Digital Product Owner
Calaway Habeck Talent Consulting - Dallas
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Overview
Digital Product Owner
Location: Dallas, TX.
Not considering remote work. Candidate must be available to be in the office
Reports to: President
About the Company
MySportsDriver.com is a rapidly growing SaaS platform providing back-office management tools for organizations and coaches running amateur and youth sports leagues for USA Prime Sports based in Dallas, Texas. The platform streamlines operations, scheduling, payments, and communication for front and back-office users. As the company scales, they seek a Digital Product Owner to define and own the product roadmap, enhance platform capabilities, and position the product for long-term growth, scalability, and security.
Role Overview
The Digital Product Owner will be responsible for driving the product strategy, roadmap, and user experience for MySportsDriver.com while ensuring the platform continues to evolve into a best-in-class solution. This is a high-impact role that will involve balancing strategic planning with hands-on execution, ensuring that both the software and the development team are built to support rapid growth.
The DPO will play a key role in developing the team and resources needed to expand the platform’s capabilities, delivering new features that address meaningful customer pain points. As a fast-moving SaaS business, MySportsDriver.com needs a product leader with deep experience in UX design, data modeling, technical documentation, and agile product management. This role is an exciting opportunity for someone who thrives in a growth-oriented SaaS environment, understands how to build and scale customer-centric products, and wants to shape both the product and the team from the ground up.
Key Responsibilities
Product Strategy & Roadmap
- Define and communicate a clear product vision and roadmap aligned with business objectives.
- Prioritize features and enhancements based on user feedback, data insights, and market needs.
- Develop and oversee the product roadmap, ensuring alignment with the company’s strategic growth plan.
- Establish KPIs and success metrics to measure adoption, performance, and user satisfaction.
- Own the UX and user journey design, ensuring seamless workflows and an intuitive interface.
- Collaborate with leadership, customers, and internal stakeholders to define product priorities.
User Experience & Design
- Lead UX/UI initiatives, including wireframing, prototyping, and usability testing.
- Work with partners to develop a modern, intuitive user experience that enhances engagement.
- Conduct user research and apply insights to improve platform usability.
- Ensure accessibility and best practices in front-end design and interaction patterns.
Platform & Technical Oversight
- Oversee the evolution of a high-scale SaaS product, ensuring performance, reliability, and security.
- Oversee internal and external applications built with Retool and self-hosted on AWS (Fargate, ECS, CloudFormation).
- Manage the AWS production environment, ensuring best practices for deployment, scalability, and security.
- Oversee GitHub-based source control and the integration of CloudFormation templates for infrastructure as code (IaC).
- Collaborate with engineering and DevOps teams to optimize CI/CD pipelines, deployment strategies, and AWS cost efficiency.
Documentation & Knowledge Management
- Maintain comprehensive product documentation to ensure continuity and ease of onboarding for new developers.
- Document data models, workflows, APIs, and system architecture for scalability.
- Establish best practices for version control, release notes, and technical specifications.
- Develop training materials and internal documentation to facilitate knowledge sharing.
Team & Resource Development
- Identify and hire key development resources, building a high-performing product team.
- Develop an agile, cross-functional team that can iterate quickly and deliver value.
- Cultivate a strong product culture that aligns with business goals and customer needs.
- Implement best practices for sprint planning, backlog grooming, and stakeholder communication.
Process Optimization & Security
- Drive agile product management processes for efficient development cycles.
- Ensure compliance with security best practices, including IAM, encryption, and data protection.
- Optimize performance, load balancing, and system monitoring for a large-scale SaaS platform.
- Identify automation opportunities for improving onboarding, customer engagement, and product management.
Required Qualifications
Product & Technical Experience
- 5+ years in a Digital Product Owner, Consulting, Product Manager, or Technical Product Manager role.
- Experience managing SaaS platforms at scale.
- Strong AWS experience with ECS, Fargate, CloudFormation, and GitHub integrations.
- Hands-on experience with Retool for internal tooling and automation.
- Experience with leading the development of Node and React based applications.
- Understanding of infrastructure as code (IaC) and DevOps principles.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automated deployments, and monitoring tools.
Leadership & Collaboration
- Ability to translate business goals into a scalable technical roadmap.
- Experience working cross-functionally between executives, developers, and end-users.
- Strong communication skills, particularly in presenting technical trade-offs to leadership.
Nice to Have
- Experience in sports technology, youth sports platforms, or league management software.
- Familiarity with PE-backed SaaS scaling strategies.
- AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer).
Why Join Us?
- Lead the digital evolution of one of the fastest-growing youth sports SaaS platforms.
- Shape both the product and the team from the ground up.
- Work in a high-growth environment with strong financial backing.
- Collaborate with executives, investors, and a talented technical team.
- Influence product strategy, infrastructure, and user experience at scale.
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive base salary + performance-based incentives.
- Equity potential based on role and contribution.
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits.