Job Description

Product Ownership & Delivery

• Represent the voice of the customer and business stakeholders throughout the product lifecycle.

• Own and manage the Product Backlog, ensuring items are well‑defined, prioritized, and aligned with business value.

• Define user stories, acceptance criteria, and ensure readiness for sprint planning.

• Participate actively in sprint ceremonies including backlog grooming, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.

• Ensure timely decision‑making to prevent delivery delays.

Stakeholder Communication & Management

• Act as the primary communication bridge between stakeholders and the delivery team.

• Engage with business, client, internal, and external stakeholders to gather requirements, clarify priorities, and manage expectations.

• Communicate product vision, roadmap, priorities, and release plans clearly to all stakeholders.

• Provide regular updates on progress, risks, dependencies, and delivery status.

• Facilitate alignment across cross‑functional teams including Engineering, QA, UX, DevOps, Finance, and Business teams.

• Identify stakeholder risks and proactively manage concerns through structured communication and engagement plans.

Requirements & Analysis

• Translate business needs into clear, actionable requirements and user stories.

• Support impact analysis, dependency identification, and prioritization decisions.

• Work closely with teams to resolve requirement ambiguities and scope clarifications during development.

Governance, Risk & Quality

• Ensure alignment with agreed scope, timelines, and quality standards.

• Identify delivery risks early and communicate mitigation plans to stakeholders.

• Support release management activities and stakeholder sign‑offs.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Product Owner in Agile/Scrum environments.

• Strong stakeholder communication, facilitation, and negotiation skills.

• Ability to clearly articulate priorities and business value to diverse audiences.

• Experience working with Agile tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps).

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.

Key Success Indicators

• Stakeholders have clear visibility into priorities, progress, and risks.

• Well‑groomed backlog aligned to business outcomes.

• Minimal delivery rework due to clear requirements and communication.

• Strong trust and collaboration between stakeholders and delivery teams.