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Product Owner, College Pads

UK - Remote

About StarRez


StarRez is the global leader in student housing software, providing innovative solutions for on and off-campus housing management, resident wellness and experience, and revenue generation. Trusted by 1,400+ clients across 25+ countries, StarRez supports more than 4 million beds annually with its user-friendly, all-in-one platform, delivering seamless experiences for students and administrators. With offices in the United States, Australia, the UK, and India, StarRez blends the robust capabilities of a global organization with the personalized care and service of a trusted partner.

The Role 
StarRez is seeking a Product Owner based out of the UK to join the College Pads team.

This is not a typical Product Owner role. You’ll help evolve a high visibility, customer-facing platform, partnering closely with cross-functional teams across the UK, US, and India.  
 
You’ll translate product direction into high-quality delivery, owning the backlog, driving day-to-day execution, and helping the team make sound trade-offs across customer value, business impact, speed, scope, and risk. You’ll operate in a fast-moving, AI-first environment, and play an active role in validating solutions with customers and stakeholders across markets.  

 
Role Details 

  • Work Location: Remote (UK)  
  • Travel: 5% (The percentage of travel is an estimation and may vary based on business needs.)  
  • Reporting Structure: This role reports to the Principal Product Manager.  

 

What You’ll Do 

  • Own product delivery: Translate product direction into clear, actionable work and own backlog refinement, sprint planning, day-to-day execution, and release readiness. 
  • Turn strategy into shipped product: Partner with Product, Engineering, and Design to break priorities into deliverable increments and make clear trade-offs across customer value, business impact, speed, scope, and risk.  
  • Validate with customers: Work with universities, students, and internal stakeholders to test solutions, gather feedback, and incorporate insights into product decisions.  
  • Drive measurable outcomes: Keep the team focused on improvements to acquisition, conversion, engagement, and business outcomes rather than simply delivering features.  
  • Operate AI-first: Use AI to improve requirements, acceptance criteria, scenario planning, prototyping, research synthesis, and product collaboration.  
  • Enable effective multi-market delivery: Work across UK, US, and India teams while accounting for customer, market, release, and communication differences. 

 

Required Qualifications 

  • 2+ years of experience as a Product Owner, Product Analyst, or similar role, with strong backlog management, prioritization, and the ability to translate product direction into clear, actionable requirements 
  • Experience working across multiple markets or regions, with an understanding of how customer needs, market differences, release considerations, and stakeholder expectations can influence product delivery 
  • Experience across B2B and B2C products, or within a B2B2C or other multi-sided product environment 
  • Experience working directly with customers or users to validate needs, test solutions, and incorporate feedback into product decisions 
  • Experience partnering closely with Engineering and Design to shape solutions, navigate constraints, and make informed trade-offs 
  • Demonstrated use of AI to improve aspects of the product development lifecycle 
  • Clear and confident communication with internal and external stakeholders 
  • Ability to work effectively across geographically distributed teams  

 

Preferred Qualifications 

  • Experience with marketplace, listings, PropTech, ILS-style, or other multi-sided products 
  • Understanding of integrations, ecosystem dependencies, and how a marketplace or platform creates value and monetizes 
  • Background in scale-ups or high-growth environments  

 

Reasons to join our Team:  

  • Opportunity to be a part of a well-established, high-performance company that has been in business for over 30+ years   
  • A supportive team environment with emphasis on learning and development opportunities   
  • Our Promise: You will learn, grow, and be appreciated for your impact and contributions.   
  • Z-Factor: Our most celebrated value, you will work with a team of caring, high-performing, and passionate people who have fun supporting our vision, innovation, and continuous improvement. 

StarRez is an equal opportunity employer.

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