An Amazing Career Opportunity for Product Owner

Location: Chennai, India (Hybrid)

We are seeking an experienced Product Owner to join our product organization in Chennai. This role will work closely with Product Management, Engineering, Architecture, UX, Quality, Security, and other Product Owners to translate product strategy and customer needs into clear, actionable priorities for engineering teams.

The Product Owner will be responsible for defining and prioritizing the team backlog, providing clarity on customer and business outcomes, supporting product discovery, and enabling the delivery of secure, scalable, and high-quality solutions.

We are looking for a Product Owner who goes beyond backlog management and understands the customer problem, business value, product context, and technical considerations required to make effective product decisions.

We make it possible for people to transact safely, work productively and travel freely. Our trusted identity solutions give people secure and convenient access to physical and digital places and connect things that can be accurately identified, verified and tracked digitally. We work with governments, educational institutions, hospitals, financial institutions, industrial businesses, and some of the most innovative companies on the planet. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, HID Global has over 4500 employees worldwide and operates international offices that support more than 100 countries. HID Global® is an ASSA ABLOY Group brand. In India, we have two Engineering Centre (Bangalore and Chennai). Global Engineering Team is based in Chennai and one of the Business Unit Engineering team is based in Bangalore. LinkedIn:

From cutting-edge readers, credentials and controllers to mobile and biometric technologies, HID PACS empowers organizations worldwide to protect their people, property and assets with scalable, high-quality solutions. This is more than just a job – it's your chance to join an industry leader to drive innovation in access control and make a real impact on global security solutions. Are you ready to make a difference Join us and help shape the future of security.

Our company is committed to finding the best and the brightest talent to help us reach the top. If you are a agile, highly skilled, experienced Cloud engineer and technology enthusiast,



and you enjoy working in a rapid pace within a rapidly growing business environment, then you will want to consider this position. If you excel at communication, collaboration, and unrelenting innovation, we want to talk to you. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Own, prioritize, and continuously refine the team backlog in alignment with Product Management priorities.

Make timely product decisions and provide clarification throughout the development lifecycle.

Balance new capabilities with technical enablers, quality improvements, security requirements, and technical debt.

Partner with Product Management, Engineering, Architecture, UX, and other stakeholders to understand and validate customer problems.

Collaborate with other Product Owners to manage dependencies and ensure alignment across teams.

Identify dependencies, risks, edge cases, and operational considerations early in the development process.

Agile Planning and Execution

Participate in roadmap refinement, PI Planning, iteration planning, backlog refinement, demos, retrospectives, and Inspect & Adapt activities where applicable.

Ensure features and stories are sufficiently prepared ahead of planning and development.

The Product Owner is not expected to define engineering implementation but should have sufficient technical understanding to engage effectively with engineers and architects.

Experience or working knowledge in several of the following areas is preferred:

Cloud-based and SaaS platforms

Distributed systems and cloud architecture

Hardware, software, and firmware integration

Experience and/or Education Qualification:

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

12+ years of overall industry experience in technology and software product development.

3–5 years of experience as a Product Owner, Technical Product Owner, Product Manager,



or equivalent product-focused role.

Experience working with complex enterprise software products or platforms.

Strong understanding of Agile software development practices and the software development lifecycle.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

Experience working with global and distributed engineering and product teams is preferred.

Experience with SAFe or another scaled Agile framework.

SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM) certification or equivalent training.

Experience with Jira, Confluence, Miro, or similar tools.

Previous software engineering or hands-on technical experience is an advantage.

The successful Product Owner will ensure that engineering teams understand what they are building, why it matters, and the outcomes expected. They will maintain a healthy and prioritized backlog, enable timely product decisions, identify dependencies and risks early, and establish strong alignment between Product Management and Engineering.

Experience in the following areas would be beneficial but is not required:

Digital or mobile credentials and mobile wallets

Products integrating cloud, mobile, software, and physical devices

Strong Product Ownership and technical product experience from other technology domains will also be considered.

Empowerment: You'll work as part of a global team in a flexible work environment, learning and enhancing your expertise. We welcome an opportunity to meet you and learn about your unique talents, skills, and experiences. If you have most of the skills and experience, we want you to apply.

We are open to ideas, including flexible work arrangements, job sharing or part-time job seekers.

This opportunity may be open to flexible working arrangements.

HID is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer – Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation.

We help you create a verified, trusted identity that can get you where you need to go – without having to think about it.

We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. As we welcome new people on board, it's important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.

📌 Product Owner (part time) (Chennai)
🏢 HID
📍 Chennai