Product Owner II

About the role

At Maritz, decades of innovation and perseverance have built more than just a strong reputation — they’ve shaped a culture where human connection and collaboration are at the heart of everything we do. Joining Maritz means becoming part of a workplace grounded in a critical truth; people and their potential is our greatest resource. Maritz helps companies achieve their business goals by inspiring people to perform their best. We design experiences, incentives, and recognition programs that spark action and deliver measurable impact. And we’ve brought this human-first design inward – intentionally building teams that care for each other and collaborate powerfully. In our most recent employee survey, nearly 90% of respondents said that their managers care about their concerns and 82% said they feel genuinely appreciated. We know that when employees feel seen, supported, and celebrated for who they are, they thrive and so does our business. That’s why we’ve created a flexible, environment that empowers you to do your best work without sacrificing what matters most to you. In fact, in that same survey, nearly 90% of respondents said they have the flexibility they need to balance work and personal life and nearly 80% said Maritz does a great job prioritizing employee well being. We have a passion for excellence and genuine care for the people making it possible.

Responsibilities

• Vision 30%: Product owner works to understand the product market fit, product life cycle and the long-term strategy for the product within the market, supporting product level decisions and recommendations made with a senior Product Manager. The Product Owner collaborates with stakeholders and helps maintain the product roadmap, with upcoming short-term goals, and communicates the roadmap to the delivery team and other stakeholders. They also help translate the general Product vision into specific Product features and contribute to long-term planning through regular road mapping. Uses AI-assisted tools to support research, documentation, and roadmap communication, applying judgment about when AI output needs validation from a senior team member.
• Refinement & Prioritization 40%: The Product Owner helps identify business goals and problem statements to ensure the product aligns to these criteria. Works with the stakeholders to define what business value means and uses this definition to assess each feature/story. Works to understand the stakeholders’ vision for the product and assists in defining that vision to help ensure that the right product is built. Identify requirements and work with delivery team to write, refine and review/approve user stories. The Product Owner is responsible for understanding the various users of the product, including other systems that may consume the product. Work with stakeholders to help prioritize work in the backlog to maximize the value the team delivers.
• Delivery & Leadership 30%: Ensure that delivered products meet the stakeholder needs and business requirements.