Technical Product Owner (Contract)

Role overview

Technical Product Owner (Contract) for a partner company, focused on advancing a large-scale omni-channel communications platform in a financial services environment. The role connects business strategy with technical delivery to ensure teams build scalable, customer-focused digital solutions.

Responsibilities

• Act as the Technical Product Owner and main connection point between business stakeholders and engineering teams
• Gather, analyze, and prioritize business and technical requirements
• Translate needs into user stories, acceptance criteria, and development-ready backlog items
• Own and maintain the product backlog (priorities, alignment to business goals, technical strategy, and delivery timelines)
• Lead Agile ceremonies: sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, retrospectives
• Collaborate with architects, developers, QA, and business partners on platform enhancements
• Monitor platform performance, product metrics, and customer feedback; identify improvement opportunities
• Support long-term product planning, feature prioritization, and technical roadmap development
• Create/maintain business documentation, technical specifications, and product materials
• Identify delivery risks, remove blockers, and support execution
• Promote continuous improvement across processes, platform capabilities, and user needs

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/IT/IS (or equivalent experience)
• 5+ years in a Technical Product Owner / Product Owner / Technical Business Analyst / Platform Owner role
• Experience managing enterprise platforms and translating requirements into technical solutions
• Hands-on experience with Salesforce
• Experience with Jira (or similar Agile delivery tools)
• Strong Agile understanding (sprint planning, backlog management, iterative delivery)
• Experience with Azure, including AKS on Azure
• Familiarity with Azure and/or AWS cloud platforms
• Knowledge of DevOps practices, CI/CD workflows, and software delivery processes
• Experience with Git or other version control systems
• Strong communication and stakeholder management
• Analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills; ability to manage competing priorities in complex environments

Nice-to-haves

• Not explicitly stated.