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Retained Recruitment for Product Owners

Product Owners manage and prioritise the development backlog within an agile team — ensuring engineering effort is consistently directed at the highest-value work. We find the professionals your team needs through dedicated retained search — not job boards.

Retained Only 21–35 Day Placement 90-Day Guarantee $85,000 – $140,000
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What Does a Product Owner Do?

Managing and prioritising the product backlog, writing and refining user stories and acceptance criteria, participating in sprint ceremonies, clarifying requirements for engineering, accepting or rejecting completed work, and communicating sprint progress to business stakeholders.

What We Screen For

Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or equivalent experience, 2+ years working as a product owner in a scrum team, strong requirement documentation skills, and the ability to make rapid, clear prioritisation decisions under time pressure.

💡 Hiring Insight

Product Owner is sometimes a stepping stone to full PM and sometimes a distinct permanent role — clarify which you need before starting your search, as the candidate profile and compensation expectations differ meaningfully.

Typical Compensation
$85,000 – $140,000
POs with strong technical domain knowledge (fintech, health tech, platform) command the top of this range.
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POScrum Product OwnerAgile Product OwnerFeature Owner

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Retained recruitment delivers a pre-screened shortlist within 21–35 days. Start with a free, confidential 25-minute consultation.

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Recruiting a Product Owner — FAQ

Most Product Owner searches through our retained model are completed within 21 to 35 business days. Product Owner is sometimes a stepping stone to full PM and sometimes a distinct permanent role — clarify which you need before starting your search, as the candidate profile and compensation expectations differ meaningfully. We provide a realistic timeline at the start of every engagement.
Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or equivalent experience, 2+ years working as a product owner in a scrum team, strong requirement documentation skills, and the ability to make rapid, clear prioritisation decisions under time pressure.
The best Product Owners are almost always employed and not browsing job boards. Product Owner is sometimes a stepping stone to full PM and sometimes a distinct permanent role — clarify which you need before starting your search, as the candidate profile and compensation expectations differ meaningfully. A retained search means one dedicated recruiter works your role exclusively — conducting passive candidate outreach, pre-screening technically, and presenting only candidates who genuinely match your brief.
Every permanent retained placement includes a 90-day guarantee. If the placed professional departs or is released within 90 days for reasons covered under our guarantee terms, we conduct a full replacement search at no additional fee.
Compensation for Product Owner roles typically ranges from $85,000 – $140,000. POs with strong technical domain knowledge (fintech, health tech, platform) command the top of this range. We include real-time compensation benchmarking in every retained search.
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