Product Owner

Ontic; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Medical benefits

Internet reimbursement

Meals

Job summary

Ontic is seeking a Product Owner/PM to translate strategy into executable requirements and stories. You’ll collaborate with Engineering, UX and QA to ensure clear acceptance criteria and ready-to-build specs, while owning the backlog and aligning priorities with business goals.

In this role you’ll drive end‑to‑end delivery in a SaaS environment, enhance cross‑functional collaboration, and support testing, releases, and post‑release validation to ensure high‑quality customer experiences.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in Product Owner/PM/BA roles supporting Agile software teams.
• Strong ability to write detailed user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Experience with SaaS/B2B environments and APIs is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Translate product strategy into detailed feature requirements and stories.
• Refine requirements with Engineering, UX, and QA to ensure readiness.
• Own and manage the backlog, align priorities with business goals.
• Collaborate across teams to deliver incremental value in sprints.
• Support UAT, release readiness, and post‑release validation.

Skills

Product Ownership

Agile Methodologies

Stakeholder Communication

Requirements Writing

Technical Aptitude

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/IS/CS

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Product Analytics

Job description

Who We Are

Ontic provides software that helps corporate and government security teams identify threats, assess risk, and respond faster to keep people and organizations safe. Its AI‑powered Connected Intelligence Platform unifies security operations and data into a centralized system of record, enabling organizations to conduct risk assessments, protect against workplace violence, and manage threats and incidents more efficiently. Fortune 500 companies and federal agencies rely on Ontic to support security programs such as executive protection, threat intelligence, and corporate investigations. Learn more at ontic.ai or follow us on LinkedIn.

What You’ll Do

• Partner closely with Product Managers to translate product strategy and roadmap initiatives into detailed feature requirements and user stories
• Collaborate with Engineering, UX, and QA teams to refine requirements, clarify business logic, and ensure readiness for development
• Own and manage the team backlog, ensuring priorities are clearly defined and aligned with business objectives
• Write detailed epics, user stories, workflows, and acceptance criteria
• Lead backlog refinement sessions and support sprint planning activities with Engineering teams
• Work directly with developers during implementation to answer questions, clarify requirements, and support delivery execution
• Partner closely with Engineering to identify delivery risks, dependencies, scope tradeoffs, and requirement gaps in the development lifecycle
• Monitor development progress and proactively address requirement issues that could impact release timelines, scope, or quality
• Participate actively in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, standups, retrospectives, and defect triage
• Ensure features are fully defined, dependencies are identified, and edge cases are considered prior to development
• Support Product Managers in gathering and synthesizing input from Client Success, Services, and Sales into clear requirements
• Support user acceptance testing, release readiness activities, and post‑release validation
• Continuously improve backlog quality, delivery processes, and cross‑functional collaboration

What We’re Looking For

• 4+ years of experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager, Business Analyst, Systems Analyst, or similar delivery‑focused product role supporting Agile software development teams
• Strong technical aptitude, including the ability to understand APIs, data flows, system configurations, permissions models, and integration requirements
• Experience working closely with Agile Engineering teams in a SaaS, preferably B2B, software environment
• Strong experience writing detailed user stories, acceptance criteria, workflows, and functional requirements
• Proven ability to manage and prioritize a product backlog in a fast‑paced Agile environment
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with attention to detail
• Technical aptitude and understanding of software development concepts and processes
• Experience with tools such as JIRA, Confluence, and product analytics platforms is preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field preferred

You Believe

• Clear requirements and strong collaboration lead to better product outcomes
• Solving customer problems requires close partnership between Product and Engineering
• Agile development thrives on communication, transparency, and continuous improvement
• Delivering high‑quality user experiences requires attention to detail and operational excellence

Ontic Benefits & Perks

• Passionate and purpose‑driven team to work with
• Competitive salary
• Medical benefits
• Internet reimbursement
• Meals

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Ontic we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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