Product Owner

Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment (BSE) creates bold, authentic, and unforgettable experiences that redefine sports, entertainment, and hospitality, The Brooklyn Way. As the parent company of marquee properties including the Brooklyn Nets, NY Liberty and Barclays Center, BSE operates at the intersection of live entertainment, premium hospitality, and community engagement.  

As it expands its existing portfolio, BSE now includes a media portfolio including Type.Set.Brooklyn and BK Mag, as well as Brooklyn Wine Club, and a hospitality business developing several location-based entertainment properties.  

Whether on the court, on stage, or in the workplace, BSE is driven by a pursuit of excellence—constantly evolving, innovating, and pushing boundaries to elevate its business and expand its fan base. The company is deeply committed to fostering a culture of belonging and inclusion, both internally and across its communities, ensuring that every interaction reflects its values of growth mindset, integrity, accountability and care. 

We are guided by our core values:

• Integrity: Be intellectually honest at all times. Demonstrate the highest professional and ethical standards.
• Care: Care for everything and everyone around us. Practice empathy, respect, and inclusion to promote an environment of excellence and success.
• Growth Mindset: Develop ourselves and those around us. Experiment, learn, and improve from everything we do.
• Accountability: Deliver on our word, take responsibility for our actions, and work in the interest of our team.

SUMMARY

The Product Owner will play a key role in the digital strategy for multiple emerging growth properties within the BSE Global organization. They will serve as the principal lead for their respective brands within the Consumer Technology Department responsible for learning internal clients’ needs as well as managing and prioritizing the product backlog.

Our ideal candidate is a highly motivated self-starter with an unparalleled work ethic, and an extremely effective communicator. They will also be familiar with and have experience working with product designers and applying Agile methodology.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Define and communicate a clear product vision for the various brands, ensuring alignment with the organization’s long-term goals and strategies.
• Build and prioritize a product backlog that includes features, initiatives, and improvements, taking into consideration user feedback, market trends, and business priorities.
• Participate in sprint planning meetings and help select and prioritize items from the backlog for each development sprint.
• Collaborate with key partners to capture requirements and insights that inform the development of new products and features.
• Work closely with multi-functional teams, including design, development, and marketing, to ensure the successful delivery of product features and improvements.
• Ensure that the delivered products meet high-quality standards and are thoroughly tested to meet user expectations.
• Partner with Marketing and Business Intelligence to incorporate customer insights and make data-informed feature-set and customer journey decisions.
• Stay up to date with industry trends, competitor analysis, and emerging technologies that can be leveraged to enhance the fan experience in-venue and out-of-venue, on gamedays and non-gamedays.
• Bring creativity, problem-solving, and superb communication skills to effectively shepherd projects to completion.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING:

• 5+ years experience in a Product Owner/Manager role.
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies.
• Consistent track record of leading and successful implementation of multiple digital products in a time sensitive environment.

WHO YOU ARE:

• Excellent communicator with prior experience guiding multiple collaborator groups.
• Passion for data-informed decision making and continuous improvement.
• Outstanding organizational and project management skills.
• A cultural leader who fosters an environment of innovation through collaboration.
• Comfortable delivering high quality work in a fast-paced environment.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

Infrequent Traveler (<5% travel): You may be required to travel on a very limited basis. Trips may require air travel and/or overnight stay away from home for one or more nights.

SALARY RANGE:

$100,000-$130,000

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

This position requires the ability to lift up to 10 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

You will primarily work in an office environment, however, there may be occasions when you are required to work game nights/weekends/holidays. 

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) Employer. It has been and will continue to be a fundamental policy of the Company not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion/creed, gender, gender identity, transgender status, pregnancy and lactation accommodations, marital status, partnership status, domestic violence victim status, sexual orientation, age, national origin, alienage, immigration, or citizenship status, veteran or military status, disability, genetic information, height and weight, arrest or conviction record, caregiver status, credit history, unemployment status, sexual and reproductive health decisions, salary history, status as a victim of domestic violence, stalking, and sex offenses, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state or local laws.