Product Owner - Data and AI

Bassetti Ites; Kolkata District; On-site; INR 1,600,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Bassetti Ites in Kolkata seeks an experienced Product Owner / Delivery Lead – Data & AI to drive the India-based development squad. You will translate business priorities into actionable work, own the backlog, and lead Agile delivery across Data & AI and software teams.

The role requires strong product ownership, delivery management, business analysis, and stakeholder management, with ability to collaborate across countries and time zones.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in product ownership, management or delivery.
• Direct collaboration with software development teams.
• Proven backlog ownership from definition to delivery.
• Experience coordinating offshore or distributed teams is a plus.
• Strong analytical, stakeholder-management and agile delivery skills.
• Good understanding of SDLC, APIs, cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Translate business priorities into epics, features, user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Maintain and prioritise the product backlog and roadmap with stakeholders.
• Lead Agile ceremonies and ensure clear execution for the India squad.
• Coordinate with Data & AI, IT, Security, Architecture and Business teams.
• Drive demonstrations, UAT, production readiness, and post-production follow-up.

Skills

Product Ownership

Delivery Management

Business Analysis

Stakeholder Management

Agile delivery

Backlog management

User story writing

Acceptance criteria

SDLC

APIs & cloud

Jira

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Jira

Job description

Product Owner / Delivery Lead Data & AI

Location: Kolkata
Experience: 6+ Years
Employment Type: Full-Time

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Product Owner / Delivery Lead – Data & AI to lead the delivery of a development squad based in India. The role will serve as the primary bridge between business stakeholders, Data & AI teams, and software development teams.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for translating business priorities into clearly defined product requirements and actionable development work, while owning the product backlog, driving Agile delivery, managing stakeholders, and ensuring successful implementation through production and continuous improvement.

This role requires strong product ownership, delivery management, business analysis, and stakeholder management capabilities, with the ability to collaborate effectively across countries, cultures, and time zones.

Key Responsibilities

1. Product Ownership & Backlog Management

• Translate business requirements into epics, features, user stories, business rules, and clear acceptance criteria.
• Build, prioritise, and continuously maintain the product backlog based on business value, feasibility, risks, dependencies, and strategic priorities.
• Define and maintain a realistic product roadmap in collaboration with business and technology stakeholders.
• Make prioritisation decisions and product trade-offs transparent and clearly communicate the rationale to relevant stakeholders.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including:
• Backlog refinement
• Sprint planning
• Sprint reviews
• Retrospectives
• Squad synchronisation meetings
• Ensure the development team has sufficient functional clarity to execute planned work effectively.

2. Squad Delivery & Local Leadership

• Act as the day-to-day Product Owner and Delivery Lead for the India-based development squad.
• Provide functional, business, and delivery clarification to developers throughout the development lifecycle.
• Monitor delivery progress, quality, team capacity, dependencies, risks, and blockers.
• Coordinate with Data & AI, IT, Security, Architecture, and Business teams to ensure successful delivery.
• Drive product demonstrations, business acceptance testing, production readiness, deployment coordination, and post-production follow-up.
• Provide concise and proactive delivery updates to stakeholders.
• Identify, manage, and **el**?
• Build strong team dynamics within the local squad while maintaining alignment with international stakeholders.
• Ensure effective coordination between the India-based squad and distributed global teams.

3. Adoption & Continuous Improvement

• Collaborate with Change Management teams to support user communication, training, rollout, and adoption activities where required.
• Gather user feedback and monitor product usage, adoption, and delivered business value.
• Convert user feedback and business insights into product enhancements and future backlog items.
• Continuously improve collaboration, communication, and delivery practices between the India-based squad and international stakeholders.
• Contribute to the development and adoption of Data & AI delivery best practices.
• Identify opportunities to improve product outcomes, delivery efficiency, and team ways of working.

Required Skills & Experience

• 6+ years of overall professional experience, with relevant experience in Product Ownership, Product Management, Delivery Management, Business Analysis, or a closely related role.
• Proven experience working directly with software development teams.
• Demonstrated experience owning and managing a product backlog from requirement definition through delivery.
• Experience leading or coordinating offshore, distributed, or cross-functional development teams is preferred.
• Strong expertise in:
• Business analysis
• User-story writing
• Acceptance-criteria definition
• Backlog management
• Prioritisation
• Stakeholder management
• Agile delivery
• Strong understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
• Good understanding of APIs, system integrations, and cloud environments.
• Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies and Jira or similar backlog-management tools.
• Exposure to Data, AI, automation, analytics, or Microsoft-based products will be an advantage.
• Ability to coordinate effectively across countries, cultures, and time zones.
• Excellent professional English communication and stakeholder-management skills.

Key Competencies

• Product ownership and accountability
• Agile delivery leadership
• Stakeholder management
• Business analysis
• Backlog prioritisation
• Requirements management
• Clear and concise communication
• Problem-solving and decision-making
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Ownership and autonomy
• Ability to simplify complex requirements
• Constructive challenge and negotiation
• Risk and dependency management
• Strong execution and results orientation

What You Will Do

You will be responsible for ensuring that business priorities are translated into clear, actionable development work and delivered effectively by the India-based squad.

The role combines Product Ownership, Delivery Leadership, Business Analysis, Stakeholder Management, and Agile Execution, making it well suited to a professional who enjoys working at the intersection of business, technology, software delivery, Data, and AI.

You will play a key role in ensuring that the development squad remains aligned with business objectives, delivery priorities, product outcomes, and the expectations of stakeholders across global locations.