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Technical Product Owner (Contract) Contract-to-Hire Opportunity Remote (U.S. Candidates Preferred) Our client, a leading financial services organization, is seeking an experienced Technical Product Owner to support the continued evolution of its Omni-channel communications platform. This is an exciting opportunity to work on a highly visible digital transformation initiative, partnering with business and technology teams to deliver scalable, customer-centric solutions. The ideal candidate is a strong technical product leader with experience translating business needs into technical requirements, managing Agile delivery, and driving collaboration across cross-functional teams. Responsibilities • Serve as the Technical Product Owner for an Omni-channel communications platform, partnering closely with business stakeholders and engineering teams. • Gather, analyze, and prioritize business and technical requirements. • Translate business needs into well-defined user stories, acceptance criteria, and sprint-ready backlog items. • Own and manage the product backlog, ensuring priorities align with business objectives and technical roadmaps. • Lead Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives. • Collaborate with architects, developers, QA, and business partners to deliver high-quality solutions. • Monitor platform performance, product KPIs, and customer feedback to identify opportunities for continuous improvement. • Support long-term platform planning and feature prioritization. • Develop and maintain business and technical documentation. • Identify risks, remove delivery obstacles, and help ensure successful product execution. Required Qualifications • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience). • 5+ years of experience as a Technical Product Owner, Product Owner, Technical Business Analyst, Platform Owner, or similar role. • Experience working with Salesforce. • Experience using Jira or similar Agile project management tools. • Strong understanding of Agile delivery methodologies. • Experience working with Azure, including AKS on Azure. • Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure or AWS. • Familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD environments. • Experience using Git or other version control systems. • Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and collaboration skills. • Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities. Preferred Qualifications • Experience within financial services, insurance, or wealth management environments. • Knowledge of life insurance business processes and customer communications platforms. • Experience defining product roadmaps and managing technical platform enhancements. • Ability to translate complex business requirements into technical solutions. • Experience working within large enterprise Agile organizations. If you're a collaborative Technical Product Owner who enjoys working at the intersection of business and technology while driving meaningful digital transformation initiatives, we'd love to hear from you. #LI-AC1

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Technical Product Owner (Contract)
Contract-to-Hire Opportunity
The ideal candidate is a strong technical product leader with experience translating business needs into technical requirements, managing Agile delivery, and driving collaboration across cross-functional teams.
Serve as the Technical Product Owner for an Omni-channel communications platform, partnering closely with business stakeholders and engineering teams.
Gather, analyze, and prioritize business and technical requirements.
Translate business needs into well-defined user stories, acceptance criteria, and sprint-ready backlog items.
Own and manage the product backlog, ensuring priorities align with business objectives and technical roadmaps.
Lead Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
Collaborate with architects, developers, QA, and business partners to deliver high-quality solutions.
Monitor platform performance, product KPIs, and customer feedback to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
Support long-term platform planning and feature prioritization.
Develop and maintain business and technical documentation.
Identify risks, remove delivery obstacles, and help ensure successful product execution.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience).
5+ years of experience as a Technical Product Owner, Product Owner, Technical Business Analyst, Platform Owner, or similar role.
Experience working with Salesforce.
Experience using Jira or similar Agile project management tools.
Strong understanding of Agile delivery methodologies.

Nice-to-haves

Remote (U.S. Candidates Preferred)
Experience within financial services, insurance, or wealth management environments.
Experience defining product roadmaps and managing technical platform enhancements.
Ability to translate complex business requirements into technical solutions.
Experience working within large enterprise Agile organizations.
If you're a collaborative Technical Product Owner who enjoys working at the intersection of business and technology while driving meaningful digital transformation initiatives, we'd love to hear from you.

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