Product Owner III - Contractor

Responsible from day one for understanding the platform vision, enterprise context, and priority use cases, and for translating that into a clear, well-structured backlog. They partner closely with Product Managers and Technology to define scope, decompose work, and support PI planning and sprint execution. As the work progresses, they continuously prioritize and refine the backlog, make day-to-day scope and tradeoff decisions, incorporate stakeholder feedback, and ensure delivery aligns with enterprise standards, reuse, and scalability goals., * Responsible from day one for understanding the platform vision, enterprise context, and priority use cases, and for translating that into a clear, well-structured backlog.

• Partner closely with Product Managers and Technology to define scope, decompose work, and support PI planning and sprint execution.
• Continuously prioritize and refine the backlog, make day-to-day scope and tradeoff decisions.
• Incorporate stakeholder feedback and ensure delivery aligns with enterprise standards, reuse, and scalability goals., This role offers the opportunity to shape foundational enterprise platforms within a dynamic, fast-moving environment. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful solutions that support enterprise-wide communication and capabilities.

• Level 3 - 4-6 years + Hands-on experience using Jira for backlog management, including EPICs, features, user stories, dependencies, and acceptance criteria
• Strong experience working in Agile delivery environments (Scrum, SAFe), including PI planning, sprint planning, and backlog refinement
• Proven ability to translate business and platform needs into clear, actionable requirements in close partnership with engineering and architecture
• Experience working on enterprise platforms or shared capabilities, with an understanding of integrations, APIs, and cross-team dependencies
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills, with comfort making day-to-day prioritization and scope decisions

Required Education

• Bachelor''s Degree in a relevant field

Preferred Skills

• Experience in a regulated or risk-aware environment (financial services preferred)
• Familiarity with Confluence or similar tools for documentation and product artifacts
• Exposure to delivery metrics, dashboards, or outcome-based prioritization
• Experience helping establish or mature product practices in a new or growing organization