Atlassian & PPM Solutions

Hello ,

My name is Charles Powell and I am a staffing Specialist at Voto Consulting LLC. I am reaching out to you on an exciting job opportunity with one of our clients.

Job Title   : Senior Product Owner / Platform Consultant – Atlassian & PPM Solutions

Location   : Hybrid - Warren, NJ
Duration   : 6 Months Possible Extension
Visa            : No h1b

Job Summary

Client is seeking an experienced Senior Product Owner / Platform Consultant to lead, manage, govern, and continuously improve its enterprise Atlassian and Portfolio Management platforms, including Jira, Confluence, Tempo, and PPM Pro.

This role will play a key part in improving portfolio visibility, project governance, resource management, executive reporting, workflow automation, and business process effectiveness across the organization.

The ideal candidate will combine strong product ownership, platform administration, consulting expertise, portfolio management, and operational leadership to translate business needs into scalable platform solutions and measurable business outcomes.

As part of a small, highly accomplished Corporate Applications team, the successful candidate will operate with significant autonomy, influence stakeholders across technology and business functions, and deliver results in a lean, high-performing environment without increasing operational overhead.

Key Responsibilities

1. Product Ownership and Platform Strategy

• Own and drive the product strategy, roadmap, and continuous improvement of Jira, Confluence, Tempo, and PPM Pro.
• Translate business objectives and stakeholder requirements into platform capabilities, enhancements, workflows, and scalable solutions.
• Prioritize initiatives, enhancements, and backlog items based on business value, organizational priorities, and operational efficiency.
• Define product requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and functional specifications.
• Partner with business leaders, technology teams, and cross-functional stakeholders to align platform capabilities with enterprise objectives.
• Drive platform adoption, user experience improvements, and continuous value delivery.

2. Atlassian Platform Administration and Governance

• Administer, configure, and govern Jira and Confluence environments in alignment with enterprise standards and business requirements.
• Manage Jira projects, workflows, issue types, screens, permissions, schemes, fields, boards, and related configurations.
• Establish and maintain standardized platform configurations, governance policies, access controls, and best practices.
• Improve Confluence information architecture, spaces, permissions, documentation standards, and knowledge management.
• Ensure platform consistency, data integrity, security, usability, and appropriate governance across teams.
• Identify opportunities to simplify administration, reduce configuration complexity, and improve platform scalability.

3. Tempo and PPM Pro Administration

• Administer and optimize Tempo and PPM Pro capabilities to support enterprise portfolio and project management.
• Improve project and portfolio visibility, investment tracking, resource allocation, capacity planning, and utilization reporting.
• Support accurate project financials, resource data, timesheets, forecasts, and portfolio information, as applicable to the platform configuration.
• Align platform functionality with organizational portfolio governance, planning, and reporting requirements.
• Standardize portfolio management practices and improve consistency across projects and business units.
• Partner with stakeholders to identify gaps and implement enhancements that improve portfolio transparency and decision-making.

4. Portfolio Management and Governance

• Strengthen portfolio governance, project accountability, investment visibility, and execution tracking.
• Develop and maintain standardized processes for project intake, prioritization, planning, monitoring, and reporting.
• Enable leadership to understand portfolio investments, project progress, resource utilization, risks, dependencies, and business outcomes.
• Improve data quality, reporting consistency, and governance controls across portfolio management processes.
• Support strategic roadmap planning and alignment between business priorities, technology initiatives, and available resources.
• Drive improvements in portfolio management maturity, operational discipline, and organizational transparency.

5. Executive Reporting, Analytics, and Decision Support

• Develop and enhance portfolio dashboards, reports, metrics, and analytics to support executive and management decision-making.
• Provide reliable visibility into project status, portfolio performance, resource utilization, capacity, risks, and delivery outcomes.
• Define and maintain relevant KPIs, governance metrics, and performance indicators.
• Ensure reporting accuracy, consistency, and data integrity across Jira, Confluence, Tempo, PPM Pro, and related systems.
• Translate complex platform and portfolio data into actionable insights for business and technology leadership.
• Identify reporting gaps and implement improvements that enhance transparency and accountability.

6. Business Analysis and Process Optimization

• Engage with business and technology stakeholders to understand current processes, business challenges, and desired outcomes.
• Conduct business analysis, document requirements, assess process gaps, and recommend practical solutions.
• Translate business needs into scalable platform configurations, process improvements, and automation opportunities.
• Standardize workflows, eliminate unnecessary administrative steps, and improve operational efficiency.
• Facilitate stakeholder discussions, requirements workshops, process reviews, and solution validation.
• Measure the effectiveness of implemented changes and continuously identify opportunities for improvement.

