Sr. Project Coordinator - Product Owner

Job Related Statistics Responsible for acting as Product Owner for larger, more complex projects with high value to the organization Job Duties/Responsibilities may include but not limited to: Responsible for maximizing the value of the product and the work of the Development Team Responsible for acting as Product Owner for larger, more complex projects with high value to the organization Responsible for creating, maintaining and prioritizing the Product Backlog according to business value for the life of the project Communicate Product Backlog priorities to the team. Act as the key decision-maker regarding what features the product will have Responsible for the vision of what is to be built, and conveying that vision to the team Assists with the elaboration of epics, themes and features into user stories that are small enough, or granular enough, to be achieved in a single sprint Responsible for conveying the vision and goals at the beginning of every sprint Work closely with key stakeholders throughout the organization Responsible for making decisions on release dates and content Represent the customer, interfacing and engaging with the customer Participate in Daily Scrum as needed Participate in Sprint Planning meetings, Reveals and Retrospectives Inspect the product progress at the end of every Sprint and accept or reject the work that has been done by the Development Team Act as the voice of the team, communicating status externally Be a good role model of Scrum values; understand the framework and the roles of each team member Be a champion for the agile community and help to further the community within the organization Employee is also responsible for performing other job duties as assigned by Client management from time to time.   BACKGROUND/EXPERIENCE: Required Qualifications Four year Bachelor’s degree preferably in computer science, information systems, marketing, communications, engineering or related field 5+ years’ experience as a product manager 5+ years of experience leading a technical team while simultaneously managing multiple projects 3+ years of experience with the Agile methodology Product Owner certification (CSPO from Scrum Alliance) Demonstrated ability to communicate appropriately to ensure a team’s success Domain expert in business applications Strong accountability planning/organization, and teamwork Highly developed interpersonal skills to deal with sensitive, emotional or potentially controversial situations. Excellent oral and written communication skills Top candidates will also possess these Qualifications Experience managing projects using Agile software tools such as Mingle, VSTS, JIRA, Team Services, Rally Experience working with onshore/offshore team model Demonstrated ability to empower teams Strong accountability, teamwork, and interpersonal skills, and communication skills Knowledge of SDLC and demonstrated experience employing SDLC in aspects of the project management process Background in Information Technology Good knowledge of Client policies, standards, procedures, and a broad understanding of Clients organization Job description:   TECHNICAL PRODUCT OWNER Experience: 4–6 Years | Role Type: Technical Product Ownership   Job Summary We are looking for a highly motivated Technical Product Owner with 4–6 years of experience in Agile product development and enterprise software delivery. The ideal candidate will collaborate with business stakeholders, architects, engineering teams, and customers to translate business needs into well-defined technical solutions. This role requires a strong understanding of Java-based backend services, cloud-native architectures on AWS, APIs, microservices, and system integrations. The Technical Product Owner will serve as the bridge between business requirements and technical implementation, ensuring that business features are decomposed into actionable technical features and user stories with sufficient service-level and component-level detail for efficient development and delivery.   Key Responsibilities Define and communicate the product vision, goals, roadmap, and desired business outcomes. Own and manage the product backlog, ensuring prioritization aligns with business objectives, architectural direction, delivery capacity, and technical dependencies. Gather, analyze, and document business, functional, technical, and non-functional requirements. Partner with business stakeholders, architects, and engineering teams to translate business capabilities into technical features and implementation-ready user stories. Decompose business features into technical features, enablers, backend services, integrations and platform capabilities. Create user stories that include business context, high-level service and component details, affected systems, component interactions, integration points, dependencies, API or event requirements, data considerations, and acceptance criteria. Understand and document backend service interactions, data flows, interface contracts, upstream and downstream dependencies, and integration requirements. Work closely with engineering teams to understand solution approaches for Java and Spring Boot microservices deployed on AWS. Collaborate with architects and developers to understand service contracts, REST API requirements, event-driven workflows, and integration patterns. Ensure user stories capture relevant non-functional expectations, including security, performance, scalability, availability, observability, error handling, resiliency, and supportability. Facilitate discussions between business stakeholders and technical teams to resolve functional and technical ambiguities. Evaluate technical trade-offs, implementation risks, dependencies, and sequencing considerations during backlog prioritization and release planning. Lead or actively participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, retrospectives, architecture discussions, and release planning. Ensure stories meet the Definition of Ready and provide timely clarifications throughout the sprint. Validate completed work against functional and technical acceptance criteria and approve user stories. Coordinate User Acceptance Testing, product demonstrations, release readiness, and product launches. Monitor product performance, operational feedback, adoption, and business impact to drive continuous improvement. Identify risks, blockers, and cross-team dependencies and work proactively with stakeholders to resolve them. Promote Agile best practices, engineering collaboration, and customer-centric product development.   Technical User Story Expectations User stories created or refined by the Technical Product Owner should include, where applicable: Business objective, user or system outcome, and measurable value. Affected Java services, AWS components, APIs, databases, queues, events, or integration endpoints at a high level. High-level service and component interactions, including upstream and downstream systems. API contract expectations, request and response behavior, validation rules, and error scenarios. Data requirements, data ownership, persistence needs, and key data-flow considerations. Security, access control, audit, privacy, performance, scalability, availability, resiliency, logging, monitoring, and alerting expectations. Technical dependencies, assumptions, constraints, risks, and sequencing requirements. Clear functional and technical acceptance criteria that enable development, testing, and validation.   Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or a related field. 4–6 years of experience as a Product Owner, Technical Product Owner, Business Analyst, or related product role in software delivery. Strong understanding of Agi