Product Owner

Requirement Analysis & User Stories : Collaborate with the on-site Product Manager and business stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into clear, actionable, and testable user stories in Jira.

Team Collaboration : Serve as the main point of contact for both offshore technical leads and on-site developers, providing real-time clarifications and unblocking the team.

Sprint Readiness : Lead backlog grooming sessions to ensure stories are well-defined, estimated, and ready for development.

Progress Tracking & Communication : Maintain clear and proactive communication with on-site and offshore stakeholders regarding delivery status, risks, and key decisions.

Quality & Execution Focus : Ensure deliverables meet acceptance criteria and are aligned with defined timelines, scope, and quality benchmarks.

Scope & Decision-Making Authority

Scope : Primary focus will be on a specific product or feature module within a larger web portal ecosystem.

Authority : Empowered to make tactical decisions on story prioritization, sprint scope, and refinement of functional requirements within the defined roadmap and vision.

Required Qualifications :

2–4 years of experience in a Product Owner, Business Analyst, or hybrid role in Agile software development.

Experience managing product backlogs and writing detailed user stories with acceptance criteria.

Working knowledge of Agile / Scrum practices and software development life cycle (SDLC).

Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills; able to work across distributed teams.

Proficient in tools like Jira, Confluence, or other Agile collaboration platforms.

Preferred Qualifications :

Scrum certification (CSPO, PSM, or equivalent).

Experience working on web portals or SaaS platforms.

Exposure to cloud-native application architecture using AWS and understanding of API, database, and MQTT-based messaging systems.

Prior experience working in a distributed global team setup.