TheSoul Publishing is one of the world’s most popular online media companies. We create entertaining, positive, and original content — including videos, articles, animations, and music — for our 2 billion followers on platforms such as 5-Minute Crafts, Bright Side, and 123 GO!
We are looking for a passionate and ambitious Product Owner to lead the development of our music distribution platforms and integration tools. This role is ideal for someone with a strong product mindset, a solid technical background, and a desire to grow within the music tech industry.
Job responsibilities:
Product Strategy & Vision
- Define and drive the product strategy for internal music tools and platforms — including TheSoul Sound, Muzee, ShortsPay+, and upcoming initiatives — ensuring alignment with company-wide creative and business objectives.
- Identify emerging opportunities across music tech, creator tools, and short-form content monetization, and convert them into actionable product plans.
- Maintain a long-term vision while delivering continuous value in fast-paced, iterative cycles.
Feature Definition & Execution
- Translate stakeholder needs into detailed product requirements, prioritizing features that drive measurable user and business impact.
- Own the product roadmap and ensure milestones are clearly communicated, tracked, and achieved across teams.
Cross-functional Collaboration
- Serve as the central communication hub between music production teams, leadership, and engineering — aligning goals, timelines, and expectations.
- Collaborate closely with internal creative, distribution, and monetization teams to define end-to-end product solutions.
- Foster a shared product vision across departments, ensuring all collaborators are informed and engaged.
Shipping with Limited Development Bandwidth
- Partner with an IT team — ensuring efficient use of resources while upholding product quality and velocity.
- Drive clarity by providing structured requirements, context, and rationale, enabling IT Team to move with speed and confidence.
- Support the team in overcoming ambiguity and ensuring that product value is delivered even under lean conditions.
Data-Driven Product Development
- Build a strong understanding of performance metrics using raw data sources (e.g., CSV reports from music distributors) and work toward scalable analytics tools.
- Collaborate with data analysts and internal users to generate actionable insights, validate hypotheses, and guide prioritization.
Stakeholder Communication & Product Advocacy
- Regularly present product strategy, progress, and outcomes to senior leadership, advocating for user impact and business value.
- Build trust and alignment by clearly articulating trade-offs, technical implications, and long-term vision.
- Act as a product champion within the company, shaping a product-first culture even in teams that are not traditionally product-driven.
Requirements:
Professional Experience
- Demonstrated track record of delivering products in resource-constrained settings while maintaining clarity and quality
- Prior experience working with internal tools, automation systems, or creative/monetization platforms is a plus
- 2+ years of experience in a Product Owner or Product Manager role in a tech-driven environment will be an advantage
Education
- Higher education in Computer Science, Engineering, Product Management, or a related field is a plus, but not strictly required
- Self-taught or bootcamp graduates with proven experience and passion are welcome
Core Product Skills
- Strong understanding of product strategy, user-centered design, and iterative delivery
- Ability to translate abstract ideas and stakeholder feedback into structured product plans, user stories, and prioritized roadmaps
- Skilled in defining and tracking clear, measurable outcomes tied to user and business goals
Technical Skills
- Comfortable working with IT teams, providing well-scoped requirements, technical context, and prioritization
- Experience working with data formats such as CSV, XML; familiarity with metadata structures used in music distribution is a strong plus
- Basic understanding of API integrations, automation workflows, and system architecture
- Hands-on use of AI tools (e.g., MCP, ChatGPT, Cursor, GitHub Copilot) to boost productivity or experiment with creative automation
- Bonus: ability to write simple scripts, automate reports, or use low-code/no-code platforms
Personal Characteristics
- Proactive and self-driven, thrives in ambiguity
- Curious and ambitious, with a real passion for learning how the music industry works
- Not afraid to dive into technical details or get hands-on with data
- Energetic, hungry, and motivated by product impact, not just compensation
A team player who is ready to grow fast, take ownership, and bring ideas to life;
What we offer:
- Flexible, remote work with the opportunity to work wherever you want and choose your exact working time
- Creative vibes and an international team: 90% of company employees are creators who work from 70+ countries and make awesome positive content for millions of followers worldwide;
- Grow, develop, study: 800+ trainings and materials in our internal academy, individual educational courses, transparent knowledge sharing within the company, constant feedback from the manager, no limits to launching new initiatives;
A tech-savvy approach and carefully structured processes: no bureaucracy, an ecosystem friendly to new ideas, transparent task management, asynchronous communication (fewer meetings and more thoughtful written communication).
We appreciate your interest in our job opportunities and our company. Our team carefully evaluates each application to identify the most suitable candidates for the role. Due to the high volume of applications received, we may not be able to respond to every applicant. However, if your qualifications align with our requirements, we will contact you to discuss the next steps in the selection process.
TheSoul Publishing is an equal-opportunity employer, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We celebrate diversity, and we do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status or any other characteristics protected by law. We care for the privacy of our candidates, all the data you provide to us is maintained, protected and confidential.