Product Manager – New Product Development

Ontrac Solutions

. Own the product backlog end to end .

Posted 10/30/2026contractRemote • Illinois • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $90 - $110 per hourWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in product management by owning product backlogs, writing user stories, and conducting product discovery with UX and engineering teams. Proficient in analyzing product data and executing CI/CD releases while effectively communicating with stakeholders.

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Product Backlog ManagementUser Story WritingCI/CD Release PlanningAPI and Data Model FluencyScrum and SAFe Experience

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Hard Skills

Product ManagementUser StoryAcceptance CriteriaProduct DiscoveryData AnalysisSQLJiraConfluenceFigmaAgile Framework

Soft Skills

Executive CommunicationClient-Facing SkillsCollaborationDecision-MakingProblem-Solving

Industry Keywords

Product-Led TechnologyDigital Product PracticeUsability TestingPrototypesStakeholder Engagement

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

SQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the product backlog end to end
Write user stories and acceptance criteria and maintain at least two sprints of ready work
Run product discovery with UX and engineering through user interviews, usability tests, prototypes, and experiments
Work alongside engineers and designers in daily stand-ups, reviews, and story acceptance
Prioritize work by user value and business outcome and make scope, sequencing, and trade-off decisions
Define success measures with client sponsors and measure adoption, task success, conversion, or satisfaction after releases
Discuss APIs, data, and integration trade-offs with engineers and architects
Pull and analyze product data
Plan and sequence frequent CI/CD releases, write release notes, and coordinate rollouts
Translate client goals into a product vision and near-term roadmap
Participate in Sprint Planning, Reviews, Retrospectives, PI Planning, and other SAFe events
Work with the Scrum Master on flow and predictability
Serve as the product voice to client sponsors through demos, touch points, steering committees, and discovery workshops
Deliver a product baseline by day 30 and an agreed roadmap with measurable outcome targets by day 90

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in a related field
At least five years of hands-on Product Manager or Product Owner experience on software or application development teams
Personally owned product backlogs and written user stories and acceptance criteria
Current or recent (last ~5 years) experience at a product-led technology company, or in the digital or product practice of a top-tier consulting firm
Experience running product discovery with UX and design, including user interviews, usability testing, and prototypes
Experience on teams releasing frequently with CI/CD and tracking outcome and flow metrics
Technical fluency with APIs, data models, and architecture
Ability to analyze product data independently, such as with SQL or analytics tools
Strong capability with Jira and Confluence
Experience with Figma or similar design tools
Experience working in Scrum and SAFe or another scaled Agile framework, including PI Planning
Polished, concise, executive-ready communication that leads with the answer
At least three years in a client-facing role, in consulting, professional services, or directly with business stakeholders
Must be located in and authorized to work in the United States for the full duration of the engagement

Benefits

Comp & perks

Onboarding and training during the first several weeks
Compliance training
Opportunity to work with modern cloud-native applications on Google Cloud Platform