Technical Product Owner

Technical Product Owner
Contract/ Contract to hire
Location: Atlanta, GA

Top 5 Required Skills:

• Data Analysis, Data Mining, and Data Transformation.
• Agile Product Ownership and Backlog Management.
• Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) Knowledge.
• Technical and Business Requirements Gathering.
• Stakeholder Management and Cross-Functional Collaboration.

Qualifications:
Data & Analytics

• 3+ years of experience in relational and non-relational data research, data mining, data transformation, and/or data streaming.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify impacts across upstream and downstream systems.

Agile Methodology

• 3+ years of experience working with medium-sized Agile teams (5+ team members).
• Experience writing both business and technical user stories.
• 2+ years of Product Owner experience preferred.
• Agile certifications preferred, including but not limited to CSPO, A-CSPO, CBAP, PO/PM, or equivalent.

Software Development

• 2+ years of experience in a software development environment or working directly with development teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Airline industry experience preferred.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to resolve conflicts and facilitate productive team discussions.
• Demonstrated curiosity with the ability to think strategically across business and technical processes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as a technical subject matter expert for assigned product(s).
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Product Owners, Architects, Technical Leads, Scrum Masters, and development teams to ensure alignment with product goals, roadmap, and vision.
• Perform technical analysis of product enhancements and evaluate impacts across upstream and downstream systems.
• Support Product Owners in backlog management and prioritization activities.
• Maintain accurate and current work status within Agile management tools.
• Create and maintain technical and functional requirements, workflows, process documentation, and product specifications.
• Facilitate squad coordination, communication, and collaboration across teams.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Program Increment (PI) Planning, backlog refinement, and retrospectives.
• Translate product roadmaps into prioritized and manageable product backlogs.
• Own and prioritize the team backlog to maximize business value delivery.
• Define, refine, and accept user stories based on business and technical requirements.
• Partner with Product Managers to understand product features, roadmap priorities, and release plans.
• Ensure alignment between Epics, Features, and User Stories within the backlog.
• Establish strong working relationships between Product Management and Delivery teams to support value-driven outcomes.
• Serve as a mentor to junior Product Owners, fostering Agile practices, product ownership skills, and continuous improvement.
• Drive delivery through all levels of Agile planning, including Vision, Roadmap, Release Planning, Sprint Planning, and Daily Planning.
• Support Technical Product Owners by providing guidance and alignment across technology platforms and applications.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Technical Product Engineer (TPE).
• Business Analysis.
• Scrum Master Collaboration.
• Squad Coordination and Communication

"All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran"