Product Owner

Job Title: Product Owner
Job location: Dallas/NYC/St Louis (Hybrid Role)
Job Type: Contract

Job Description:

• Define and communicate product vision, strategy, and roadmap.
• Align product objectives with business goals and customer needs.
• Analyze market trends, customer feedback, and competitive offerings.
• Drive product innovation and continuous improvement initiatives.

Product Backlog Management

• Own and prioritize the product backlog.
• Create and refine epics, features, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Prioritize requirements based on business value, customer impact, and technical dependencies.
• Ensure backlog readiness for sprint planning and execution.

Requirements Gathering & Analysis

• Work with business stakeholders to gather and understand requirements.
• Translate business needs into clear and actionable user stories.
• Define functional and non-functional requirements.
• Ensure alignment between business expectations and technical implementation.

Agile Product Delivery

• Participate in sprint planning, backlog grooming, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Collaborate with development and QA teams throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Clarify requirements and remove impediments to delivery.
• Support release planning and go-live activities.

Stakeholder Management

• Act as the primary liaison between business and technology teams.
• Facilitate product workshops, roadmap discussions, and governance meetings.
• Communicate product progress, risks, and dependencies to stakeholders.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and drive timely decision-making.
• Product Performance & Optimization
• Define product KPIs and success metrics.
• Monitor product adoption, customer satisfaction, and business outcomes.
• Analyze product performance and recommend enhancements.
• Drive continuous improvement based on user feedback and analytics.

Required Skills

• Product Management
• Product Roadmap Planning
• Backlog Management
• User Story Creation
• Feature Prioritization
• Product Lifecycle Management
• Agile Methodologies
• Scrum
• Kanban
• Agile Product Development
• Sprint Planning & Release Management
• Business Analysis
• Requirements Gathering
• Process Mapping
• Gap Analysis
• Acceptance Criteria Definition
• Stakeholder Workshops

Tools

• Jira
• Confluence
• Azure DevOps
• Miro
• Figma (Preferred)
• Technical Knowledge
• APIs and System Integrations
• Cloud Platforms (AWS/Azure)
• Web and Mobile Applications
• Data Analytics and Reporting

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager, or Business Analyst.
• Strong experience in Agile/Scrum delivery environments.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to balance business priorities with technical constraints.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or equivalent Agile certification.
• Experience in Healthcare, Insurance, Banking, Retail, or Digital Transformation programmes.
• Experience managing enterprise applications, customer-facing platforms, or digital products.
• Exposure to AI/ML-enabled products and analytics-driven decision-making.

Key Competencies

• Strategic Thinking
• Customer Focus
• Analytical Problem Solving
• Stakeholder Management
• Leadership & Collaboration
• Decision Making
• Communication & Negotiation

Primary Skills

• Product Ownership, Product Strategy, Roadmap Management, Agile Scrum, Backlog Management, User Stories, Stakeholder Management, Requirements Gathering, Release Planning, Business Analysis, Jira, Confluence.