Product Owner – Software System

Eccalon LLC is seeking a Product Owner for a software system to shape product direction and keep delivery moving in a cross-functional, Agile environment. This onsite role in Detroit, MI gives you ownership of the product vision, a clear mandate to prioritize with impact, and a direct connection between business stakeholders and engineering teams.

What you’ll own

• Define and communicate a product vision aligned with business objectives.
• Develop and maintain a strategic product roadmap with actionable milestones.
• Monitor the competitive landscape, emerging technologies, and industry trends to inform direction.
• Build, refine, and prioritize the product backlog based on customer value, business impact, and technical dependencies.
• Write clear user stories with well-defined acceptance criteria.
• Keep the backlog transparent, visible, and continuously updated.
• Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders, customers, and the development team.
• Gather feedback through advisory sessions and communicate product updates regularly.
• Manage expectations by explaining prioritization decisions and trade-offs clearly.

How you’ll drive delivery

• Participate in sprint planning, standups, reviews, refinement, and retrospectives.
• Define and communicate sprint and release goals.
• Help resolve priority conflicts and remove delivery impediments.
• Oversee the full product lifecycle: design, development, testing, and deployment.
• Validate delivered features against acceptance criteria with QA and development teams.
• Track delivery timelines and proactively address risks, including early risk identification and mitigation strategies.

How you’ll measure impact

• Use analytics, user feedback, and metrics to guide prioritization and measure feature impact.
• Champion process improvements and foster a culture of learning.

What you bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Business Administration, or related field.
• 3–5+ years of experience as a Product Owner or Product Manager in a software development environment.
• Strong knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies and the software development lifecycle.
• Proficiency with Jira, Azure DevOps, or Confluence.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• CSPO, PSPO, or SAFe POPM certification.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), APIs, microservices, or CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with data products, BI tools, or SQL.
• Experience in a SAFe or multi-team Agile environment.

Tools and technologies: Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, AWS, Azure, APIs, microservices, CI/CD pipelines, SQL.