SynMax
Product Owner – Theia
D.C.
TLDR
Bridge the gap between strategic product direction and engineering execution by translating high-level goals into detailed, actionable requirements for the maritime intelligence platform.
Required
– Demonstrated experience working closely with engineering teams in a sprint-based delivery
environment
– Strong track record of writing detailed, unambiguous product requirements that engineering can
act on
– Comfortable making trade-off decisions under constraint and articulating the impact clearly
– Direct, precise communication with technical teams — able to give fast, confident answers to
product questions
– Experience with customer-facing software products where user understanding directly shaped
product decisions
– Eligibility to work with US government customers and, where required, to obtain relevant security
clearances — US citizenship or appropriate clearance eligibility is expected
Strongly Preferred
– Familiarity with the US defence, intelligence, or federal government market — understanding how
these customers procure, operate, and adopt software
– Experience working with government programme offices, defence end-users, or similar
stakeholders
– Domain familiarity with maritime, geospatial intelligence, or related domains
– Experience operating across distributed or cross-timezone team
Key Capabilities
– Demonstrated experience working closely with engineering teams in a sprint-based delivery
environment
– Strong track record of writing detailed, unambiguous product requirements that engineering can
act on
– Comfortable making trade-off decisions under constraint and articulating the impact clearly
– Direct, precise communication with technical teams — able to give fast, confident answers to
product questions
– Experience with customer-facing software products where user understanding directly shaped
product decisions
– Eligibility to work with US government customers and, where required, to obtain relevant security
clearances — US citizenship or appropriate clearance eligibility is expected
Strongly Preferred
– Familiarity with the US defence, intelligence, or federal government market — understanding how
these customers procure, operate, and adopt software
– Experience working with government programme offices, defence end-users, or similar
stakeholders
– Domain familiarity with maritime, geospatial intelligence, or related domains
– Experience operating across distributed or cross-timezone team
– Strong product judgement at the feature level — knowing when a 90% solution is good enough
and when the missing 10% is critical
– Ability to translate strategy into execution detail without losing intent
– High attention to detail without losing broader context
– Comfort with ambiguity — able to make decisions with incomplete information and revisit them
when new information arrives
and when the missing 10% is critical
– Ability to translate strategy into execution detail without losing intent
– High attention to detail without losing broader context
– Comfort with ambiguity — able to make decisions with incomplete information and revisit them
when new information arrives
SynMax is a data intelligence company that specializes in maritime and energy sectors. By leveraging advanced satellite imagery and AI, we provide deep insights into maritime operations, oil and gas development, and LNG flows, empowering businesses to make informed, strategic decisions.
Product Owner