Associate Product Owner

About the role

The Associate Product Owner at David Weekley Homes is responsible for supporting the company's digital products and internal systems. They work within the application development team to shape, deliver, and enhance systems and tools that support Homebuyers, Sales Teams, Builders, Partners, and business operations.

Responsibilities

• Work within the application development team to help shape, deliver, and enhance internal systems and digital tools.
• Assist the Product Owner in maintaining and prioritizing the product backlog based on business value, team capacity, and strategic direction.
• Write clear user stories and acceptance criteria for new features, enhancements, and workflow improvements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including development, QA, UX, operations, and stakeholders to ensure alignment and shared understanding of requirements.
• Identify and triage system bugs, documenting them with detailed reproduction steps and expected results.
• Participate in feature proposal discussions, cycle planning, standups, backlog refinement, and reviews.
• Conduct research, gather data, and analyze system processes to understand user needs and identify opportunities for optimization.
• Validate completed development work to ensure it meets acceptance criteria and delivers meaningful value to end users.
• Build foundational knowledge of DWH systems, business processes, and the end-to-end customer experience.

Qualifications

• Foundational knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodology and the role of a Product Owner.
• Ability to write clear user stories and acceptance criteria that convey business value.
• Analytical skills to understand system workflows, investigate issues, and interpret data.
• Strong problem-solving abilities with a sense of urgency and ownership.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with developers, stakeholders, and business partners.
• Basic understanding of software testing, quality assurance, or bug reporting workflows.

Technical Qualifications

• Foundational knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodology and the role of a Product Owner.
• Ability to write clear user stories and acceptance criteria that convey business value.
• Analytical skills to understand system workflows, investigate issues, and interpret data.
• Strong problem-solving abilities with a sense of urgency and ownership.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with developers, stakeholders, and business partners.
• Basic understanding of software testing, quality assurance, or bug reporting workflows.

The Candidate

• Effective communicator who listens actively and can articulate ideas clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Organized, detail-oriented mindset with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• A team player who builds strong relationships and collaborates well across roles and departments.
• Self-motivated, reliable, and committed to seeing tasks through to completion.
• Comfortable asking questions, seeking clarity, and sharing early when risks or issues arise.
• Ability to thrive in a flexible, fast-moving environment and contribute to a high-performance team culture.
• Eager to grow their skills in product ownership and Agile methodology.

Additional Information

Work Location: Based out of David Weekley Homes' Houston headquarters near I-10 Katy Freeway and 610 West Loop N Fwy.

Please note that we do not offer sponsorship for work visas.