Role Overview

We are looking for an Area Product Owner (APO) for the X Platform to join our Product Management team. In this role, you will translate strategy into action, owning and prioritising the backlog for your product area and working closely with cross-functional teams to deliver customer and business value.

As an APO, you’ll collaborate with engineers, architects, support, and commercial teams to ensure clear priorities, technical alignment, and customer focus. Your work will have direct impact on how tier-1 broadcasters and media companies worldwide succeed with Appear’s technology.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and prioritise the backlog for your area, translating product goals into actionable features.
• Align with stakeholders to balance customer needs, business goals, and technical trade-offs.
• Act as the main point of contact for Scrum teams, ensuring clarity of direction and purpose.
• Collaborate with product marketing, architecture, and support to gather insights and drive priorities. 
• Stay close to customers and market trends, adapting direction based on data and feedback.

Qualifications & Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a Product Owner, APO, or Product Manager in a tech-driven environment.
• Technical Fluency to collaborate with engineers on design, APIs, and platform trade-offs.
• Solid understanding of agile principles; experience with scaled agile frameworks is a plus.
• Strong stakeholder management, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Customer-focused with excellent communication skills to simplify complexity.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.

Why Appear?

• Be part of a growing global company, experiencing cross-cultural collaboration in a diverse and dynamic work environment. We have over 30 different nationalities at our office today!
• Attractively located office at Lysaker with newly refurbished facilities
• Access our on-site gym and enjoy three subsidized canteens offering a variety of delicious options, plus free snacks and fruits.
• Free parking, including complimentary electric car charging and bike storage
• Hybrid working policy & flexible work hours to accommodate your work-life balance.
• Travel and medical insurance coverage
• Full salary during parental leave
• Defined contribution pension plan
• Enjoy a vibrant social culture including regular team-building activities, company events, sponsored communities, and informal after-works.
• Five weeks of annual vacation

Application deadline: September 8th

Headquartered in Oslo, Norway, Appear is a leader in live production technology, specialising in high-capacity, sustainable solutions for media processing and content delivery. Our portfolio is designed to support the most complex scenarios of live event contribution, adapting seamlessly to the ever-evolving dynamics of the media, entertainment, and sports industries.

Our extensive client base, including world-leading content creators like NBCUniversal, Warner Bros. Discovery, Formula 1, NHL, and Riot Games, rely on our solutions to deliver the highest profile live media with utmost integrity and efficiency. This trust underscores our position at the pinnacle of live production technology, where our commitment to excellence and innovation meets the critical demands of the most prestigious live events worldwide.

Founded in 2004, Appear has established itself as a leader in the industry. Thanks to our world-renowned team of experts and their relentless emphasis on modularity and functional versatility, we are at the forefront of innovation in live production technology.

We actively participate with key industry bodies and technology partners to drive the advancement of standardisation and foster continuous innovation. Our excellence is internationally recognised through numerous accolades, including the prestigious NAB Excellence in Sustainability Award and TVBEurope’s Best in Market, celebrating our achievements in sustainability and technological leadership.