Job Title Product Owner
Relevant Experience (in Yrs) 8+
Technical/Functional Skills
* Proficiency in Agile methodologies like Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe, Experience with Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, backlog grooming, reviews, and retrospectives).
* Expertise in tools like Jira, Azure DevOps, Rally, or Trello for managing product backlogs, sprints, and workflows.
* Ability to write clear, actionable user stories and epics with well-defined acceptance criteria.
* Familiarity with use case modeling and story mapping
* Basic understanding of APIs (REST, SOAP), endpoints, and integrations to support development discussions.
* Awareness of system architecture (frontend, backend, database) for technical feasibility assessments.
* Familiarity with QA processes, automated testing, and tools like Selenium, Postman, or Cypress.
* Defining test scenarios for user stories
* Using data to prioritize features and validate product performance
Functional Skill Set
* Backlog Management and Refinement
* Prioritizing and managing the product backlog to ensure the delivery of maximum value.
* Managing relationships with business, technical teams, and external stakeholders.
* Acting as a liaison to translate business requirements into technical features.
* Creating and maintaining a product roadmap aligned with business goals and Agile principles.
* Communicating updates and changes effectively to stakeholders.
* Collaborating with Scrum Masters and development teams to plan and execute sprints.
* Ensuring incremental delivery of value with every sprint.
* Managing changing requirements in an Agile environment.
* Identifying risks and working proactively with teams to mitigate them
* Understanding product ROI, cost implications, and revenue generation strategies.
* Effective Communication and Leadership
* Leading cross-functional teams and facilitating Agile ceremonies.
* Clearly articulating the product vision and progress to stakeholders.
Roles & Responsibilities
* Effectively playing the role of a Product Owner for Digital Transformation ( Data Centric and Infrastructure ) projects .
* Ability to capture business statements and pain areas in a clear manner by means of creating epics and user stories .
* Documenting , acceptance criteria , manage tasks/stories in JIRA with right information by acting as a liaison between technical and business teams .
* Collaborate with external & internal teams to create designs and to perfect the applications ( Mockups , Wireframes and Screenshots ) - Prototyping .
* Facilitate and perform the demo (show & tell) during the sprint review for each story / stories to ensure the expected business value is achieved.
* Create product roadmap for RTB(Real-Time Bidding) and new initiatives. Work with various stakeholders to prioritize work across the product roadmap and various teams' dependencies.
* Track and manage relevant OKR's and KPI's.
* Identify risks and communicate them to leadership and various stakeholders.
* Collect high level business requirements, translate them to functional requirements and document them in the form of features and stories.
* Actively manage the product backlog while working with scrum teams and refine it based on product need.
* Create wireframes and work with UX designers and business stakeholders to drive the UI design process based on product requirements.
* Lead PI Planning and manage cross functional teams to develop a solution for software pain points which enhanced the user experience.
* Document various processes in confluence in the form of data tables and process flows.
* Present software demos to various stakeholders which ranged from business teams to senior leadership at the PI inspect and adapt events.
* Work with engineers to create dashboards for stakeholders, which measure the business and product health so that they can visualize performance metrics.
* Work with compliance to ensure the product meets AMEX and enterprise standards.
* Assisting the QA team in creating a test plan. Test scenarios / cases, test scripts and validating the test results.
* Participate in user acceptance testing (UAT) and post implementation review.
* Create and coordinate go-live checklists and activities to track completion and adherence to timelines.
* Strong working knowledge on tools like Atlassian's JIRA, Confluence, SharePoint, ServiceNow, Defect management.
* End - to - end application ownership and management responsibility based on waterfall & agile methodologies.
* Working knowledge on sprint ceremonies - Backlog refinement, Sprint planning, Scrum handling, Sprint retrospective & Sprint reviews.
* Able to operate independently, follow tight deadlines, and pri oritize work in order to support concurrent projects.
* Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, business analysts, and quality assurance professionals, to drive project success.
Salary range $105,000- $125000 a year