Senior Product Owner
Location : Charlotte, NC or Atlanta, GA
Schedule : Onsite, Monday through Friday
Industry : Financial Services
Compensation : $86 / Hour W2
The Senior Product Owner is responsible for driving delivery of complex product initiatives across multiple scrum teams. This role partners closely with product management, engineering, design, and business stakeholders to translate product strategy into clear execution plans and deliver high-quality digital experiences. The position requires strong leadership in an Agile environment and the ability to manage highly complex or technical problems.
Responsibilities :
- Assume responsibility for major components of large, complex initiatives and provide direction for multiple scrum teams.
- Lead PI planning, sprint planning, backlog refinement, and other Agile ceremonies in alignment with platform priorities.
- Work with product managers to clearly communicate product strategy and priorities to the delivery team.
- Partner with engineering, design, operations, and business teams to deliver new product experiences and enhancements to existing capabilities.
- Maintain and prioritize the team backlog, writing user stories and serving as the subject matter expert on product features and functionality.
- Triage critical issues, escalate when needed, and communicate clearly with all stakeholders.
- Provide guidance and clarification to development teams and coordinate business validation of delivered features.
- Report status of epics and features, including dependencies, risks, and recommended solutions, to leadership.
- Collaborate with solution architects and technical leads to ensure solutions meet business needs while maintaining technical integrity.
- Facilitate sprint planning with stakeholders to maintain alignment with the product roadmap and enterprise strategic themes.
- Lead sprint demos and provide final acceptance of completed user stories based on acceptance criteria and definition of done.
- Coordinate release-related documentation, including support models, internal release notes, go / no-go materials, and other required artifacts.
- Ensure adherence to Product Management Lifecycle (PML) processes, including security, risk, audit, and compliance requirements.
- Partner with product management to prepare evidence supporting recommendations and decisions.
- Mentor and support other Product Owners on product delivery best practices.
Qualifications :
Several years of experience as a Product Owner or Product Manager in an Agile environment.Experience supporting enterprise-scale initiatives, preferably within financial services.Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies and backlog management.Ability to lead delivery across multiple scrum teams and manage complex dependencies.Strong communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.