Product Owner

Job Description – Lead Product Owner

Position Summary

We are looking for an experienced and business-focused Lead Product Owner to drive product vision, requirements, and successful delivery of enterprise applications. The ideal candidate will work closely with business stakeholders, customers, Project Managers, Engineering teams, QA, and Business Analysts to ensure business needs are translated into clear, prioritized, and high-quality product requirements.

This role is responsible for managing the product backlog, defining business priorities, leading requirement discussions, and ensuring delivered solutions provide maximum business value. The Lead Product Owner will play a key role throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), supporting multiple enterprise applications including ERP, Warehouse Management, Supply Chain, Finance and other business platforms.

The ideal candidate should possess excellent communication, stakeholder management, analytical thinking, and Agile delivery experience while being comfortable working with customers and cross-functional teams.

Key Responsibilities

Product Ownership & Strategy

• Define and communicate product vision, goals, and business priorities.
  
• Own and manage the product backlog, ensuring it reflects customer and business needs.
  
• Prioritize features, enhancements, defects, and technical improvements based on business value.
  
• Collaborate with business leaders to develop product roadmaps and release plans.
  
• Ensure product decisions align with business objectives and customer expectations.
  

Requirements Management

• Gather, analyze, and document business requirements through workshops, meetings, and stakeholder discussions.
  
• Convert business needs into well-defined Epics, Features, User Stories, and Acceptance Criteria.
  
• Ensure requirements are complete, testable, and clearly understood by development and QA teams.
  
• Review and refine backlog items regularly to support sprint planning and delivery readiness.
  
• Manage requirement changes while maintaining scope and business priorities.
  

Stakeholder Management

• Serve as the primary point of contact between business stakeholders and delivery teams.
  
• Build strong relationships with customers and internal business teams.
  
• Facilitate requirement workshops, backlog grooming sessions, sprint reviews, and product demonstrations.
  
• Manage stakeholder expectations through regular communication and product updates.
  
• Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and obtain business signoffs.
  

Agile Delivery & SDLC Collaboration

• Work closely with Project Managers, Engineering Managers, Technical Leads, QA, DevOps, and Business Analysts throughout the SDLC.
  
• Participate in Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.
  
• Clarify business requirements during development and testing phases.
  
• Support release planning, production readiness, and post-release validation.
  
• Ensure business priorities are reflected in sprint commitments and release plans.
  

Product Quality & Business Value

• Validate delivered functionality against business requirements and acceptance criteria.
  
• Ensure solutions meet customer expectations and provide measurable business value.
  
• Monitor product performance, customer feedback, and enhancement opportunities.
  
• Drive continuous improvement through process optimization and product innovation.
  

Reporting & Governance

• Track backlog health, release progress, sprint outcomes, and delivery metrics.
  
• Prepare business updates, product status reports, dashboards, and executive summaries.
  
• Identify risks, dependencies, and business impacts early and work with delivery teams on mitigation plans.
  
• Ensure documentation remains current and follows organizational standards.
  

Technical & Functional Competencies

• Strong understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Agile methodologies.
  
• Experience working with enterprise applications built on Microsoft technologies (.NET, SQL Server, APIs).
  
• Good understanding of system integrations, business workflows, and enterprise application architecture.
  
• Familiarity with ERP, Warehouse Management Systems , Supply Chain, Finance & Procurement,.
  
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, or similar Agile project management tools.
  
• Ability to understand technical concepts and effectively communicate business requirements to technical teams.
  

Preferred Experience

• 7–10+ years of experience as a Product Owner, Senior Business Analyst, Functional Consultant, or Product Lead.
  
• Experience managing products across multiple enterprise applications or business platforms.
  
• Exposure to ERP implementations, digital transformation, or enterprise modernization initiatives.
  
• Experience working directly with global customers and distributed delivery teams.
  
• Knowledge of Agile, Scrum, or SAFe delivery frameworks.
  

Leadership & Professional Skills

• Strong stakeholder management and customer engagement skills.
  
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and presentation abilities.
  
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving capabilities.
  
• Ability to prioritize competing business needs and make informed decisions.
  
• Experience leading requirement discussions across multiple projects simultaneously.
  
• Highly organized with excellent planning and multitasking skills.
  
• Flexible, adaptable, and comfortable working in fast-paced Agile environments.
  
• Strong collaboration and relationship-building skills across business and technology teams.
  
• Ownership mindset with a focus on delivering business value and customer satisfaction.
  

Preferred Certifications

• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
  
• Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO)
  
• PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA)
  

Key Success Metrics

• Well-defined and prioritized product backlog aligned with business goals.
  
• High-quality requirements with minimal clarification during development.
  
• Successful delivery of product features within planned releases.
  
• Strong stakeholder engagement and customer satisfaction.
  
• Reduced requirement changes and improved sprint predictability.
  
• Timely completion of business approvals.
  
• Effective collaboration across Product, Engineering, QA, and Project Management teams.
  
• Continuous improvement in product quality, business value, and delivery outcomes.