This description is a summary of our understanding of the job description. Click on 'Apply' button to find out more. Role Description As a Product Owner Intern at xPL Studio, you will be embedded directly into one of our active SaaS venture builds. This is not a shadowing role; you will own real product decisions, work within a live agile team, and contribute to a product that is actively being shaped for market launch or growth. - Work alongside our Head of New Ventures, technical leads, and business architects to bridge the gap between strategy and execution. - Translate business needs into product requirements, manage a live backlog, and engage with real users and stakeholders. - Participate in ideation and validation sprints to define product scope and user value propositions for early-stage SaaS ventures. - Conduct competitive analysis and market research to inform product positioning and feature prioritization. - Assist in defining and refining the product vision, goals, and success metrics (KPIs/OKRs). - Own and maintain the product backlog, writing, grooming, and prioritizing user stories and epics in alignment with business objectives. - Support sprint planning and retrospectives within an agile/scrum framework. - Translate strategic initiatives into actionable, well-scoped development tickets. - Facilitate user story mapping sessions to align cross-functional teams on product flows and MVP scope. - Write clear, detailed acceptance criteria that enable engineering teams to build with precision. - Identify and close gaps between user needs and technical feasibility. - Act as the connective tissue between business stakeholders, designers, and developers. - Prepare and present product updates, sprint reviews, and roadmap snapshots to internal leadership. - Gather and synthesize feedback from user interviews, usability sessions, and analytics. - Support subscription model design, onboarding flow optimization, and feature rollout planning. - Contribute to go-to-market readiness by ensuring product documentation, release notes, and launch checklists are production-ready. Qualifications - Currently enrolled in or recently graduated from an MBA program, with a focus on strategy, entrepreneurship, technology management, or innovation. - Someone who is energized by ambiguity, not paralyzed by it. - A structured thinker who can zoom out to see the strategy and zoom in to write a user story. Requirements - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; comfortable working with data to inform decisions. - Solid business acumen with the ability to connect product features to commercial outcomes. - Technical curiosity; not afraid of APIs, SaaS architecture conversations, or sitting in a technical sprint. - Familiarity with agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and product tools such as Jira, Notion, Miro, or Productboard is a strong plus. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to simplify complexity without losing nuance. - Prior experience in consulting, product, tech, or startups is an advantage, not a requirement. Benefits - Real-World Product Ownership: Leave with a tangible portfolio, a live SaaS product you helped shape, a backlog you owned, and outcomes you can quantify and speak to in any interview room. - Executive Mentorship: Work directly with senior leaders in venture building, product strategy, and investment, gaining visibility and mentorship that is rare at the internship level. - Studio Exposure: Get an inside view of how ventures are built from scratch, from ideation and validation to MVP launch and fundraising. - Network & Community: Join a growing ecosystem of founders, operators, investors, and innovators across the EPL Group network. - Potential for Full-Time Consideration: High-performing interns are considered for extended roles within xPL Studio's expanding portfolio of ventures.

• Own end-to-end product execution from design handoff through launch and full product lifecycle • Lead all communication, negotiation, and documentation with manufacturing partners, managing the factory relationship independently • Oversee production cycles, certifications, regulatory compliance, and quality control across markets (China, US, Europe) • Manage logistics end-to-end: from factory to end consumer - across direct sales and distribution partners • Build and execute distribution strategies across online, retail, and direct channels • Orchestrate inventory planning, forecasting, and supply chain efficiency, including accessories and SKU lifecycle • Monitor product performance post-launch (sales, returns, defects, customer feedback) and drive continuous improvement including after-sales and reverse logistics • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful launches, channel readiness, and alignment on pricing and availability • Represent the company at trade shows and exhibitions, including travel to key markets

• Shape the long-term vision for new products and define how they stand out in the market of VR products • Lead the product discovery process to validate product-market fit • Develop a strong value proposition for new products across different customer segments • Own and manage a cross-platform product roadmap • Work closely with engineering teams to define problems clearly and assist with solution design, delivery, and iteration • Identify and validate new opportunities to extend products impact

• Drive the localization and growth of Big Pay products in LATAM, ensuring the product experience aligns with local user behavior and payment habits. • Identify user pain points and business opportunities through direct engagement with local users, merchants, and regional teams, and translate insights into actionable product improvements. • Conduct in-depth market research and competitor analysis to ensure our payment products maintain strong competitiveness in LATAM markets. • Design and iterate product solutions including user flows, wireframes, and product requirements, with clear user stories and functional specifications. • Work across the full product development lifecycle, including product design, UI/UX review, development coordination, test case validation, production launch, and post-launch optimization. • Analyze product performance using data-driven approaches, build and maintain product performance dashboards, and continuously improve key metrics such as conversion, transaction success rate, and user engagement. • Collaborate closely with engineering, operations, compliance, and business teams to deliver scalable payment products and ensure smooth operational processes. • Ensure the product design considers risk management, compliance requirements, and operational efficiency within the payment ecosystem. • Understand and optimize key payment processes including transaction flow, reconciliation, settlement, and merchant integrations. • Act as a bridge between LATAM markets and global product teams, ensuring local insights and requirements are effectively translated into product roadmap decisions.