Lead Product Owner

Job Description – Lead Product Owner

Position Summary

We are looking for an experienced and business-focused Lead
Product Owner to drive product vision, requirements, and successful delivery of
enterprise applications. The ideal candidate will work closely with business
stakeholders, customers, Project Managers, Engineering teams, QA, and Business
Analysts to ensure business needs are translated into clear, prioritized, and
high-quality product requirements.

This role is responsible for managing the product backlog,
defining business priorities, leading requirement discussions, and ensuring
delivered solutions provide maximum business value. The Lead Product Owner will
play a key role throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC),
supporting multiple enterprise applications including ERP, Warehouse
Management, Supply Chain, Finance and other business platforms.

The ideal candidate should possess excellent communication,
stakeholder management, analytical thinking, and Agile delivery experience
while being comfortable working with customers and cross-functional teams.

Key Responsibilities

Product Ownership & Strategy

• Define and communicate
  product vision, goals, and business priorities.
  
• Own and manage the
  product backlog, ensuring it reflects customer and business needs.
  
• Prioritize features,
  enhancements, defects, and technical improvements based on business value.
  
• Collaborate with
  business leaders to develop product roadmaps and release plans.
  
• Ensure product decisions
  align with business objectives and customer expectations.
  

Requirements Management

• Gather, analyze, and
  document business requirements through workshops, meetings, and
  stakeholder discussions.
  
• Convert business needs
  into well-defined Epics, Features, User Stories, and Acceptance Criteria.
  
• Ensure requirements are
  complete, testable, and clearly understood by development and QA teams.
  
• Review and refine
  backlog items regularly to support sprint planning and delivery readiness.
  
• Manage requirement
  changes while maintaining scope and business priorities.
  

Stakeholder Management

• Serve as the primary
  point of contact between business stakeholders and delivery teams.
  
• Build strong
  relationships with customers and internal business teams.
  
• Facilitate requirement
  workshops, backlog grooming sessions, sprint reviews, and product
  demonstrations.
  
• Manage stakeholder
  expectations through regular communication and product updates.
  
• Support User Acceptance
  Testing (UAT) and obtain business signoffs.
  

Agile Delivery & SDLC Collaboration

• Work closely with
  Project Managers, Engineering Managers, Technical Leads, QA, DevOps, and
  Business Analysts throughout the SDLC.
  
• Participate in Sprint
  Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.
  
• Clarify business
  requirements during development and testing phases.
  
• Support release
  planning, production readiness, and post-release validation.
  
• Ensure business
  priorities are reflected in sprint commitments and release plans.
  

Product Quality & Business Value

• Validate delivered
  functionality against business requirements and acceptance criteria.
  
• Ensure solutions meet
  customer expectations and provide measurable business value.
  
• Monitor product
  performance, customer feedback, and enhancement opportunities.
  
• Drive continuous
  improvement through process optimization and product innovation.
  

Reporting & Governance

• Track backlog health,
  release progress, sprint outcomes, and delivery metrics.
  
• Prepare business
  updates, product status reports, dashboards, and executive summaries.
  
• Identify risks,
  dependencies, and business impacts early and work with delivery teams on
  mitigation plans.
  
• Ensure documentation
  remains current and follows organizational standards.
  

Technical & Functional Competencies

• Strong understanding of
  Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Agile methodologies.
  
• Experience working with
  enterprise applications built on Microsoft technologies (.NET, SQL Server,
  APIs).
  
• Good understanding of
  system integrations, business workflows, and enterprise application
  architecture.
  
• Familiarity with ERP,
  Warehouse Management Systems , Supply Chain, Finance & Procurement,.
  
• Experience with Jira,
  Confluence, or similar Agile project management tools.
  
• Ability to understand
  technical concepts and effectively communicate business requirements to
  technical teams.
  

Requirements

Preferred Experience

• 7–10+ years of
  experience as a Product Owner, Senior Business Analyst, Functional
  Consultant, or Product Lead.
  
• Experience managing
  products across multiple enterprise applications or business platforms.
  
• Exposure to ERP
  implementations, digital transformation, or enterprise modernization
  initiatives.
  
• Experience working
  directly with global customers and distributed delivery teams.
  
• Knowledge of Agile,
  Scrum, or SAFe delivery frameworks.
  

Leadership & Professional Skills

• Strong stakeholder
  management and customer engagement skills.
  
• Excellent communication,
  facilitation, and presentation abilities.
  
• Strong analytical
  thinking and problem-solving capabilities.
  
• Ability to prioritize
  competing business needs and make informed decisions.
  
• Experience leading
  requirement discussions across multiple projects simultaneously.
  
• Highly organized with
  excellent planning and multitasking skills.
  
• Flexible, adaptable, and
  comfortable working in fast-paced Agile environments.
  
• Strong collaboration and
  relationship-building skills across business and technology teams.
  
• Ownership mindset with a
  focus on delivering business value and customer satisfaction.
  

Preferred Certifications

• Certified Scrum Product
  Owner (CSPO)
  
• Professional Scrum
  Product Owner (PSPO)
  
• PMI Professional in
  Business Analysis (PMI-PBA)
  

Key Success Metrics

• Well-defined and
  prioritized product backlog aligned with business goals.
  
• High-quality
  requirements with minimal clarification during development.
  
• Successful delivery of
  product features within planned releases.
  
• Strong stakeholder
  engagement and customer satisfaction.
  
• Reduced requirement
  changes and improved sprint predictability.
  
• Timely completion of
  business approvals.
  
• Effective collaboration
  across Product, Engineering, QA, and Project Management teams.
  
• Continuous improvement
  in product quality, business value, and delivery outcomes.