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. 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 E xperience 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.