Product Owner, College Pads

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.