What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Owner- SAAS Integrations position at Maxwood Furniture?
Description
Maxwood Furniture is a rapidly growing furniture company with an expanding portfolio of brands such as Max & Lily, Plank Beam, and Maxtrix. With multiple sales channels including our DTC websites and third-party marketplaces, we’re passionate about delivering a seamless and inspiring shopping experience. As we continue to scale, we’re looking for a personable and strategic Product Owner to join our technology team.
This role will be embedded within our engineering group and play a critical part in driving the integration and customization of ecommerce tools such as PIM (Salsify), DAM (Acquia), Marketplace Sales, ECP/CMS (Shopify), and EDI. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with these platforms, a talent for translating business needs into clear technical requirements, and a vision for managing projects from concept to delivery. You will work closely with other Product Owners to ensure alignment, share best practices, and coordinate cross-functional initiatives.?
Strategic Alignment & Leadership
Maxwood Furniture is a rapidly growing furniture company with an expanding portfolio of brands such as Max & Lily, Plank Beam, and Maxtrix. With multiple sales channels including our DTC websites and third-party marketplaces, we’re passionate about delivering a seamless and inspiring shopping experience. As we continue to scale, we’re looking for a personable and strategic Product Owner to join our technology team.
This role will be embedded within our engineering group and play a critical part in driving the integration and customization of ecommerce tools such as PIM (Salsify), DAM (Acquia), Marketplace Sales, ECP/CMS (Shopify), and EDI. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with these platforms, a talent for translating business needs into clear technical requirements, and a vision for managing projects from concept to delivery. You will work closely with other Product Owners to ensure alignment, share best practices, and coordinate cross-functional initiatives.?
Strategic Alignment & Leadership
- Align business strategy with project execution and own the product roadmap for ecommerce integrations.
- Set clear timelines and milestones for projects, accelerating delivery and improving agility.
- Coordinate and collaborate closely with other Product Owners to ensure consistency and alignment across initiatives.
- Serve as the main point of contact for assigned technical projects, ensuring clear communication with business and technology teams.
- Maintain frequent and consistent updates with stakeholders and internal teams.
- Negotiate priorities with business stakeholders and other Product Owners.
- Facilitate standups, release communications, and cross-department collaboration.
- In coordination with peers, manage and prioritize the workload for engineers and QA analysts, ensuring tasks are clearly defined and appropriately assigned (without direct people management).
- Oversee the product backlog, triage incoming tickets, and balance short-term delivery with long-term vision.
- Track progress against roadmap milestones and report status updates tailored to target groups.
- Identify blockers and risks that might affect project timelines and communicate them proactively.
- Gather and document requirements, write user stories and acceptance criteria, and shepherd projects from discovery through deployment.
- Move epics and projects through the workflow, from initial concept to release.
- Facilitate deployment and conduct user training as needed.
- 3 years of experience as a Product Owner, ideally in SAAS and ecommerce environments.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, Sales or related field.
- Hands-on experience integrating and customizing third party tools. Preference given for eCommerce integrations like: PIM (Salsify), DAM (Acquia), Marketplace Sales, EDI, ECP/CMS (Shopify), or similar tools.
- Strong project management skills; experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
- Experience using enterprise project management software—preferably Atlassian tools such as Jira and Confluence.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills; able to translate business needs into technical requirements.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience working cross-functionally with business and technical teams, including other Product Owners.
- This role is based in our Charleston, SC office. Hybrid work option available after 90 days of successful in-office performance.
- This position is not eligible for employer visa sponsorship. Candidates must already have permanent work authorization*