Remote Product Manager: Jira-Driven Delivery

Lifted, an Upwork Company™; Bogotá; A distancia; COP 291.583.000 - 421.175.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Lifted, an Upwork Company, is seeking a hands-on Product Manager to support internal business applications and workflows across the contractor lifecycle. You will translate business needs into actionable Jira work, own the backlog, and coordinate delivery through testing and release.

You will partner with a business owner and a technical lead to align strategy with technical discovery and execution. Your focus is moving ideas to delivered capability, improving experiences for hiring managers,

Formación

• 4+ years of experience as a Product Owner or in a similar role supporting software development.
• Strong experience writing Jira user stories, functional requirements, and acceptance criteria.
• Experience managing development backlogs and coordinating work with software development teams.
• Working knowledge of Agile software development practices, backlog refinement, iterative delivery and release planning.
• Experience coordinating user acceptance testing, defect tracking, and release activities.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsabilidades

• Serve as the primary point of coordination between business stakeholders and the development team.
• Translate business needs into clear Jira user stories with requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Gather context to define functionality, partnering with the technical lead on discovery and requirements.
• Own and maintain the development backlog in Jira across initiatives, epics, stories, and defects.
• Lead backlog refinement, clarify questions, and ensure work is ready for technical review and estimation.
• Track requirements, dependencies, and changes through the development lifecycle.
• Monitor progress, upcoming deliverables, dependencies and blockers for timely delivery.
• Maintain delivery timelines with the technical lead for development, testing and release.
• Communicate progress, risks, delays and scope changes to stakeholders.
• Plan and coordinate user acceptance testing with business users and stakeholders.

Conocimientos

Product Owner experience

Jira backlog management

Agile practices

Stakeholder collaboration

Herramientas

Jira

Descripción del empleo

Lifted, an Upwork Company, is seeking a hands-on Product Manager to support internal business applications and workflows across the contractor lifecycle. You will translate business needs into actionable Jira work, own the backlog, and coordinate delivery through testing and release.

You will partner with a business owner and a technical lead to align strategy with technical discovery and execution. Your focus is moving ideas to delivered capability, improving experiences for hiring managers,