Ovative Group · 2 days ago
Product Owner, AI & Business Intelligence
Chicago
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$111K/yr - $186K/yr
6+ years expOvative Group is an independent, full-funnel media, measurement, and creative firm. They are seeking a Product Owner for their AI Analytics Platform to drive the delivery of actionable insights and recommendations, collaborating closely with engineering and analytics teams to ensure alignment with user needs and technical feasibility.
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Responsibilities
Translate program-level features and objectives into well-formed user stories with clear acceptance criteria that reflect business value and technical constraints
Work closely with engineers and analysts during iterations to clarify business and functional requirements and make timely decisions
Own delivery-level tradeoff decisions (scope, sequencing, and technical constraints), escalating only when decisions materially impact product strategy or cross-platform alignment
Accept or reject completed stories based on acceptance criteria and the team’s Definition of Done, ensuring that deliverables truly meet user needs
Ensure alignment between team deliverables and program-level objectives and roadmap, raising risks and tradeoffs when needed
Collaborate daily with the Scrum Lead to remove blockers, refine plans, and improve the team’s flow and ways of working
Own and prioritize the Backlog, sequencing product, client, and engineering work to maximize value within the team’s available capacity and technical constraints each sprint
Lead sprint planning, refinement, and demos, partnering with engineering to break work into deliverable increments, clarify scope, and remove ambiguity and blockers so teams can reliably deliver what was committed to each iteration
Define acceptance criteria and partner with the team on testing and validation to ensure features meet quality standards and client expectations
Champion MVP thinking and iterative delivery, using experimentation and feedback loops to validate assumptions quickly and scale what works
Serve as the primary point of contact for the AI Analytics Platform with internal stakeholders
Partner with Power Users, Client teams, and other cross-functional partners to understand needs, prioritize outcomes, and align on tradeoffs
Build and nurture a community of power users and contributors, creating a collaborative environment for innovation and experimentation
Communicate Program Increment (PI) progress and outcomes in clear, non-technical language tailored to executives, business stakeholders, and technical teams
Enable teams through training, documentation, and change management, driving adoption and confident use of the AI solutions
Qualification
Required
6 - 8+ years of experience in product management, product ownership, business analysis, or a related role, with at least 2+ years focused on AI or data/analytics products
Proven success delivering AI-powered solutions at scale, ideally in service delivery, customer experience, or digital transformation contexts
Demonstrated experience partnering closely with engineering, data, and UX teams on technical and design topics (e.g., data pipelines, APIs, security, semantic layers, human-centered design)
Strong advocate of Agile methodologies (e.g. SAFe) and tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence), including backlog management, sprint planning, and iterative delivery
Strong analytical, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills, including comfort with cost–benefit analysis and ROI-oriented decision-making
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities, including executive-level communication and the ability to translate technical details into clear business value
Demonstrated ability to influence and align cross-functional teams, and to build community and engagement among power users and partners
Experience with using product tools including Atlassian (Confluence, Jira), Microsoft Office, Tableau etc
Preferred
Background in Business Intelligence, Analytics, Data Science, or adjacent fields
Experience with enterprise AI and data platforms (e.g., Databricks, cloud-native AI services) and/or conversational AI toolsets (e.g., Dialogflow, Azure OpenAI, or similar)
Hands-on experience building and shipping RAG-style or AI-driven analytics systems, including familiarity with retrieval, vector search, and evaluation patterns
Exposure to recommendation systems, insight generation, or other applied AI use cases beyond Q&A
Benefits
Access to all office spaces in MSP, NYC, and CHI
Frequent, paid travel to our Minneapolis headquarters for company events, team events, and in-person collaboration with teams
Generous paid vacation policy
401k match program
Top-notch health insurance options, inclusive of same sex partners
Family formation benefits including reimbursement options for fertility, pregnancy, and parenting needs
Monthly stipend for your mobile phone and data plan
Sabbatical program
Charitable giving via our time and a financial match program
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Company
Ovative Group
Digital strategy consultants serving the retail and consumer packaged goods industry
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Dale Nitschke
CEO
Annie Zipfel
Executive Vice President of Media
Recent News
2025-02-26
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