Product Owner

Description 1. Lead product discovery with business owners, customers, account relationship managers, operational teams, and other stakeholders to identify customer problems, business opportunities, product needs, and desired outcomes. 2. Establish and communicate the product goal for an assigned product, capability, or domain, and maintain the roadmap within approved organizational strategies; operate as a subject matter expert for one or two assigned domain areas. 3. Serve as the product decision authority for assigned scope by resolving conflicting stakeholder needs, evaluating alternatives, communicating tradeoffs, and escalating decisions that exceed delegated authority. 4. Own and continuously order the product backlog based on customer value, business benefit, operational impact, risk, regulatory requirements, dependencies, and delivery constraints. 5. Collaborate with Business Analysts, developers, testers, architects, user-experience professionals, and other delivery partners to evaluate business and technology alternatives and identify enterprise impacts and constraints. 6. Lead backlog refinement and ensure user stories, acceptance criteria, business rules, and intended outcomes are sufficiently understood by the Agile team. 7. Represent the product in Agile ceremonies and sprint, release, program, and roadmap-planning activities; coordinate sequencing, dependencies, and implementation of priorities across teams. 8. Review completed increments and determine whether delivered work satisfies product intent, acceptance expectations, and business needs; lead or support demonstrations, readiness activities, implementation planning, communications, and training. 9. Ensure agreed product measurements are tracked and evaluate product adoption, customer impact, operational performance, product quality, incidents, and realized business value using product metrics and analytics. 10. Identify and lead opportunities to improve products, customer experiences, and business processes within the bounds of assigned product authority (typically one or two domains based on team assignments). 11. Implementation of approved AI initiatives within assigned domain scope, including prototypes and domain-specific roadmaps, with appropriate human oversight and compliance. 12. Be accountable for final signoff on story cards and defect fixes before migration to production, confirming acceptance criteria, business readiness, and release alignment. 13. Support creation and execution of basic SQL queries to validate product behavior, confirm acceptance criteria outcomes, and investigate routine data issues in partnership with Business Analysts and engineering teams. Skills Agile, Jira Top Skills Details Agile,Jira Additional Skills & Qualifications NA Experience Level Intermediate Level Job Type & Location This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Farmington Hills, MI. Pay and Benefits The pay range for this position is $45.00 - $55.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) Workplace Type This is a hybrid position in Farmington Hills,MI. Application Deadline This position is anticipated to close on Sep 11, 2026. About TEKsystems We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law. About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services We're a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We're a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We're strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We're building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law. San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability. Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools. TEKsystems