Product Owner - GO/JC/4917/2026

Golden Opportunities; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Golden Opportunities is seeking a Product Owner to drive quality processes and data-driven decisions across India operations. The role focuses on translating business requirements into prioritized features, maintaining backlogs, and coordinating with global technology teams to deliver robust solutions using Power BI and the Microsoft Power Platform.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years of experience in product management, strong stakeholder and vendor management, and hands-on exposure to

Qualifications

• Lead requirement gathering across Quality processes and facilitate workshops with GBPOs and SMEs.
• Translate business requirements into prioritized product features and coordinate with technology teams for solution development and delivery.
• Maintain and manage the product backlog and roadmap for Quality Performance Management and data access solutions.
• Define testing strategies and test coverage, coordinate business validation activities, maintain test documentation, and manage defect logs.
• Monitor product usage and collaborate with GBPOs and the Business Excellence organization to maintain requirements and ensure reliable data flows from source systems.

Responsibilities

• Ensure products comply with applicable company standards, regulatory and legal requirements, including GMP, internal security and risk management policies, IT/OT security requirements, and QMS procedures.
• Coordinate and manage computer system validation activities and related documentation in accordance with applicable quality processes.
• Support validation, deployment, system release, and inspection readiness for complex computerized systems.
• Ensure that user requirements, design specifications, test cycles, and validation documentation are appropriately defined and maintained.
• Apply established project management methodologies, tools, and practices to ensure timely delivery.
• Plan and manage proof-of-concept/value and industrialization activities for high-value systems.
• Identify risks and mitigate them to keep projects on track.
• Monitor project scope, schedules, deliverables, quality, and budgets to achieve agreed outcomes.
• Prepare Project Investment Proposals and capital budget documentation.
• Support the wider team in managing smaller projects and ensure governance.

Skills

Product Owner

Product Management

Power BI

SQL

Power Apps

Power Automate

Stakeholder Management

Vendor Management

Education

BE / B.Tech

MBA

Bachelor Degree

Tools

Microsoft Copilot

Job description

Job Details

Job Title – Product Owner

Job Location – Pan India

Work Model – Work from Office

Candidate Expectations

Total Experience – 6+ years

Relevant Experience – 5 years

Candidate Location – Anywhere in India

Skills – Product Owner, Product Management, Power BI, SQL, Microsoft Power Platform – Power Apps, Power Automate, Stakeholder and Vendor Management

Candidate Industry – IT

Education and Certification

Qualification – BE / B. Tech / MBA or any Bachelor Degree

Specific Remarks - Distance education cannot be accepted

Detailed Job Description

Key Responsibilities

Product Management And Business Requirements

• Lead business requirement gathering across Quality processes and facilitate workshops with Global Business Process Owners (GBPOs) and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).
• Translate business requirements into prioritized product features and coordinate with technology teams for solution development and delivery.
• Maintain and manage the product backlog and roadmap for Quality Performance Management and data access solutions.
• Define testing strategies and test coverage, coordinate business validation activities, maintain test documentation, and manage defect logs.
• Monitor product usage and collaborate with Global Business Process Owners and the Business Excellence organization to maintain requirements and ensure reliable data flows from source systems.

Quality Compliance and Computer System Validation

• Ensure that products comply with applicable company standards, regulatory and legal requirements, including GxP, internal security and risk management policies, IT/OT security requirements, and Quality Management System (QMS) procedures.
• Coordinate and manage computer system validation activities and related documentation in accordance with applicable quality processes.
• Support validation, deployment, system release, and inspection readiness for complex computerized systems.
• Ensure that user requirements, design specifications, test cycles, and validation documentation are appropriately defined and maintained.

Project and Portfolio Management

• Apply established project management methodologies, tools, and practices.
• Plan and manage proof-of-concept, proof-of-value, and industrialization activities for complex, strategic, and high-value systems.
• Apply risk-based approaches to ensure solutions are fit for purpose and that project risks are identified, assessed, and mitigated.
• Monitor project scope, schedules, deliverables, quality, and budgets to achieve agreed outcomes.
• Support the preparation of Project Investment Proposals (PIPs) and documentation required for capital budget approvals.
• Support the wider team in managing smaller projects and ensuring effective delivery governance.

