Demonstrates expertise in product ownership and agile methodologies, with a strong focus on backlog management, user story development, and stakeholder communication. Proven ability to prioritize competing demands while ensuring alignment with business goals and customer needs.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Product Backlog ManagementAgile MethodologiesUser Story DevelopmentStakeholder CommunicationDefect Management

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own and maintain the product backlog, ensuring epics, features, user stories, and acceptance criteria are clear, prioritized, and aligned to product strategy, customer needs, and company goals
Lead scrum practices, including backlog refinement, sprint planning, daily collaboration, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
Partner with engineering, design, QA, and stakeholders to translate business needs into actionable requirements
Make day-to-day prioritization decisions across feature development, technical enablers, customer commitments, and production issues
Drive defect management, including triage, prioritization, root-cause follow-up, and communication of severity, impact, and resolution status
Support release planning and readiness by coordinating scope, validating completion against acceptance criteria, and communicating release content, timing, risks, and downstream impacts
Serve as the primary point of clarity for the delivery team by answering requirement questions and removing ambiguity
Use product, operational, and customer feedback data to inform backlog priorities and continuous improvement
Communicate sprint progress, backlog tradeoffs, release updates, and delivery risks to stakeholders
Improve backlog hygiene, sprint predictability, release discipline, and cross-functional coordination

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, computer science, information systems, or a related field
3+ years of experience in product ownership, product management, business analysis, or a related role supporting agile software delivery, preferably in a B2B environment
Hands-on experience managing and prioritizing product backlogs, writing user stories, and defining acceptance criteria for delivery teams
Working knowledge of scrum practices and experience participating in sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
Experience coordinating defect triage and resolution processes in partnership with engineering and QA teams
Experience supporting release planning, release readiness, and stakeholder communications for software deployments
Ability to evaluate competing priorities using customer impact, business value, technical constraints, and delivery risk
Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to work effectively across technical and business teams
Strong understanding of agile delivery principles and the ability to maintain a healthy, value-driven backlog
Ability to break down complex initiatives into clear stories, define done criteria, and support consistent sprint execution
Experience partnering closely with engineering and QA to manage defects, production issues, and release quality
Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and follow-through across multiple workstreams and timelines

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
401(k)-retirement plan
Paid time off
Paid holidays
Life and disability insurance
Flexible work schedules
Generous Paid Time Off
13 Paid Company holiday observances
Remote work opportunities
Casual dress work environment
Physical fitness reimbursement
Discounts on various events, travel, and dining
Additional compensation may include bonuses and equity

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Hard Skills

Product OwnershipBusiness AnalysisAcceptance Criteria DefinitionSprint PlanningBacklog RefinementRelease PlanningDefect TriageAgile Delivery PrinciplesUser Story WritingSprint Execution

Soft Skills

Strong Communication SkillsOrganizational SkillsAttention to DetailInterpersonal SkillsFollow-Through

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in BusinessBachelor’s Degree in EngineeringBachelor’s Degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s Degree in Information Systems

Industry Keywords

B2B EnvironmentScrum PracticesContinuous ImprovementCross-Functional CoordinationCustomer Feedback