Associate III - Engineering Design

Role description

Product Owner (Mid-Level)

Experience Required: 3-5 Years Job Type: Full-Time

Job Summary

We are looking for a mid-level Product Owner with 3-5 years of experience to own the product backlog for one or more product areas, translate business needs into clear, actionable requirements, and work closely with cross-functional Agile teams to deliver value iteratively. The ideal candidate is comfortable balancing stakeholder priorities, technical feasibility, and customer needs to keep the team focused on the right work at the right time.

Key Responsibilities

Own, maintain, and continuously groom the product backlog, ensuring it is prioritized by business value and clearly understood by the development team

Write clear, well-structured user stories with detailed acceptance criteria and definition of done

Define and communicate sprint goals in collaboration with the Scrum Master and development team

Act as the primary point of contact for stakeholder requirements, gathering input from business, customers, and internal teams

Participate actively in sprint planning, daily standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives

Partner with the Product Manager (or equivalent) to align sprint-level execution with the broader product roadmap and vision

Make day-to-day prioritization trade-off decisions, balancing new features, technical debt, and bug fixes

Conduct User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and validate that delivered features meet business requirements before release

Work closely with UX/UI designers to ensure requirements translate into intuitive user experiences

Communicate progress, blockers, and release timelines clearly to stakeholders and leadership

Analyze customer feedback, usage data, and support trends to inform backlog decisions

Define and track key product metrics/KPIs to measure feature success post-release

Support release planning and go-to-market coordination for new features

Collaborate with engineering to understand technical constraints and dependencies affecting scope or timelines

Required Skills & Qualifications

3-5 years of experience as a Product Owner, Business Analyst, or in a related Agile product role

Solid working knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodology, including backlog management, story writing, and sprint ceremonies

Hands-on experience with Agile tooling - JIRA, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or similar

Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional communication skills

Comfortable engaging with technical teams - working understanding of APIs, system architecture, or data flows sufficient to have informed conversations with engineers

Data-informed approach to prioritization, with basic familiarity with analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics, Mixpanel, Power BI, or similar)

Experience translating ambiguous business needs into clear, testable requirements

Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting to stakeholders

Preferred / Nice-to-Have

CSPO (Certified Scrum Product Owner) or PSPO (Professional Scrum Product Owner) certification

Experience with roadmap planning tools (e.g., Aha!, ProductPlan, Productboard)

Exposure to A/B testing or experimentation frameworks

Basic SQL skills for independent data pulls/analysis

Familiarity with UX/UI design principles and design handoff processes

Domain experience relevant to the hiring team's industry (e.g., fintech, e-commerce, SaaS, healthcare)

Soft Skills

Strong communication and interpersonal skills across both technical and non-technical audiences

Analytical, detail-oriented, and comfortable making prioritization trade-offs

Ability to influence without direct authority and align diverse stakeholders

Adaptable and comfortable operating with some ambiguity in a fast-paced environment

Skills

product lifecycle management,functional requirements,agile methodology,cross functional,product management,business goals,

About UST

UST is a global digital transformation solutions provider. For more than 20 years, UST has worked side by side with the world’s best companies to make a real impact through transformation. Powered by technology, inspired by people and led by purpose, UST partners with their clients from design to operation. With deep domain expertise and a future-proof philosophy, UST embeds innovation and agility into their clients’ organizations. With over 30,000 employees in 30 countries, UST builds for boundless impact - touching billions of lives in the process.