Business Intelligence, Visualization, and Automation

• Translate business requirements into usable, intuitive, and self-explanatory business intelligence solutions using Power BI or equivalent tools.
• Identify business insights and distinguish GMP from non-GMP requirements based on use cases and stakeholder needs.
• Transform complex datasets into simplified visual representations that support effective performance monitoring and decision-making.
• Leverage natural language processing (NLP), machine learning, and AI capabilities to highlight relevant information, enable automated interpretation, and support proactive Quality management.
• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, and automate existing Quality processes through digital solutions.

Stakeholder, Matrix, and Supplier Management

• Build and maintain effective relationships with internal stakeholders, technology teams, external partners, vendors, and service providers.
• Establish clear business accountability for technical support and external-party deliverables.
• Lead and coordinate globally distributed virtual and matrix teams to achieve common objectives.
• Communicate effectively across IT, Quality, management, and business functions, addressing issues, risks, dependencies, and escalations.
• Influence stakeholders and challenge existing approaches to encourage innovation, standardization, and adoption of improved digital solutions.

Change Management and Adoption

• Support product teams and business functions in adopting agile approaches to solution development and deployment.
• Develop and support go-to-market and change management activities to drive product awareness, adoption, and sustained usage.
• Communicate complex technical information clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Promote simplified, seamless, and standardized processes through effective stakeholder engagement and knowledge sharing.
• Drive continuous improvement by identifying problems, challenging the status quo, and promoting the adoption of appropriate future technologies.

Required Technical Skills

Business Intelligence and Automation

• Microsoft Power BI
• Microsoft Power Platform, including Power Apps and Power Automate
• Microsoft Copilot
• Business intelligence, dashboard development, and data visualization
• Data modeling and performance KPI reporting

Programming And Data Technologies — Preferred

• SQL
• Python
• M Code
• DAX
• Databricks

Quality and Compliance

• Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and non-GMP environments
• Quality Control (QC) and Quality Assurance (QA) processes
• Computer System Validation (CSV)
• User requirements, design specifications, testing, validation documentation, and system release
• QMS, regulatory compliance, information security, and risk management
• Inspection support for complex computerized systems

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Science or Technology.
• Project Management certification is preferred.
• Formal certifications in Business Intelligence and Data Modeling are preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in project and/or program management, including prioritization and delegation of project team activities within an Agile framework.
• Experience managing validation, deployment, change management, and inspection support for large, complex computerized systems.
• Experience executing strategic business projects with responsibility for risk, issue, schedule, and budget management.
• Experience in implementing digital solutions and managing associated organizational change.
• Practical knowledge and awareness of pharmaceutical operations.
• Experience managing strategic supplier relationships and coordinating external service providers.
• Ability to lead globally distributed virtual teams and work effectively in a matrix organization.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to adapt messaging to different audiences.
• Demonstrated stakeholder management, influencing, negotiation, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Strong problem-solving, innovation, and continuous improvement capabilities.
• Resilience, self-motivation, and the confidence to challenge existing practices and influence the adoption of new technologies.

Leadership and Behavioral Competencies

• Product Ownership: Ability to define priorities, maintain a product roadmap, and align digital delivery with business requirements.
• Strategic Thinking: Ability to identify opportunities for process improvement, standardization, and digital transformation.
• Stakeholder Influence: Ability to influence stakeholders across organizational levels, including without direct authority.
• Agile Delivery: Ability to collaborate with product development teams and support iterative delivery and continuous improvement.
• Change Leadership: Ability to drive adoption, communicate benefits, and build momentum for new digital capabilities.
• Risk and Compliance Orientation: Ability to ensure that digital solutions meet applicable Quality, regulatory, validation, and security requirements.
• Communication: Ability to explain complex technical and business concepts clearly to varied audiences.
• Innovation and Courage: Willingness to challenge the current state and advocate practical, value-adding technology solutions.

Key Skills

Mandatory Key Skills - Product Owner, Product Management, Power BI, SQL, Microsoft Power Platform – Power Apps, Power Automate, Stakeholder and Vendor Management

Additional Requirements

Immediate Joiners and WFO