Senior Product Owner/Business Analyst

For one of our clients, we are looking for a Senior Product Owner responsible for maximizing product value delivered by a cross-functional development team. Acting as the main link between business stakeholders and the delivery team, you will translate business needs into a clear product vision, roadmap, and prioritized backlog, ensuring solutions align with customer needs, business objectives, and quality standards within an Agile environment.

Requirements:

Experience & Knowledge

• Minimum 5 years of experience as a Product Owner or in a similar product-related role

• Proven experience delivering complex IT/software products and projects

• Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum frameworks and the full product development lifecycle

• Experience working with cross-functional and distributed teams

• Ability to balance business priorities, technical constraints, and user needs

• Experience collaborating with stakeholders across different levels (business, technical, executive)

Skills

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities

• Ability to clearly define and communicate product requirements and decisions

• Experience creating high-quality:

  • user stories

  • acceptance criteria

  • product documentation

• Strong prioritization and decision-making skills

• Ability to work independently and take full ownership of product outcomes

Tools & Practices

• Hands-on experience with tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, or Confluence

• Experience using product roadmapping tools

• Familiarity with UX principles

• Understanding of API-based systems and integrations

• Experience working with cloud-based solutions

• Data-driven mindset with experience using KPIs, metrics, and analytics to guide product decisions

Nice to Have

• Experience working in scaled Agile environments (e.g., SAFe, LeSS, Nexus)

• Domain experience in industries such as automotive, fintech, healthcare, or e-commerce

• Experience working with external clients or within consulting environments

• Technical background or strong technical understanding

Main responsibilities:

• Own and communicate the product vision, strategy, and roadmap

• Gather, analyze, and validate business and stakeholder requirements

• Translate business needs into user stories and acceptance criteria

• Own, prioritize, and continuously refine the product backlog

• Ensure backlog items are clear and ready for development

• Act as the decision-maker for scope, priorities, and trade-offs

• Collaborate with development teams, UX/UI, QA, Scrum Master/PM, and stakeholders

• Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and demos

• Accept or reject completed work based on acceptance criteria

• Ensure delivered features meet business goals, user needs, and quality expectations

• Manage dependencies and mitigate delivery risks

• Support release planning and go-to-market activities when applicable

• Drive product improvements using data, feedback, and KPIs