Remote LATAM Product Owner: Agile Backlog Leader

INSPYR Solutions; Medellín; Remote; COP 258,942,000 - 388,412,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible remote or hybrid options

Professional development and growth

Job summary

INSPYR Global Solutions in LATAM is seeking a Product Owner to serve as the voice of the customer within an Agile team. You will define, refine, and prioritize the backlog to ensure delivery of business-valued features, working closely with Product Managers, stakeholders, Scrum Masters, and development teams.

You will translate strategy into actionable requirements, gather short- and long-term business and system needs, and maintain the backlog to align with roadmaps.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 2–4 years of experience in Agile/Scrum software development environments.
• 2–4 years of experience in product ownership, business analysis, project management, or software development supporting enterprise products and solutions.
• Experience gathering business requirements, writing user stories, defining acceptance criteria, and managing product backlogs.
• Understanding of Agile methodologies, Scrum ceremonies, and the software development lifecycle.
• Ability to understand technical concepts and communicate requirements between business and technical teams.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritize competing demands and manage multiple initiatives with minimal supervision.
• Strong written and verbal communication, presentation, facilitation, and negotiation skills.
• Ability to collaborate with stakeholders across functions and consolidate perspectives into clear priorities.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the customer proxy, representing customer needs and business priorities within the Agile team.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, business partners, and stakeholders to support product roadmaps and deliver features from concept through launch.
• Partner with stakeholders to understand business needs, gather feedback, and inform product priorities.
• Support product innovation and continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance customer experiences and business outcomes.
• Leverage data and customer insights to inform product decisions and deliver actionable business value.
• Own, build, refine, prioritize, and maintain the team product backlog in alignment with roadmaps.
• Translate roadmap features into clearly defined requirements, including features, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Gather, analyze, and document short-term and long-term business and system requirements.
• Collaborate with development teams to ensure user stories meet expectations.
• Balance new feature development with technical debt and maintenance to maximize value.
• Review completed user stories and validate acceptance criteria.
• Work with Scrum Masters to support Sprint planning and backlog refinement.
• Prepare backlog items for PI Planning and development activities.
• Participate in product management meetings and vision refinement.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify dependencies and remove obstacles.
• Communicate priorities and progress to stakeholders and leadership.
• Identify risks and escalate as needed.
• Support successful releases and feature launches with coordination across teams.
• Monitor performance and feedback to identify improvement opportunities.
• Develop tracking and reporting to evaluate outcomes and inform investment decisions.

Skills

Agile / Scrum experience

Product ownership

Business analysis

Requirements elicitation

Backlog management

Stakeholder communication

Prioritization

Analytical problem solving

Organizational skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

Job description

INSPYR Global Solutions in LATAM is seeking a Product Owner to serve as the voice of the customer within an Agile team. You will define, refine, and prioritize the backlog to ensure delivery of business-valued features, working closely with Product Managers, stakeholders, Scrum Masters, and development teams.

You will translate strategy into actionable requirements, gather short- and long-term business and system needs, and maintain the backlog to align with roadmaps.