Product Owner III - Contractor

Product Owner III

Position Location: PA – Pittsburgh, OH – Cleveland; Denver, CO; Phoenix, AZ

Duration – 1 Year Employment Type - This is for W2 Employment

Industry background: Financial

MUST HAVE SKILLS:

• Hands-on experience using Jira for backlog management, including EPICs, features, user stories, dependencies, and acceptance criteria
• Strong experience working in Agile delivery environments (Scrum, SAFe), including PI planning, sprint planning, and backlog refinement
• Proven ability to translate business and platform needs into clear, actionable requirements in close partnership with engineering and architecture
• Experience working on enterprise platforms or shared capabilities, with an understanding of integrations, APIs, and cross-team dependencies
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills, with comfort making day-to-day prioritization and scope decisions
• Demonstrated experience leading product strategy and vision, thinking holistically across the ecosystem, prioritizing with discipline, clearly articulating business value, and working effectively with diverse stakeholders

FLEX SKILLS:

• Experience in a regulated or risk-aware environment (financial services preferred)
• Familiarity with Confluence or similar tools for documentation and product artifacts
• Exposure to delivery metrics, dashboards, or outcome-based prioritization
• Experience helping establish or mature product practices in a new or growing organization