Technical Product Owner

At First Advantage (Nasdaq: FA) people are at the heart of everything we do. From our customers and partners to our greatest advantage — our team members. Operating with empathy and compassion First Advantage fosters a global inclusive workforce devoted to the diverse voices that make up our talent and products. Our team members empower each other to be their authentic selves and treat all with respect integrity and fairness.  Say hello to a rewarding career and come join a leading provider of mission-critical background screening solutions to some of the most recognized Fortune 100 and Global 500 brands. First Advantage is seeking a Technical Product Manager to join our Drug & Occ Health Screening (DOHS) product team. This role will focus on driving technical product initiatives enhancing platform capabilities and accelerating delivery across high-impact areas. You’ll work closely with internal stakeholders and external vendors to shape and execute product strategy with a strong emphasis on collaboration with engineering teams on technical requirement definition. Who You Are:

• You are self-motivated and ready to “roll up your sleeves.' While you are an independent contributor you are also collaborative. You can spearhead a project and see it through from start to completion.

• As a team player you navigate cross-functional teams and work well with team members in other business units and departments toward a common goal.

• An Innovator — you see gaps in current processes or workflows as an opportunity to improve and try something new.

• A lifelong learner and always seeking out opportunities to learn and upskill you understand the importance of thorough and secure screenings and are interested in the Human Capital sector and the confluence of people process and technology.

What You'll Do:

• Partner with engineering architecture and business teams to support the development and delivery of new technology within the DOHS product line.

• Translate complex business needs into clear technical requirements user stories and acceptance criteria.

• Partner with product leaders to define the product roadmap and help ensure alignment with strategic goals.

• Participate in discovery efforts by gathering and analyzing qualitative and quantitative data to uncover insights and inform prioritization.

• Identify and resolve blockers manage dependencies and drive continuous improvement in product development processes.

• Develop a subject matter expertise in on the solutions and technologies being implemented.

• Communicate product vision progress and impact to stakeholders at all levels including executive leadership.

• Ability to understand and write API specifications and documentation.

What You May Need to be Successful:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Technology or a related field or equivalent experience.

• 2-5 years of experience in product management technical project coordination or related roles.

• Demonstrated ability to learn quickly and tackle new challenges.

• Experience working with agile teams or a willingness to learn agile methodologies.

• Excellent communication skills—able to work with both technical and non-technical colleagues.

• Comfort with ambiguity and a willingness to make decisions with incomplete data.

• Results-oriented with a bias toward action learning and iteration.

• Desire and potential to grow into more senior product management responsibilities over time.

Why First Advantage is Your Next Big Career Move First Advantage is going through a technology transformation! We are looking for experts who are excited to work with advanced technologies and provide best-in-class user experience drive the development and deployment of scalable solutions and smoothly guide our agile teams and clients through meaningful changes as we continue to expand our impact. Additional benefits offered to our eligible people include:

• Ability to work remotely with occasional business travel

• Medical Vision Dental and supplementary benefit plans

• 401k with an employer match and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

• Competitive and flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) and 8 paid company holidays

• Access to new tech and growth opportunities and leaders who want to see you succeed!

What Are You Waiting For? Apply Today! You have learned a little about us today – we want to learn about you! If you think this position and our company are a great fit for your areas of interest and expertise tell us about you by applying now! The salary range for this position is approximately $110K-130K base annually. This range reflects our good faith estimate to pay fairly as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate’s experience industry knowledge technical and communication skills and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

United States Equal Opportunity Employment:

First Advantage is proud to be a global leader in removing barriers and supporting our community members to ensure the changing demographics of the workforce are reflected in our hiring and employment practices. We value all of our candidates employees and clients and place great emphasis on hiring and supporting qualified individuals in each role. We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race color ethnicity ancestry religion sex national origin sexual orientation age citizenship status marital status disability gender identity gender expression veteran status genetic information or any other area protected by applicable law.