Looking for Senior Product Owner - Pleasanton, CA
Jyothi Shivampeta
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Greetings from iTech US.
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Position: Senior Product Owner
Location: Pleasanton, CA (Onsite) – Need locals ONLY
Duration: 6+ months contract
H1B candidates ONLY – Passport number MUST
Job Description:
Minimum Requirements:
- Possess five (5) years of experience working within a large, matrixed organization, with a strong understanding of the IT landscape and end-to-end product delivery processes.
- Have five (5) years of experience working in an Agile environment, collaborating closely with Scrum teams, stakeholders, and business partners to deliver customer-focused solutions.
- Hold one or more relevant Agile certifications such as SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM), Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), or equivalent certification from Scrum Alliance or Scrum.org.
Experience and Responsibilities:
The Candidate shall demonstrate strong Product Owner experience, particularly in the following areas:
- Act as the voice of the customer by clearly defining and communicating product vision, goals, and priorities.
- Own and manage the product backlog, ensuring work items are well-defined, prioritized, and aligned with business value and strategic objectives.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders, customers, and leadership to gather requirements, refine scope, and manage expectations.
- Translate business needs into clear, actionable user stories with acceptance criteria.
- Prioritize backlog items based on value, risk, dependencies, and delivery capacity.
- Participate actively in Iteration Planning, Team Demos, Iteration Reviews, and Retrospectives to ensure alignment and value realization.
- Provide clarity to the development team on requirements, priorities, and scope throughout the iteration.
- Make timely decisions to keep delivery progressing and remove ambiguity related to product requirements.
- Partner closely with the Scrum Master and Agile team to support effective execution and continuous improvement.
- Review and accept completed work to ensure it meets defined acceptance criteria and quality standards.
- Support roadmap planning, release planning, and incremental delivery of product features.
- Coordinate with other Product Owners and Agile teams to manage dependencies and align across programs.
- Use Agile metrics, customer feedback, and data-driven insights to continuously refine product direction.
- Maintain product artifacts in tools such as Jira and Confluence, ensuring transparency and traceability.
- Ensure compliance with established standards for documentation, quality, and governance where applicable.
Education: At least a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, Software/Electronics Engineering, Information Systems, or closely related field is required.
Thanks & Regards
Jyothi S
ITech US, Inc,