Product Owner Sr

Based onsite in Pittsburgh, PA, the Senior Product Owner will translate the platform vision and enterprise priorities into a clear backlog, guiding cross-functional teams toward reusable, scalable solutions. The role collaborates with Product Managers and Technology to define scope, decompose work, and support PI planning and sprint execution, while continually refining the backlog to meet enterprise standards.

Responsibilities

• From day one, understand the platform vision, enterprise context, and priority use cases, converting them into a clear, well structured backlog.
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers and Technology to define scope, decompose work, and support PI planning and sprint execution.
• Continuously prioritize and refine the backlog, make day-to-day scope and tradeoff decisions, incorporate stakeholder feedback, and ensure delivery aligns with enterprise standards, reuse, and scalability goals.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience leading product strategy and vision across the ecosystem, with disciplined prioritization, clear articulation of business value, and effective collaboration with diverse stakeholders.
• Experience on enterprise platforms or shared capabilities, with understanding of integrations, APIs, and cross-team dependencies.
• Hands-on experience using Jira for backlog management, including EPICs, features, user stories, dependencies, and acceptance criteria.
• Proven ability to translate business and platform needs into clear, actionable requirements in close partnership with engineering and architecture.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with comfort making day-to-day prioritization and scope decisions.
• Significant experience operating in Agile delivery environments (Scrum, SAFe), including PI planning, sprint planning, and backlog refinement.

Technologies

• Jira
• Confluence
• Scrum
• SAFe

Nice to Have

• Experience helping establish or mature product practices in a new or growing organization.
• Experience in a regulated or risk-aware environment, with financial services preferred.
• Exposure to delivery metrics, dashboards, or outcome-based prioritization.
• Familiarity with Confluence or similar tools for documentation and product artifacts.

Soft Skills

• Team player
• Not afraid to ask questions
• Go getter
• Strong communication