Product Owner - Roadmap & Strategy

As the primary liaison between business and technical teams, you will be responsible for ensuring alignment on the product vision, roadmap, and execution strategy. You will translate business requirements into well-defined Epics, Features, and User Stories with clear acceptance criteria. Owning and managing the product backlog will be a key aspect of your role, continuously refining and prioritizing based on business value, technical feasibility, and team capacity. Leading Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives will also be part of your responsibilities. Driving the delivery of cloud-native and microservices-based digital solutions in collaboration with DevOps and Engineering teams is crucial. You will ensure continuous improvement by promoting test-driven development, automation, and CI/CD best practices. Facilitating stakeholder workshops to gather requirements, present findings, and gain consensus on key decisions will be essential. Monitoring progress using tools like Jira, Rally, and Confluence to ensure transparency and timely delivery is also part of the role. Furthermore, you will mentor junior team members and contribute to a culture of knowledge sharing and technical excellence. A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field is required, along with 10+ years of experience in digital delivery with a strong background in software development or technical business analysis. Proven expertise in delivering complex cloud-native platforms and microservices-based architectures is essential. Strong understanding of Agile and Scrum methodologies with practical experience in enterprise environments is necessary. Proficiency in writing technical and business-facing documentation including Epics, User Stories, and Use Cases is expected. Experience in stakeholder management and workshop facilitation is also required. Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills with a solution-oriented mindset are crucial. Hands-on experience with tools such as Jira, Rally, and Confluence is a must. Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to influence and inspire teams and stakeholders are essential. Preferred skills include experience with test automation frameworks and CI/CD pipelines, familiarity with UX principles and user-centric design thinking, and a background in financial services, healthcare, or large-scale enterprise IT environments (preferred but not mandatory). Exposure to SAFe or similar scaled Agile frameworks would be advantageous.,