Chief Product Owner

EPAM Systems; Colombia; On-site; COP 180,000,000 - 280,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Global career opportunities

Professional development

Job summary

EPAM Systems is seeking a Chief Product Owner to lead end-to-end delivery and coordination of security vulnerability remediation across a web application ecosystem. You will align stakeholders, drive the remediation backlog to closure, and improve delivery with AI-assisted practices.

Responsibilities include owning the remediation backlog, translating findings into actionable backlog items and acceptance criteria, coordinating across engineering, QA, security, and business stakeholders, and

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience guiding product teams
• Strong leadership to align engineering, QA, security, and business stakeholders
• Proven delivery from analysis through release with clear commitments
• Deep understanding of web security, OWASP vulnerabilities, and remediation processes
• Hands-on backlog management, prioritization, and acceptance criteria definition
• Strong analytical skills to translate findings into actionable requirements and risks
• Excellent communication for status reporting and cross-team coordination
• Upper-Intermediate English (B2) proficiency

Responsibilities

• Own and prioritize the security vulnerability remediation backlog
• Translate security findings into clear requirements, backlog items, and acceptance criteria
• Coordinate remediation execution across engineering, QA, security, and business stakeholders
• Drive vulnerabilities through analysis, remediation, testing, validation, release, and closure
• Prioritize work based on severity, business risk, deadlines, and technical dependencies
• Track progress, risks, blockers, dependencies, and remediation commitments; coordinate validation of findings from SAST/SCA/DAST tools such as Veracode
• Facilitate planning and Agile ceremonies to ensure delivery commitments are met
• Coordinate release planning and regression and security validation
• Maintain clear status reporting and elevate critical risks or delays
• Promote AI-assisted practices that improve analysis, remediation, testing, and team productivity

Skills

Backlog management

Stakeholder alignment

Agile leadership

Analytical skills

Communication

English proficiency

Tools

Veracode

Job description

EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. We are committed to having a positive impact on our customers, our employees, and our communities. We embrace a dynamic and inclusive culture. Here you will collaborate with multi-national teams, contribute to a myriad of innovative projects that deliver the most creative and cutting-edge solutions, and have an opportunity to continuously learn and grow. No matter where you are located, you will join a dedicated, creative, and diverse community that will help you discover your fullest potential.

We are looking for a Chief Product Owner to lead end-to-end delivery and coordination of security vulnerability remediation across a web application ecosystem. You will align stakeholders, drive the remediation backlog to closure, and improve delivery with AI-assisted practices.

Responsibilities

• Own and prioritize the security vulnerability remediation backlog
• Translate security findings into clear requirements, backlog items, and acceptance criteria
• Coordinate remediation execution across engineering, QA, security, and business stakeholders
• Drive vulnerabilities through analysis, remediation, testing, validation, release, and closure
• Prioritize work based on severity, business risk, deadlines, and technical dependencies
• Track progress, risks, blockers, dependencies, and remediation commitmentsCoordinate validation of findings from SAST/SCA/DAST tools such as Veracode
• Facilitate planning and Agile ceremonies to ensure delivery commitments are met
• Coordinate release planning and regression and security validation
• Maintain clear status reporting and elevate critical risks or delays
• Promote AI-assisted practices that improve analysis, remediation, testing, and team productivity

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience as a Product Owner or Business Analyst within software engineering teams
• Strong leadership skills to align engineering, QA, security, and business stakeholders on priorities and delivery
• Proven project delivery experience driving work from analysis through release and closure with clear commitments
• Deep understanding of web application security, OWASP vulnerabilities, and remediation processes
• Hands-on knowledge of backlog management, prioritization, and acceptance criteria definition
• Strong analytical skills to translate security findings into actionable requirements and risks
• Excellent communication skills for status reporting, escalation, and cross-team coordination
• Upper-Intermediate English (B2) proficiency, both written and spoken

Nice to have

• Agile and Scrum facilitation experience
• Experience validating and triaging findings from Veracode or similar SAST/SCA/DAST tools
• Practical knowledge of security vulnerabilities and remediation patterns

We offer

• International projects with top brands
• Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers
• Healthcare benefits
• Employee financial programs
• Paid time off and sick leave
• Upskilling, reskilling and certification courses
• Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ courses
• Global career opportunities
• Volunteer and community involvement opportunities
• EPAM Employee Groups
• Award-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedIn

EPAM is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.