Product Owner
Description:
Clune Tech is a world-leading provider of international taxation, finance, and fulfilment services to clients in over 100 countries ranging from blue-chip financial service companies to individual investors & cross-border workers.
Sprintax, part of Clune Tech, is a web-based tax return preparation software that provides a number of tax related services to non-residents in the United States. We help thousands of international visitors such as students, scholars, teachers, trainees, researchers, work and travel participants and other foreign individuals that are temporary in the United States each year with the preparation of their tax returns.
About the role:
Currently we are looking for an experienced Agile Product Owner to own execution and delivery for our Returns product. You'll work embedded with a cross-functional development team, partnering with the Product Manager to translate strategic priorities into shipped software. You'll manage the product backlog, ensure predictable delivery, and coordinate across stakeholders including domain experts, operations, support, and go-to-market teams.
Responsibilities:
Strategic Execution & Roadmap Delivery
Partner with Product Manager to translate strategic initiatives and quarterly priorities into executable delivery plans
Break down strategic initiatives into epics and user stories that the team can implement
Participate in quarterly planning to provide team capacity reality and feasibility input
Report progress on strategic initiatives and escalate risks that impact roadmap commitments
Provide recommendations on scope, timeline, and approach to achieve strategic goals
Delivery & Execution
Own sprint planning, backlog management, and delivery for the product development team
Maintain a healthy backlog prioritized according to strategic direction from Product Manager
Facilitate refinement sessions with developers to clarify requirements and identify dependencies
Track progress and communicate risks, blockers, and delivery status to Product Manager and stakeholders
Accept/reject completed work based on defined acceptance criteria
Coordinate releases and manage deployment schedules
Requirements & Collaboration
Work with domain experts to validate requirements meet regulatory and compliance standards
Partner with stakeholders across Sales, Marketing, Operations, and Support to gather input and understand business needs
Facilitate working sessions to build shared understanding between business and technical teams
Be available to answer team questions and make decisions quickly to unblock progress
Escalate scope changes, priority conflicts, or strategic questions to Product Manager
Planning & Estimation
Facilitate team estimation at sprint and quarterly planning levels
Work with Product Manager to determine what strategic initiatives fit within team capacity
Provide effort estimates and technical feasibility input for new opportunities
Use historical velocity data to set realistic commitments and improve predictability
Requirements:
Key Competencies:
Extensive experience in product delivery, agile product ownership, or technical project management
Proven track record shipping software products in cross-functional team environments
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
Experience managing backlogs and facilitating agile ceremonies (sprint planning, refinement, retrospectives)
Comfortable making decisions with incomplete information and managing ambiguity
Ability to balance competing priorities and make pragmatic trade-offs
Experience collaborating with Product Managers or business stakeholders on strategic execution
Preferred Competencies:
Experience in regulated industries (fintech, healthcare, tax/accounting, financial services)
Exposure to compliance-driven product development
Background in technical roles or strong technical aptitude
Experience with mature products requiring ongoing maintenance and regulatory updates
Scrum/Agile certifications (CSPO, PSM, or similar)
Benefits:
What’s in it for you?
Flexible Working Policy with a combination of remote and office working*
Multisport Cards
22 Annual Leave Days for all employees plus additional days with length of service
Lifework days: ½ day each quarter to get your life work done
Flex hours where you can work your 40 hours across 4.5 days
Additional Health Insurance including dental and vision care
Team Buildings & Parties
Life Insurance
Refer a Friend Bonus
Discounts across various stores, theatres, restaurants
Employee CSR Programme, CluneTech Cares, with one paid Volunteer Day per year
CluneTech Life – corporate wellness program
Monthly Food Vouchers
Company Paid Trainings & Learning Accounts
#OneTeam Awards and Annual Employee of the Year Awards
Milestone Recognition Program
Free Sports: Football, Tennis, Volleyball
Employee Assistance Program
Meeting Free Days – a specific no meeting day where we encourage no meetings so you (and your team) can focus on getting things done!
Are you ready to join our new team and help people from all over the world?
If our job offer is what you are looking for, please apply today — we want to hear from you! If you have a friend or two who may be a good fit for the position, please refer them.
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- Division
- Sprintax
- Department
- Product
- Locations
- Varna, Bulgaria