7. Workflow Automation and Operational Efficiency

• Identify and implement automation opportunities across Jira, Confluence, Tempo, and PPM Pro.
• Improve workflow efficiency, reduce manual reporting, and streamline recurring administrative activities.
• Establish reusable processes, templates, standards, and automation practices.
• Reduce operational overhead while supporting increasing enterprise demand.
• Monitor platform performance, adoption, process effectiveness, and opportunities for further optimization.

8. Stakeholder Management and Consulting

• Serve as a trusted platform advisor to business leaders, technology teams, project managers, and portfolio stakeholders.
• Influence cross-functional stakeholders and build alignment around platform strategy, governance, and process changes.
• Communicate technical and business concepts clearly to executive and non-technical audiences.
• Manage stakeholder expectations, resolve competing priorities, and facilitate decisions based on business value.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external vendors on platform capabilities, support, enhancements, and service improvements.
• Work independently with minimal supervision while maintaining accountability for deliverables and outcomes.

Key Business Outcomes

The successful candidate will be expected to deliver measurable improvements in the following areas:

• Increase visibility into portfolio investments, project execution, resource utilization, and business results.
• Enhance executive decision-making through reliable reporting, analytics, and governance insights.
• Reduce administrative effort through automation and standardized processes.
• Improve platform adoption, configuration consistency, and overall user experience.
• Strengthen governance, accountability, and data integrity.
• Enable the Corporate Applications team to support growing enterprise demand efficiently without adding operational overhead.
• Achieve measurable gains in operational efficiency, transparency, and portfolio management maturity.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in product ownership, platform administration, portfolio management, business analysis, consulting, or a related discipline.
• Proven experience administering, configuring, supporting, and governing Jira, Confluence, Tempo, and/or enterprise portfolio management platforms.
• Strong understanding of enterprise platform governance, workflow configuration, portfolio management, and process optimization.
• Demonstrated ability to translate business requirements into scalable, effective platform solutions.
• Experience with stakeholder management, business analysis, requirements gathering, and executive communication.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to improve reporting, data quality, and decision-making.
• Experience supporting project portfolio visibility, resource management, capacity planning, or portfolio reporting.
• Ability to identify automation opportunities and improve business processes while reducing operational overhead.
• Self-driven professional who can work independently and succeed in a lean, high-performing team environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders across business and technology functions.

Required / Preferred Certifications

Candidates should possess relevant platform, product ownership, or portfolio management certifications. The following certifications are identified for consideration:

Atlassian Certifications

• Atlassian Certified Professional (ACP).
• Jira Administration Certification.
• Jira Project Administration Certification.
• Atlassian Cloud Organization Administration Certification.

Product and Portfolio Management Certifications

• PPM Pro Certification — preferred.
• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO).
• SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM).
• Project Management Professional (PMP).
• PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP).

Additional Preferred Certifications

• ITIL Foundation or higher.
• Lean Portfolio Management Certification.
• ServiceNow Fundamentals Certification.

Preferred Skills and Competencies

• Product Ownership and Product Roadmap Management.
• Enterprise Portfolio Management and Governance.
• Jira Administration and Configuration.
• Confluence Administration and Knowledge Management.
• Tempo Administration and Resource Management.
• PPM Pro Administration and Portfolio Reporting.
• Business Analysis and Requirements Management.
• Workflow Design, Standardization, and Automation.
• Executive Dashboards, Reporting, and Analytics.
• Resource Allocation, Capacity Planning, and Utilization.
• Data Quality, Governance, and Process Controls.
• Stakeholder Engagement and Executive Communication.
• Strategic Roadmap Planning and Prioritization.
• Vendor Management and Cross-Functional Collaboration.
• Continuous Improvement and Operational Efficiency.
• Data-Driven Decision-Making.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is a certified platform professional who combines product ownership, consulting expertise, platform administration, portfolio governance, and operational discipline to drive enterprise business outcomes.

This individual should have a strong understanding of how Jira, Confluence, Tempo, and PPM Pro can be leveraged to improve project execution, portfolio visibility, resource management, reporting, and governance.

The successful candidate will be comfortable working with senior stakeholders, translating business challenges into practical platform solutions, and driving adoption and measurable improvements.

They should thrive in a small, highly effective team where accountability, ownership, business value, autonomy, and execution excellence are expected.

Thanks and Regards

Charles Powell || Lead Technical Recruiter
Voto Consulting LLC

Direct: (551)–274-5551

1549 Finnegan Lane, 2nd Floor, North Brunswick, NJ 08902
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Salary : $65 - $70