Axelerant · India
At Axelerant, we believe the traditional handoff model , research to design to product to delivery , is no longer fit for purpose. AI tooling has collapsed the time between concept and working prototype, and the bottleneck has shifted from production to ownership. We are building for that reality. This is a new kind of role: the UX Product Owner, or UXPO. You are the single continuous thread connecting user intent to shipped value. You hold the story, the system, the design, and the sprint together , not as a coordinator, but as the person who owns all of it. You are not a designer who attends standups, and you are not a product owner who appreciates good UX. You are someone who does both, deeply, without losing fidelity in between. The work lives in overlapping loops , plan, prototype, calibrate, validate, ship, measure , and discovery feeds the backlog on a weekly cadence, not once at project kickoff. You will use AI tools to compress the concept-to-tested loop significantly, while knowing precisely where human judgment is irreplaceable. If you read a brief like this and think "that is already how I work," this seat is worth a conversation.
Run end-to-end user research and translate insights directly into prioritized backlog items , no wall to throw them over
Own the product narrative from discovery through deployment, maintaining context and continuity across every loop
Design and iterate on systems thinking artifacts: user journeys, object models, and pattern libraries
Write clear acceptance criteria and work shoulder-to-shoulder with engineers throughout the sprint
Build and test coded or high-fidelity prototypes rapidly using AI-assisted tooling
Manage and groom the product backlog, balancing user needs, business goals, and delivery constraints
Establish a continuous discovery rhythm so research informs the backlog weekly rather than at project kickoff
Identify where AI tooling accelerates the work and where human judgment must remain the deciding factor
Proven experience spanning both UX design and product ownership , not adjacent exposure, but genuine depth in each
Strong research practice: you can design, conduct, and synthesize user research, then act on it without an intermediary
Fluency in systems-level thinking, including journey mapping, object modeling, and design system architecture
Comfortable and credible in agile delivery contexts , backlog management, sprint ceremonies, and direct collaboration with engineering teams
Hands-on experience with AI-assisted design or prototyping tools to accelerate the concept-to-tested loop
Ability to write precise acceptance criteria that bridge design intent and development implementation
Track record of maintaining product coherence across fast-moving, iterative delivery cycles
Clear communicator who can align stakeholders, advocate for users, and make prioritization trade-offs transparently
A role that is genuinely new , space to define and shape what great UXPO practice looks like
Collaborative, supportive team environment at Axelerant
Work at the frontier of AI-assisted product development with real ownership over outcomes
