Product Owner

Experience : At least 7+ years as a Product Owner Project Location(s) : Trivandrum (Preferrable), Kochi

Position – Permanent

Notice Period: Max 15 days

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced Product Owner / Product Manager to drive the vision, roadmap, and successful delivery. The role requires close collaboration with business stakeholders, end users, solution architects, and engineering teams to understand business objectives, define product requirements, prioritize features, and deliver high-quality solutions that address evolving business needs. They should possess excellent stakeholder management skills, a strong understanding of Agile product development, and the ability to balance business value, customer needs, and technical feasibility to deliver impactful product outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Product Strategy & Ownership

Own and communicate the product vision and roadmap.

Define product goals aligned with business objectives.

Prioritize features based on business value, customer impact, and technical dependencies.

Manage and continuously refine the product backlog.

Requirements Management

Gather and analyze business requirements from stakeholders.

Convert business needs into Epics, Features, User Stories, and Acceptance Criteria.

Create functional specifications, process flows, wireframes (where applicable), and business rules.

Ensure requirements are complete, testable, and traceable.

Stakeholder & Agile Delivery

Act as the primary interface between business users and development teams

Conduct workshops with business users( warehouse, procurement, merchandising, replenishment, and store operations).

Facilitate decision-making and manage changing business priorities.

Work with Scrum teams during Sprint Planning, Reviews, and Backlog Grooming.

Clarify requirements & verify completed functionality against acceptance criteria

Support UAT planning, execution, and release activities.

Product Lifecycle & Collaboration

Monitor product adoption, user feedback, and identify enhancement opportunities.

Define KPIs and success metrics.

Support release planning and go-to-market activities where required.

Collaborate with BAs, Solution Architects, UX/UI Designers, Engineering, QA, Data teams and customer stakeholders.

Required Skills & Experience

8–12 years overall experience, with at least 6-10 years in a Product Owner / Product Manager role.

Strong Agile/Scrum experience; expertise in backlog management and writing detailed user stories and acceptance criteria.

Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and decision-making skills.

Technical Understanding:

REST APIs · System & ERP integrations (SAP preferred)

SQL (basic) · Data-driven applications & analytics

Tools:

Jira / Azure DevOps · Confluence · Figma / Balsamiq (optional)

Soft skills

Excellent communication & presentation

Strong analytical & problem-solving ·

Customer-first mindset ·

Ability to influence without authority

Strong decision-making ·

Comfortable in fast-paced Agile environments

Nice to Have

AI-assisted product management experience.

Replenishment optimization algorithms or forecasting/inventory analytics knowledge.

Data visualization tools (e.g. Power BI).

Experience with cloud-native products.