Product Owner - Frontend Infrastructure

Product Owner Role at Liferay

Liferay is a uniquely profitable B2B enterprise software company with 1,000+ fiery-eyed employees all across Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. As a renowned provider of enterprise open source technologies, we have been recognized by Gartner for empowering businesses around the world to solve complex digital challenges. Liferay's all-in-one platform unites DXP with our cloud platform capabilities, built-in analytics, and commerce functionality, reducing time to market and accelerating innovation. Our customer roster includes global companies such as Airbus, US Bank, Honda, and Desjardins.

But we don't just make awesome software, we are also fueled by a greater-than-profit vision. By building a vibrant business, making technology useful, and investing in communities, we make it possible for people to reach their full potential to serve others. This commitment extends beyond our product; Liferay donates 10% of our profits to charities around the world. Oh, we're also self-funded which gives us the freedom to work on whatever we think brings the most value to customers and communities in the long run!

About You and This Role

As a Product Owner at Liferay, you are the voice of our product. You are responsible for maximizing the value of work done by the development team. As a key member of our global product team, you will be involved in every aspect of the product development process from discovery to delivery. You will work directly with designers, engineers, and stakeholders to ship meaningful and exciting products. If you have an innovative mindset and love the idea of breaking barriers and growing in a collaborative team environment then apply today!

Key Objectives

• Communicates the product vision and how features align with it to product team/squad members.
• Maximizes the value delivered by the product through effective backlog management and prioritization.
• Define iterations and stories and accept iteration increments.
• In collaboration with the team lead, provides technical guidance to the development team, ensuring that the product is built with the appropriate architecture, scalability, and performance standards.
• Collaborates with stakeholders to ensure alignment on product priorities and roadmap.
• Translates complex technical requirements and challenges into clear, actionable user stories, epics, and acceptance criteria for the engineering team.
• Plans the sprint. You are the primary source for story detail and priorities and have the responsibility of accepting the final sprint plan.
• Measures and analyzes key product metrics to track performance and identify areas for improvement.
• Mentors product team members and contributes to the overall growth and success of the product organization.

Required Qualifications

• 4+ years of software experience in either a development or Product Owner role.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or relevant experience.
• A solid understanding of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and popular frontend frameworks/libraries (React, Bootstrap, Vue.js, etc.) and Web Development fundamentals (browser behavior, responsive design, performance optimization, etc.).
• Ability to speak and write English fluently.
• Humble and collaborative.
• Flexible and adaptable to change.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Experience with Jobs-to-be-Done (JTBD) framework is a plus.
• Experience creating accessible products that meets WCAG 2.1 AA while actively advocating for inclusive design is a plus.
• This position requires traveling a few times a year.

What We Offer

• Salary package w/ competitive benefits according to qualifications and experience.
• Opportunities to take responsibility, grow professionally, and stay nerdy.
• A positive and collaborative work culture.
• Check out what employees say about us on Glassdoor.
• Working at a leading open-source company.

Equal Opportunities Employer - Statement

Liferay is committed to the equal treatment of all candidates, customers and employees and to fostering a culture of dignity at work. Our operating procedure provides for equal opportunities in recruitment and employment with the aim to eliminate discrimination against any job applicant or employee on the basis of race, age, sexual orientation, gender, religion or beliefs, marital or civil partnerships status, family or dependency status, disability, pregnancy and maternity or membership of a traveling community.