Product Owner

Role Definition

This role is accountable for shipping production software on a predictable cadence across multiple fintech products. Success is measured by release throughput, schedule reliability, backlog quality, and reduction in delivery friction—not by documentation volume or meeting attendance.

Performance Outcomes

The Product Owner is successful when they:

• Deliver production releases every two weeks for priority products
• Maintain a backlog that engineering can execute without rework or clarification delays
• Keep cross-product dependencies visible and managed
• Move work cleanly through Dev → QA → Production using standard CI/CD pipelines
• Reduce cycle time and escaped defects over time

Scope of Ownership

• Multi-role fund-of-fund platform for syndicators, capital aggregators, and limited partners
• Back-office platform for account managers and finance operations
• HubSpot integration with the core platform
• Legacy fund manager platform
• Legacy investor portal

Key Responsibilities (Measured)

• Own and prioritize Jira backlogs across all assigned products
• Translate executive direction into epics and stories with clear acceptance criteria
• Run sprint planning, backlog refinement, demos, and retrospectives
• Make scope and sequencing decisions to protect release dates
• Identify and resolve delivery blockers related to dependencies, unclear requirements, or resource constraints
• Enforce release readiness standards across version control, testing, and environment promotion
• Communicate delivery status, risks, and tradeoffs without escalation delay

30 / 60 / 90 Day Performance Targets

First 30 Days

• Demonstrate working knowledge of all products, users, and dependencies
• Implement a Jira operating model covering backlog structure, sprint cadence, and release tracking
• Normalize existing roadmaps into prioritized, execution-ready backlogs
• Present a clear delivery plan showing upcoming releases and dependencies

First 60 Days

• Ship 2–4 production releases for top-priority products
• Maintain sprint commitments with minimal spillover
• Ensure all releases pass through Dev, QA, and Production without last-minute scope changes
• Establish consistent demo and release reporting

First 90 Days

• Reduce cycle time or rework through specific process or tooling changes
• Improve backlog quality as measured by fewer story revisions mid-sprint
• Deliver a prioritized list of changes that lower delivery cost or increase throughput
• Establish baseline delivery metrics (throughput, predictability, defect leakage)

Required Background

• Direct ownership of software delivery in a startup environment
• Demonstrated success running Jira-backed agile delivery end to end
• Experience managing overlapping releases and cross-team dependencies
• Comfort making tradeoffs with incomplete information

Required Industry Experience

• Fintech or other regulated software platforms
• Experience with financial operations, investor systems, or money movement preferred

Context: Tribevest

Tribevest is a funded fintech company with multiple completed funding rounds and consistent revenue growth. Its platform supports private equity sponsors and independent capital aggregators operating multi-year Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs).

The product suite covers all aspects of fund-to-fund back-office management including role-based investment portals, SPV compliance, cap table and distribution management, and integrated money movement via banking-as-a-service providers.

The company is entering a high-growth phase and requires operators who own outcomes, protect delivery timelines, and improve execution as scale increases.