Digital Product Owner — Lead Enterprise Platforms (Onsite)

Cortex Consultants LLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Cortex Consultants LLC in Houston is seeking a Digital Product Owner to lead delivery of enterprise digital products on-site from Day 1. You will own the product vision, roadmap, and backlog, working with cross-functional teams.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in IT and 5+ years in product leadership, with SAFe/Agile experience, and strong stakeholder influence. Exceptional communication and data-driven decision making are essential.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of overall IT/digital product/tech experience.
• 5+ years in Product Owner or equivalent leadership roles.
• Experience defining product vision, strategy, and lifecycle.
• Experience with backlog management, epics, features, user stories, and releases.

Responsibilities

• Define product vision, strategy, and roadmap in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Prioritize backlog, epics, features, and user stories with acceptance criteria.
• Engage executives and technology leadership to align priorities.
• Coordinate with BA, Dev, QA, UX/UI, Architecture, DevOps and Agile delivery teams.

Skills

Product ownership

Stakeholder management

Agile/Scrum

Backlog prioritization

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

Data-driven decision making

Negotiation

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT / Engineering / Business

SAFe POPM / CSPO / PSPO certification

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Cortex Consultants LLC in Houston is seeking a Digital Product Owner to lead delivery of enterprise digital products on-site from Day 1. You will own the product vision, roadmap, and backlog, working with cross-functional teams.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in IT and 5+ years in product leadership, with SAFe/Agile experience, and strong stakeholder influence. Exceptional communication and data-driven decision making are essential.