Product Owner - Project Alignment

The Company2025 Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Canada Recipient & Fast 500 North America Recipient SpryPoint is modernizing how utilities serve their communities. As a high-growth software company, we're shaking up the status quo in the utility industry with the first and only truly cloud-native customer service and operations platform purpose-built for modern utilities.Founded by industry veterans in 2011, we've grown from a profitable startup to a rapidly scaling company of 300+ employees serving 100+ utility clients across North America and the Caribbean. Our mission is simple: utility leaders should expect more from their technology providers.Utilities face urgent demand to replace inefficient legacy systems while managing increasing operational complexity, and evolving customer expectations. With more than a decade of experience, and a track record of successful implementations spanning water, electric, and gas utilities, SpryPoint has built a reputation as a trusted and mission-critical partner to utilities across North America.We deliver comprehensive solutions including SpryCIS, SpryEngage, SpryMobile, and SpryWallet that modernize the entire meter-to-cash process. What sets us apart? Our "updates, not upgrades" approach, user-centric design, and unwavering focus on customer success.Backed by strategic investment from Norwest Venture Partners since 2023, and an exciting new investment partnership from Insight Partners announced in 2026, we're accelerating our growth while staying true to our core values: lead with kindness, vision with impact, radical honesty, bold disruption, keep it simple, and execute with excellence.Join our award-winning team in transforming an essential industry that powers communities across the Americas.Position OverviewThe Product Owner - Project Alignment sits at the centre of Product Owner & Project Management communication, supporting effective project execution. This role operates with a deliberate 50/50 split:half the time, you are embedded alongside Project Managers bringing product development updates and issues to their attention,the other half, you are the expert on everything that's going on with our projects, ensuring Product Owners know ongoing prioritiesYou also collaborate with other SpryPoint teams (eg. Solutions Architects, Sales, Proposals) and Clients to facilitate resolutions.You'll have real authority toBring development process knowledge into Project Manager conversations: help Project Managers understand the 'why' behind what they're building, not just the 'what'Highlight risks: whether from customer, or from development side, keep all areas alignedRetrieve and translate Project Management issues: surface blockers and escalations from the PM side and reframe them for Product Owner consumptionRetrieve and translate Product Owner issues: surface delays and their reasoning to keep Project Management abreast of issues occurringPush back on commitments that aren't feasible, and propose alternatives that are ResponsibilitiesProduct Owner Track (50%)You are the product voice that ensures Project Management's delivery concerns are surfaced, understood, and addressed across the Product Owner and development organizationsRegularly retrieve open issues, blockers, and escalations from Project ManagersTranslate Project Management issues into product-relevant language, reframing delivery concerns so Product Owners can make informed decisions quicklyTrack resolution of translated issues and close the loop with the Project Management once action has been takenIdentify systemic issues (not one-offs) and bring them to the Group Product Manager with a recommended path forwardProject Manager Support Track (50%)You embed alongside Project Managers as a product-fluent support resource, communicating development issues from Product Owners and bringing product and delivery experience to identify risks before they materializeFlag risks clearly to the Project Manager in language they can act on, including recommendationsEscalate risks that require Product Owner visibility before work proceedsTrack patterns in recurring risk types and contribute to process improvements that reduce themCollaborate directly with Sales, Solutions Architects, and Clients to facilitate resolutions What This Role Does Not DoYou will not run sprint ceremonies or manage a delivery team's backlog. Delivery Product Owners do thatYou will not own the SpryCIS roadmap. You contribute insights and patterns, but you are not the strategy seatYou will not project-manage RFP responses end-to-end. You are a contributor, not the orchestratorYou will not handle customer success or post-go-live escalations. Customer Success owns thoseYou will not own Project Manager workflows end-to-end. You support Project Managers with translation of development process issues: you are not their project coordinator, and you do not own their timelines or delivery accountability Required Qualifications3+ years as a Product Owner, Project Manager, or equivalent (BA with PO scope, Solution Consultant, Technical Product Manager) in B2B, with personal experience producing project documentation and working with development teamsExperience operating across both Product and Project Management contexts — you understand how PMs and POs think, and operate credibly in both. This includes PMs with product-adjacent work, POs who've embedded in customer implementations, BAs and Implementation Consultants who've lived in the middle, or current POs/PMs broadening into cross-functional coordinationEstimation discipline — you understand order-of-magnitude vs committed estimates, and can defend an estimate under pressureStrong stakeholder management — you lead rooms with mixed business and technical participants and leave with consensusComfortable with ambiguity — go toward unclear scope and bring back clarityRisk identification — frame risks in a way that drives action, not just flags themFluent in Jira and Confluence; active use of modern AI tooling in your workflow Strongly PreferredHands-on experience with utility Customer Information Systems (CIS), utility billing, meter-to-cash, customer self-service portals, or mobile field toolsExperience working alongside Project Managers in a support or bridge capacity: helping them produce artefacts, surface risks, and communicate with product and project teams This Role Is a Great Fit If YouYou are a generalist that enjoys operating in two modes: communicate to product owners and developers one moment, project support the next - and find the context-switching energizing rather than drainingGet satisfaction from helping Project Managers succeed: highlight issues in an open, transparent manner, and work toward mitigationPush back well: you'd rather have the hard conversation now than the much harder one six months in This Role Is Not a Great Fit If YouYou want to own a product roadmap or projects end-to-endYou prefer the rhythm of running a delivery team's backlog and sprint cadenceYou want to avoid sales-driven or client-facing workYou need predictable, low-pressure work cycles (sales activity is bursty by nature) Career PathThis role builds rare expertise in operating across product ownership and project delivery. Growth paths within SpryPoint include delivery team leadership, Solution Design leadership, and senior product roles in adjacent product areas. Expect More From Your Career at SpryPointWork your way - Remote-first environment, flexible working hours across North America, and hub offices in Charlottetown & AtlantaCompetitive Total Rewards - Comprehensive compensation package that grows with youComplete Setup - MacBook + $800 to create your ideal home workspaceTotal Wellness - Health, dental, vision, and life insurance from day oneRecharge Time - Generous PTO and unlimited sick daysFuture Security - RRSP (Canada) and 401k (US) matching programsContinuous Growth - $2,500 annual development fund, tuition assistance, and Book Bounty programTeam Connection - Annual company events and team offsites that bring us togetherAI Disclaimer: [LINK]We use an AI notetaker (Metaview) during interviews so we can give you our full attention. Please opt-in via this quick consent form. It's optional - if you'd prefer not to be recorded, just skip this step.AccommodationsNeed accommodations during our interview process? Let us know and we'll work with you to provide the necessary support.Equal Opportunity & InclusionSpryPoint is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic characteristics, veteran or marital status, pregnancy, or any other classification protected by applicable laws.Professional Identity VerificationTo help us verify candidate authenticity and streamline our screening process, we strongly encourage candidates to include a link to their LinkedIn profile and verify it with their current work email address. While not required, this helps us confirm your professional background and accelerates our review process. Candidates with verified LinkedIn profiles typically receive faster responses and priority consideration during our screening process. Note that all final candidates will complete a background check and identity verification as a part of our SOC 2 compliance procedures.