Technical Product Owner

We are seeking a forward-thinking Technical Product Manager with a strong product mindset and hands-on software development experience to lead our Platform Engineering Center of Excellence (CoE) and Enterprise Integration Services team. You will work closely with engineering, design, and business stakeholders to deliver innovative solutions that meet customer needs and drive business growth. This role requires a strong technical background, excellent communication skills, and a passion for building great products.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and own the product roadmap in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Translate business requirements into detailed product specifications and user stories.
• Work closely with engineering teams to ensure timely and high-quality delivery.
• Prioritize features and enhancements based on customer feedback, business value, and technical feasibility.
• Act as the bridge between technical teams and non-technical stakeholders.
• Conduct market research and competitive analysis to inform product strategy.
• Monitor product performance and iterate based on data and user feedback.
• Ensure alignment with company goals and compliance with relevant standards.
• Act as the primary liaison between the customer, development & platform engineering team.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define and refine the product vision and roadmap.
• Ensure alignment of the product vision with business goals and customer needs.
• Communicate the vision and roadmap to the development team and ensure their understanding and buy-in.
• Create, maintain, and prioritize the product backlog. Ensure the backlog is transparent, visible, and understood by the team.
• Prioritize features, user stories, and tasks based on business value, customer needs, and technical feasibility.
• Provide guidance and support to the development team to ensure timely and high-quality delivery.
• Monitor product performance and quality metrics to identify areas for improvement.
• Research and recommend custom designs to resolve client/business issues and interpret business requirements into application configuration tasks.
• Drive process and productivity improvements into existing operations based on analysis of existing processes versus system capabilities and anticipated gains.
• Define return on investment and gain alignment with ops/engineering on associated ROI and resourcing.
• Balance multiple stakeholder needs and regulatory requirements, ensuring critical features are delivered on time.
• Work closely with technical teams and business stakeholders to implement scalable solutions.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for all features, clarifying priorities and resolving cross-functional dependencies.
• Collect stakeholder feedback, analyze performance metrics, and stay informed on industry best practices to drive iterative enhancements.
• Negotiate trade-offs and adapt priorities based on resource constraints and time-sensitive business needs.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (Masters preferred).
• Overall 15+ years work experience
• 5+ years Product Owner or Product Manager experience
• 5+ years Development experience
• 5+ years experience creating vision, strategy, product roadmap
• Prior experience as a software engineer/developer and technical role.
• Strong understanding of software development processes (Agile/Scrum).
• Experience working with Development projects, cloud platforms, and modern tech stacks.
• Excellent problem-solving, organizational, and analytical skills.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Strong experience in at least one of the following domains: DevOps or Integration Services.
• Experience with Agile methodologies, JIRA, and Confluence, and translating, analyzing, and simplifying requirements to add epics & stories and align with standard best practices.
• Product Owner certification (e.g., CSPO, SAFe PO/PM) is a plus.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to connect with customers and understand their needs.
• Strong collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Skilled at defining product vision, creating user stories, and prioritizing backlogs.
• Capable of balancing a long-term strategic vision with the need for practical, incremental delivery.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to facilitate discussions between technical teams and business units.
• Proven track record of contributing to product vision and roadmap.
• Strong leadership skills to guide and motivate the team.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to make data-driven decisions.

Nice to have:

• Enterprise Integration experience
• DevOps experience
• SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) experience.
• Strong knowledge of API Management, low code platforms, test automation, and various testing frameworks.
• Experience with DevOps tools
• QA Automation Testing experience across UI Functional, API, and NFR testing for microservices, monolithic, and desktop-based applications.