Job Title - Product Owner- AI Native
Duration - Long Term (90 Days Initial Engagement)
Work Mode- Onsite
Work Location- Plano, Tx
Position Summary:
We are seeking an experienced Product Owner to lead delivery within an AI-native POD engagement for a technology client in the restaurant and hospitality sector. This is a fully embedded, client-facing role based on-site in Plano, TX. The PO will own the full product delivery cycle within the POD — from outcome definition through sprint execution — and will serve as the primary interface between ISHIR's delivery team and the client's senior stakeholders and SMEs.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (May perform any or all of the following):
- Translate client business outcomes and KPIs into a structured, prioritised backlog with clear acceptance criteria
- Lead sprint ceremonies — planning, standups, reviews, and retrospectives — with minimal oversight
- Work directly with client SMEs to gather domain context, validate priorities, and communicate progress at a senior level
- Ensure every sprint delivers shippable, production-ready output — not prototypes or work-in-progress
- Document and transfer AI-native delivery practices to the client organisation as part of the engagement mandate
Qualifications & Experience Required - 6+ years as a Product Owner or Product Manager within a software product company — not purely a services or project management background
- Demonstrated ability to own a backlog end-to-end without BA support
- Strong client-facing presence — comfortable presenting to and aligning with senior technology and business stakeholders
- Experience working in fast-paced, iterative agile environments with two-week sprint cadences
AI Tooling: - Active use of AI-assisted planning and documentation tools — Notion AI, Linear AI, or equivalent.
- Comfortable using AI for story generation, acceptance criteria drafting, and sprint documentation as a standard workflow, not an experiment
Good To Have: - Domain experience in restaurant technology, hospitality, payments, or retail
- Familiarity with Jira, Linear for backlog and sprint management
- Exposure to agentic or AI product delivery — understanding what it means to build with and around AI systems
ABOUT ISHIR
ISHIR is a digital innovation and enterprise AI services provider. We work with startups and enterprises to shape the future through accelerated innovation, deep technical expertise, access to global digital talent and a passion for complex problem-solving. With our help, our clients overcome their most difficult digital challenges leveraging AI.
We are not just consultants, we are partners in our clients’ success, assisting them with re(gaining) competitive edge by identifying opportunities for differentiation, industry disruption, scalable innovation, and go-to-market strategies that deliver successful outcomes.
At ISHIR, we help bold businesses accelerate innovation through Talent, Speed-to-Market, and AI. We help make an impact by solving real problems using innovation, improved customer experiences and the right technologies.
As an ISHIR employee, you will get the advanced training you need to be successful, and the opportunity to apply it. You must be passionate about technology, crave responsibility, and be eager to apply your knowledge to real business solutions for our startup and enterprise customers. These are the qualities of a person destined for success at ISHIR.
ISHIR attracts a special type of individual—someone who is proactive, thrives on challenges, feeds off success, and looks at moving targets not as obstacles but as opportunities. ISHIR is an exciting place to work. It is imbued with an entrepreneurial spirit and promotes self-reliance, open communication, and collaboration.