Product Owner (AI)

Location: Chicago, United States. Travel to organization locations may be required based on business needs.

Salary: $111,200–$190,300 per year, plus eligibility for a discretionary performance-based bonus.

Company

hirify.global provides professional services to middle-market clients, with Assurance Digital delivering technology for external assurance engagements across the U.S. and the global hirify.global network.

What you will do

• Plan, prioritize, and execute projects involving AI-enabled tools, audit technology, and digital solutions for Assurance professionals.
• Translate user needs, business priorities, risk considerations, and technology capabilities into product priorities, requirements, decisions, documentation, and enablement activities.
• Manage product operations, including release monitoring, feature testing, support triage, usage monitoring, feedback collection, enhancements, and documentation updates.
• Coordinate stakeholders to keep delivery aligned, practical, and user-focused.
• Develop practical AI guidance, FAQs, training materials, communications, and stakeholder updates.
• Evaluate emerging AI and audit technology capabilities for business value, user impact, risk, and practical applicability.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business, information systems, technology, data analytics, product management, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 5–8+ years of relevant experience in product ownership, business analysis, audit technology, technology enablement, digital transformation, risk management, assurance, or a related area.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to evaluate evolving technology capabilities and translate them into clear business implications, priorities, and actions.
• Ability to work independently in ambiguous situations while balancing user needs, audit quality, risk, business value, technical feasibility, and delivery capacity.

Nice to have

• CPA designation or equivalent external audit or assurance experience.
• Experience supporting technology initiatives across planning, requirements gathering, stakeholder coordination, rollout, adoption, monitoring, and continuous improvement.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with a competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Flexible scheduling to help balance personal commitments and client service responsibilities.
• Discretionary bonus eligibility based on firm and individual performance.
• Reasonable accommodations are available during the recruitment process for applicants with disabilities.