Job Description – Lead Product Owner

Position Summary

We are looking for an experienced and business-focused Lead
Product Owner to drive product vision, requirements, and successful delivery of
enterprise applications. The ideal candidate will work closely with business
stakeholders, customers, Project Managers, Engineering teams, QA, and Business
Analysts to ensure business needs are translated into clear, prioritized, and
high-quality product requirements.

This role is responsible for managing the product backlog,
defining business priorities, leading requirement discussions, and ensuring
delivered solutions provide maximum business value. The Lead Product Owner will
play a key role throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC),
supporting multiple enterprise applications including ERP, Warehouse
Management, Supply Chain, Finance and other business platforms.

The ideal candidate should possess excellent communication,
stakeholder management, analytical thinking, and Agile delivery experience
while being comfortable working with customers and cross-functional teams.

Key Responsibilities

Product Ownership & Strategy

- Define and communicate
product vision, goals, and business priorities.

- Own and manage the
product backlog, ensuring it reflects customer and business needs.

- Prioritize features,
enhancements, defects, and technical improvements based on business value.

- Collaborate with
business leaders to develop product roadmaps and release plans.

- Ensure product decisions
align with business objectives and customer expectations.

Requirements Management

- Gather, analyze, and
document business requirements through workshops, meetings, and
stakeholder discussions.

- Convert business needs
into well-defined Epics, Features, User Stories, and Acceptance Criteria.

- Ensure requirements are
complete, testable, and clearly understood by development and QA teams.

- Review and refine
backlog items regularly to support sprint planning and delivery readiness.

- Manage requirement
changes while maintaining scope and business priorities.

Stakeholder Management

- Serve as the primary
point of contact between business stakeholders and delivery teams.

- Build strong
relationships with customers and internal business teams.

- Facilitate requirement
workshops,



backlog grooming sessions, sprint reviews, and product
demonstrations.

- Manage stakeholder
expectations through regular communication and product updates.

- Support User Acceptance
Testing (UAT) and obtain business signoffs.

Agile Delivery & SDLC Collaboration

- Work closely with
Project Managers, Engineering Managers, Technical Leads, QA, DevOps, and
Business Analysts throughout the SDLC.

- Participate in Sprint
Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.

- Clarify business
requirements during development and testing phases.

- Support release
planning, production readiness, and post-release validation.

- Ensure business
priorities are reflected in sprint commitments and release plans.

Product Quality & Business Value

- Validate delivered
functionality against business requirements and acceptance criteria.

- Ensure solutions meet
customer expectations and provide measurable business value.

- Monitor product
performance, customer feedback, and enhancement opportunities.

- Drive continuous
improvement through process optimization and product innovation.

Reporting & Governance

- Track backlog health,
release progress, sprint outcomes, and delivery metrics.

- Prepare business
updates, product status reports, dashboards, and executive summaries.

- Identify risks,
dependencies, and business impacts early and work with delivery teams on
mitigation plans.

- Ensure documentation
remains current and follows organizational standards.

Technical & Functional Competencies

- Strong understanding of
Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Agile methodologies.

- Experience working with
enterprise applications built on Microsoft technologies (.NET, SQL Server,
APIs).

- Good understanding of
system integrations, business workflows, and enterprise application
architecture.

- Familiarity with ERP,
Warehouse Management Systems , Supply Chain,



Finance & Procurement,.

- Experience with Jira,
Confluence, or similar Agile project management tools.

- Ability to understand
technical concepts and effectively communicate business requirements to
technical teams.

Requirements

Preferred Experience

- 7–10+ years of
experience as a Product Owner, Senior Business Analyst, Functional
Consultant, or Product Lead.

- Experience managing
products across multiple enterprise applications or business platforms.

- Exposure to ERP
implementations, digital transformation, or enterprise modernization
initiatives.

- Experience working
directly with global customers and distributed delivery teams.

- Knowledge of Agile,
Scrum, or SAFe delivery frameworks.

Leadership & Professional Skills

- Strong stakeholder
management and customer engagement skills.

- Excellent communication,
facilitation, and presentation abilities.

- Strong analytical
thinking and problem-solving capabilities.

- Ability to prioritize
competing business needs and make informed decisions.

- Experience leading
requirement discussions across multiple projects simultaneously.

- Highly organized with
excellent planning and multitasking skills.

- Flexible, adaptable, and
comfortable working in fast-paced Agile environments.

- Strong collaboration and
relationship-building skills across business and technology teams.

- Ownership mindset with a
focus on delivering business value and customer satisfaction.

Preferred Certifications

- Certified Scrum Product
Owner (CSPO)

- Professional Scrum
Product Owner (PSPO)

- PMI Skilled in
Business Analysis (PMI-PBA)

Key Success Metrics

- Well-defined and
prioritized product backlog aligned with business goals.

- High-quality
requirements with minimal clarification during development.

- Successful delivery of
product features within planned releases.

- Strong stakeholder
engagement and customer satisfaction.

- Reduced requirement
changes and improved sprint predictability.

- Timely completion of
business approvals.

- Effective collaboration
across Product, Engineering, QA, and Project Management teams.

- Continuous improvement
in product quality, business value, and delivery outcomes.

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