Product Owner at Later

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Later Logo
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Mid-level (3 to 4 years), Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Technology, ConsultingIndustries

Requirements

  • 6-8 years of Product Management experience in Agile environments, with a proven track record of delivery of high-quality software solutions
  • Proficient with requirements gathering including conducting workshops, user research, product roadmap planning, and more
  • Competent in Product Design Thinking in relation to custom software development
  • Competent with quality assurance testing methodologies
  • Proficient in effective communication, both written and verbal, with team members, end users, stakeholders, project sponsors, client executives and more
  • Mastery of Agile delivery methodologies
  • Ample professional consulting experience, preferably in a custom software development or modern work consulting environment

Responsibilities

  • Help our clients to realize their technology solution ambitions through leading client-focused discovery workshops, with a specific focus on creating and delivering leading-edge solutions
  • Work with clients to understand and document their requirements in a language that can easily be used by our delivery team to create best-in-class solutions
  • Facilitate or lead envisioning, design, and planning workshops for our clients to understand the current state and help them envision the future state
  • Writing project specifications and user stories (simple explanations of features written from the user's perspective)
  • Writing acceptance criteria for user stories and conducting quality assurance testing prior to client user acceptance testing
  • Determining which features should be prioritized for development in the backlog
  • Collaborate with the Product Design team in creating best-in-class deliverables
  • Mentorship and coaching of junior team members
  • Create and conduct Knowledge Share sessions with Client Experience practice team members

Skills

Product Ownership
Requirements Gathering
Business Analysis
Technical Consulting
Stakeholder Management
Mentorship
Project Delivery
Quality Assurance
Client Advocacy
Agile Practices

Later

Social media management and influencer marketing tools

About Later

Later provides tools for social media marketing, focusing on helping marketers, brands, and influencers create engaging content and measure their results. Its main products include Later Influence, which automates influencer marketing campaigns and connects brands with influencers; Later Social Media Management, a tool for planning, scheduling, and analyzing social media posts; and Later Link in Bio, which allows users to drive traffic to multiple destinations from a single link in their bio. Unlike many competitors, Later emphasizes a subscription model that offers various service tiers, ensuring continuous updates and support for users. The company's goal is to establish the first "Social Revenue" platform, enabling clients to achieve predictable and measurable returns from their social media activities.

Vancouver, CanadaHeadquarters
2014Year Founded
$3.7MTotal Funding
SEEDCompany Stage
Consumer Software, Consumer GoodsIndustries
1,001-5,000Employees

Benefits

Hybrid work environment
Education & conference budget
Wellness spending account
Flexible hours & work schedule
Technology bonus
Annual company retreat
Vacation & wellness days
Parental leave top-up
Learning & development workshops
Stock options

Risks

Linktree's growth may overshadow Later's Link in Bio tool.
Integration of Mavely could distract from core offerings.
Instagram's video shift may require adaptation of Later's tools.

Differentiation

Later combines influencer marketing and social media management in a unified platform.
The company offers AI-powered social listening tools for actionable insights.
Later's acquisition of Mavely enhances its social commerce capabilities.

Upsides

AI-enhanced search optimizes influencer discovery and ROI for brands.
Social commerce trends offer new monetization opportunities for creators.
Later's partnerships with major social platforms expand its market reach.

Land your dream remote job 3x faster with AI