Senior Product Owner

*Fully Onsite at Brooklyn OH 44144

Duration: 12 months contract (with possible extension)

*Note: Candidates preferred to be local within 35-mile footprint

Job Description:

• We are seeking a highly skilled Product Owner to lead product vision, backlog management, and requirements definition for the new Transmission Utility squad. This team will play a key role in modernizing the file transmission architecture, supporting vendor integrations, improving throughput, and enabling transformation across our Lockbox and Remote Capture ecosystem. The ideal candidate combines business acumen, requirements expertise, excellent communication, and hands-on Agile delivery experience. This role requires someone who can own, prioritize, and drive the work end-to-end, ensuring the squad has clear user stories, acceptance criteria, and alignment for successful sprint execution.

Key Responsibilities

Backlog & Requirements Leadership

• Own the product backlog for Transmission Utility; ensure epics, features, and PBIs are clearly written, prioritized, and aligned with business goals.
• Write high-quality user stories with acceptance criteria that meet Definition of Ready (DOR).
• Break down complex business and technical needs into actionable requirements.
• Conduct backlog refinement sessions with engineering, QA, architecture, and stakeholders.
• Partner with BA, Tech Leads, and architects to define requirements for integrations with Deluxe, and other internal systems.

Partner & Stakeholder Alignment

• Work closely with the Line of Business, UI/UX team, and vendors to ensure requirements accurately reflect needs and constraints.
• Translate business needs into clear deliverables for the engineering squad.
• Provide updates, demos, and insights to executives and cross-functional stakeholders.

Agile Delivery & Process Discipline

• Serve as the primary liaison for the squad, ensuring delivery teams have clarity each sprint.
• Ensure adherence to Agile and release processes, including intake, refinement, sprint planning, and definition of done.
• Quickly identify risks or blockers, escalating appropriately.
• Work in alignment with Release Management to support deployments, warranty windows, and production readiness.

Quality, Controls, and Continuous Improvement

• Ensure user stories and requirements support accurate QA test cases and traceability.
• Monitor delivery metrics and collaborate with engineering to improve throughput.
• Promote strong controls around requirements, release protocols, and governance.

MANDATORY QUALIFICATIONS

• 5–7 years of experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager, or senior Business Analyst with direct responsibility for writing requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to write high-quality user stories, acceptance criteria, and process flows.
• Strong understanding of Agile frameworks (Scrum, SAFe, Kanban).
• Strong communication skills—able to translate between business and technology.
• Experience partnering with cross-functional teams and vendors.
• Product Owner certification (CSPO, PSPO, PMPO, or equivalent).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting system migration, fintech, banking, payments, or data-heavy application work.
• Experience with Lockbox, Remote Capture, or payments transmission systems.
• Experience working with offshore teams.

About US Tech Solutions:

US Tech Solutions is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide range of talent on-demand and total workforce solutions. To know more about US Tech Solutions, please visit www.ustechsolutions.com .

US Tech Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Recruiter Details:

Name: Nil Mukherjee

Email: nil@ustechsolutionsinc.com

Job ID: 25-54352