Hicks

Product Owner
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
Chicago, Illinois Contract Oct 9, 2026
Product Owner
Hybrid | 12 Months
Job Details
  • Estimated Start Date: 26 October 2026
  • Location: Chicago preferred; Peoria, Dallas or Broomfield offices
  • Work Arrangement: Remote-Hybrid; onsite for workshops, meetings and sessions
  • Schedule: Monday through Friday, first shift
  • Duration: 12 months
Position’s Contributions to Work Group
Position’s Contributions to Work Group:
  • As the Dealer Websites program moves into execution mode, additional product ownership capacity is needed to drive delivery of dealer templates for dealer-specific content, content syndication from next gen website, dealer authoring capabilities, and system integrations (leads, request service, AI Assistant, etc).
  • This role will partner with dealers, business stakeholders, and engineering teams to define requirements, manage priorities, and ensure solutions meet dealer needs.
  • The role will help accelerate delivery, improve dealer adoption, and ensure a scalable, consistent experience across the dealer network while reducing delivery risk and supporting successful program rollout.
Typical Day or Week in the Role
Typical task breakdown:
  • The role is highly collaborative and stakeholder-facing, requiring frequent interaction with dealers, business partners, engineering teams, and leadership.
  • The value of faster decision making, stronger stakeholder engagement, and reduced communication overhead outweighs the labor cost savings that might be achieved through an offshore model.
Work environment:
  • In office when there are workshops/ meetings/ sessions.  They can also go in office everyday if they would like too.
Candidate Requirements
Education & Experience Required:
  • No Bachelor’s degree required but must have 7+ years exp in this capacity
  • IF they have a Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree, they must have a minimum of 5-7 years exp in this capacity
Required Technical Skills
(Required)
  • Experience serving as a Product Owner, Business Analyst, or similar role within a digital product or software development environment
  • Strong understanding of Agile product development practices and backlog management
  • Experience writing user stories, acceptance criteria, and business requirements 
  • Experience supporting software testing, validation, and release activities
Soft Skills
(Required)
  • Proven ability to collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills