Project Manager / Product Owner

Who we are:

Engenious is a technology company building next-generation AI products that transform how people work, learn, and create. We partner with fast-growing startups and global companies to design and scale intelligent systems — from AI-powered applications to full-stack platforms used by millions. Our team combines deep engineering expertise with product thinking to deliver solutions that are not just technically strong, but genuinely useful.
 

Open Role:

Engenious is looking for a Project Manager / Product Owner in our team. Must be based in Warsaw and available to work from the office at least 4 days per week.

Ideal Candidate

• Strong communicator with excellent stakeholder management, facilitation, and negotiation skills.
• Able to drive stakeholders, influence decisions, challenge assumptions constructively, and align the team around business goals.
• Highly proactive, ownership-driven, and execution-focused personality.
• Comfortable making difficult decisions and taking responsibility for outcomes.
• Able to turn ambiguous business problems into structured execution plans and product strategies.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking with the ability to propose improvements and defend decisions with clear reasoning.
• Focused on measurable business results, delivery quality, and continuous improvement.
• Comfortable working in dynamic, fast-paced environments with high expectations and aggressive delivery timelines.

What will you do?

• Own end-to-end product and project delivery from discovery and exploratory phases to production release.
• Prepare and defend product proposals, priorities, and strategic recommendations using data, business reasoning, and customer impact analysis.
• Act as Product Owner by managing the product backlog, defining priorities, writing user stories and acceptance criteria, and ensuring alignment between business goals and engineering execution.
• Gather, structure, validate, and prioritize business and product requirements together with stakeholders and the engineering team.
• Drive stakeholders, lead cross-functional communication, align priorities, and confidently manage challenging discussions and decision-making processes.
• Lead Agile processes, including planning, backlog refinement, retrospectives, sprint execution, and delivery tracking.
• Take ownership of critical product and delivery decisions with a strong focus on business impact, execution speed, and delivery quality.
• Build and lead a high-performing team, proactively remove blockers, and ensure accountability for results.

Skills, Experience and Role Expectations:

• English C1
• 6+ years of experience as a Project Manager in software development environments.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience as a Product Owner.
• Practical daily experience using AI tools such as OpenAI, Anthropic, NotebookLM, and agentic automation solutions in delivery, documentation, analysis, and operational efficiency areas.
• Experience working in FinTech / LegalTech or other regulated industries.
• Strong experience managing cross-functional engineering and product functions.
• Experience leading discovery phases, requirement gathering, product planning, and delivery execution.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments with ownership of backlog management and prioritization processes.
• Experience driving fast-paced delivery while balancing business priorities, technical constraints, and product quality.