Product Owner, Mobile Application

Aquent is thrilled to partner with a leading organization dedicated to providing essential services, shaping the future of digital engagement for millions. This innovative company is at the forefront of digital transformation, impacting countless users daily through its commitment to excellence and cutting-edge technology. Join a team where your vision will help craft exceptional experiences and drive significant strategic direction.

Are you a seasoned mobile product leader passionate about crafting exceptional user experiences and driving impactful digital transformations? This is an unparalleled opportunity to lead the charge for a critical customer-facing mobile application, directly influencing its strategic direction from the ground up. This is your chance to define and deliver a best-in-class mobile experience that directly impacts our users and sets new industry standards. Join a dynamic team at the forefront of a major mobile app refresh and rebuild, where your expertise will offer significant influence over the direction of a new application from its early stages, making immediate contributions to ongoing initiatives and evolving our digital offerings. Your vision will directly shape the future of digital engagement for millions.

What You Will Do

• Lead the strategic refresh and rebuild of a flagship mobile application while maintaining excellence in the existing platform.
• Guide the development of Minimum Viable Products (MVPs), establish clear product roadmaps, and define strategic priorities that align with user needs and business goals.
• Act as the primary advocate for the Voice of the Customer, translating user needs into compelling product requirements and priorities that drive innovation.
• Drive critical go/no-go decisions for platform migration, ensuring a seamless and successful transition to the new application.
• Own the product roadmap and backlog, expertly managing feature prioritization, release planning, and balancing competing requirements to deliver maximum value.
• Provide impactful cross-functional leadership, collaborating effectively with mobile developers, architects, UX designers, business teams, and external vendors to bring product visions to life.

Essential Qualifications

• Direct Product Owner experience with meaningful ownership and strategic direction of a customer-facing mobile application.
• Proven experience with customer-facing iOS and/or Android platforms, including a strong understanding of native versus cross-platform development approaches.
• Solid understanding of mobile architecture, including APIs, backend integrations, authentication/security protocols, and overall mobile system design.
• Extensive experience navigating the full mobile development lifecycle, working closely with development teams on releases, enhancements, and application lifecycle management.
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex customer and business needs into clear, actionable product requirements and user stories.
• Exceptional cross-functional leadership skills and technical credibility, fostering collaboration and driving consensus across diverse teams.

Highly Valued Qualifications

• Experience with React and/or React Native development frameworks.
• Background in cross-platform mobile development, especially involving transitions or migrations from native iOS/Android applications.
• Previous involvement in mobile modernization, rebuild, or MVP initiatives, including successful launches, migrations, platform changes, or critical go/no-go decisions.