growing team on agile best practices while continuously adapting our process to fit our unique travel AI context.

Required Qualifications
6 years of hands-on Agile Project Management experience in early-stage tech or consumer app environments (mobile AI/ML or travel-related experience is a strong plus).
Deep expertise facilitating Scrum Kanban or hybrid agile frameworks in fast-paced cross-functional teams.
Proven success owning agile delivery from scratch (0-to-1) or scaling processes in startups you know how to bring structure without slowing innovation.
Strong proficiency with Jira Confluence and modern collaboration tools ability to create clear roadmaps backlogs and reporting that actually get used.
Solid understanding of software development lifecycles especially AI/ML workflows mobile app releases and backend integration.
Excellent facilitation communication and stakeholder management skills you can translate between engineers designers and leadership with ease.
Natural product sense and genuine passion for building consumer experiences that feel magical.

Preferred Qualifications
Experience in travel mobility location-based services or personalization-heavy products.
Certified Scrum Master (CSM) SAFe or PMP (or equivalent real-world mastery we value results over certificates).
Familiarity with AI project delivery (experimentation tracking model versioning evaluation cycles).
Exposure to multi-platform delivery (iOS Android backend).
Personal travel adventures that give you intuition for what makes a great travel app.

What We Offer
Full remote flexibility with async-first collaboration and occasional virtual/in-person syncs.
Meaningful ownership: your technical decisions will define the product experience.
Opportunity to work at the intersection of AI and real-world travel by shipping features that make a tangible difference.
Supportive high-autonomy environment with smart teammates.