Key Responsibilities:
• Lead Documentation Efforts: Own the creation and maintenance of detailed documentation including user stories, functional specifications (FSDs), and acceptance criteria.
• Sprint Planning & Execution: Collaborate with engineering and Scrum teams to plan sprints, prioritize backlogs, and ensure timely delivery of features.
• Story Management: Write, refine, and manage user stories in the product backlog, ensuring clarity and alignment with business goals.
• Scrum Team Integration: Act as the voice of the customer within the Scrum team, participating in all agile ceremonies and ensuring continuous alignment between business and technical teams.
• Validation Leadership: Coordinate with QA and business users to validate features and ensure they meet acceptance criteria and business expectations.
• Business Translation: Serve as a liaison between business stakeholders and engineering, translating complex business needs into clear technical requirements.
Education:
• Bachelor’s degree
Experience:
• 3+ years of experience as a Product Owner or in a similar role within an Agile/Scrum environment.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and product lifecycle management.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with tools such as Jira, Confluence, or similar.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced setting.
Preferred Experience:
• Experience with Healthcare IT, claims processing preferred
• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or equivalent certification.
Additional Core Strengths and Skills:
• Teamwork: Working collaboratively with others to achieve common goals and positive results.
• Continuous Learning: Creating the environment and processes to ensure continuous learning, leading to an increasing capacity to create the future – at an individual and organizational level.
• Customer Advocate: Always keeping the customer “top of
📌 Lead Assistant Manager (Chennai)
🏢 EXL
📍 Chennai