At First Advantage (Nasdaq: FA), people are at the heart of everything we do. From our customers and partners to our greatest advantage — our team members. Operating with empathy and compassion, First Advantage fosters a global inclusive workforce devoted to the diverse voices that make up our talent and products. Our team members empower each other to be their authentic selves and treat all with respect, integrity, and fairness.

Say hello to a rewarding career and come join a leading provider of mission-critical background screening solutions to some of the most recognized Fortune 100 and Global 500 brands.
What We Do:

We are on the frontline of recruitment enabling organizations to Hire Smarter. Onboard Faster™ First Advantage is an HR Tech company delivering innovative solutions and insights to enable our clients to manage risk and hire the best talent. Leveraging an advanced technology platform, First Advantage builds fully scalable, configurable screening programs that meet the unique needs of over 33,000 clients. Headquartered in Atlanta, GA and with an internationally distributed workforce spanning 19 countries with about 5,500 employees, First Advantage performs over 93 million screens in over 200 countries and territories annually.

Who You Are:

You are self-motivated and ready to “roll up your sleeves." While you are an independent contributor, you are also collaborative. You can spearhead a project and see it through from start to completion.
As a team player, you navigate cross-functional teams and work well with team members in other business units and departments toward a common goal.
An Innovator — you see gaps in current processes or workflows as an opportunity to improve and try something new.
A lifelong learner and always seeking out opportunities to learn and upskill, you understand the importance of thorough and secure screenings and are interested in the Human Capital sector and the confluence of people, process, and technology.

About Role:
First Advantage is seeking a Senior Technical Product Owner to serve as the connective layer between product strategy, business outcomes, and engineering execution. This role owns the “what” and “why” for a critical portfolio of products, ensuring ideas are translated into clear, technically sound, and outcome-driven requirements that enable predictable, high-quality delivery. The Senior Technical Product Owner works closely with Product, Engineering, Architecture, QA, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable and secure solutions that drive revenue growth, customer experience improvements, and operational efficiency. This role requires strong technical judgment, comfort with ambiguity, and the ability to balance innovation, platform health, and
delivery confidence.

What You'll Do:

• Own Product Definition & Backlog Quality: Act as the voice of the customer, synthesizing internal and external input to define clear market problems and product outcomes. Translate product strategy and business requirements into well-structured epics, features, and user stories with precise, testable acceptance criteria and a clear definition of “done.” Own and continuously refine the product backlog, maintaining clarity, readiness, and priority alignment.
• Drive Alignment Between Vision and Execution: Partner closely with Engineering and Architecture to ensure solutions align with scalable, event-driven, and secure system designs. Clearly communicate priorities, context, constraints, and expected outcomes to development teams to ensure alignment between product intent and delivery execution. Evaluate tradeoffs across customer value, technical feasibility, delivery risk, and long-term platform health.
• Enable Predictable, High-Quality Delivery: Lead iteration planning and backlog refinement, supporting agile workflows in a pragmatic, outcome-focused way. Proactively identify and manage risks, dependencies, and blockers that could impact delivery timelines or product outcomes. Champion AI, automated testing strategies, reuse, repeatability, and secure-bydesign practices.
• Measure Outcomes & Evolve the Roadmap: Track product performance and delivery metrics to assess value realization, delivery predictability, and quality. Use data and feedback to inform roadmap adjustments and prioritization decisions. Balance new feature development with defect resolution and technical debt reduction.
• Stakeholder Leadership & Influence: Serve as a trusted subject matter expert and product ambassador with internal and external stakeholders. Build strong cross-functional relationships to ensure alignment on roadmap priorities and delivery expectations. Mentor and support others in modern product management and agile delivery practices.

What You May Need to be Successful:

•  Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Technology, or related field, or equivalent practical experience
•  5+ years of experience as a Technical Product Owner, Product Owner, Software Engineer, or similar role in agile environments
• Experience with criminal data source fulfillment or regulated data environments highly desired
• Familiarity with AI, API-architected and event-driven systems
• Comfort operating in ambiguous environments and making informed decisions with incomplete data Strong technical acumen with the ability to engage in conversations around APIs, system architecture, integrations, and cloud-native ecosystems
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex business problems into clear, actionable technical requirements
• Proven experience balancing feature delivery with platform health, scalability, and security considerations
• Excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences
• Customer-focused, results-oriented, and biased toward learning and iteration
• Collaborative, accountable, and comfortable leading without authority
• Analytical thinker with strong prioritization and decision-making skills

United States Equal Opportunity Employment:

First Advantage is proud to be a global leader in removing barriers and supporting our community members to ensure the changing demographics of the workforce are reflected in our hiring and employment practices. We value all of our candidates, employees, and clients, and place great emphasis on hiring and supporting qualified individuals in each role. We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other area protected by applicable law.