Lead Consultant | Agile Testing | Agile Testing - ALL

Expedite Talent Solutions; St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Expedite Talent Solutions seeks a Product Owner/Product Manager to own enterprise product backlogs and translate business needs into actionable user stories for frontend and backend teams. You will drive prioritization, dependencies, and delivery with cross-functional stakeholders in a hybrid Saint Louis setup.

The role requires 5–10 years in enterprise product ownership, strong Agile/Scrum experience, and familiarity with data processing tech such as ETL/ELT pipelines, Kafka, and AI-assisted

Qualifications

• 5–10 years experience in product ownership or product management on enterprise platforms.
• Experience managing large-scale backlogs (100+ requirements) across multiple teams.
• Strong Agile/Scrum and backlog management (Jira preferred).
• Experience with data processing platforms, ETL/ELT pipelines, or streaming architectures.
• Understanding of Kafka and event-driven architecture concepts.
• Experience managing distributed/offshore teams.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development workflows and using AI tools in work setting.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the product backlog across an enterprise-scale requirement set.
• Translate business requirements into user stories with clear acceptance criteria.
• Prioritize based on phase dependencies, critical path, and business value.
• Coordinate cross-POD dependencies across backend and UI teams.
• Track phase exit criteria and elevate when delivery is at risk.
• Serve as primary interface between development team and business stakeholders.
• Coordinate planning and execution.

Skills

Backlog management

Agile/Scrum

Data processing platforms

ETL/ELT pipelines

Kafka

Event-driven architecture

Distributed offshore teams

AI tools in work

Tools

Jira

Job description

Description: Job Title: Product Owner, Product Manager

Work Location: Saint LouisMO63131

Vendor Rate: ***

Contract duration: 12

Target Start Date: 17 Jul 2026

Does this position require Visa independent candidates only? YES

hybrid work set-up in MO

Job Details:

Must Have Skills

Mandatory: managing large-scale backlogs, Strong Agile/Scrum , data processing platforms, ETL/ELT pipelines

Years of experience: 5-10 years

Telecom background

Nice to have skills

Detailed Job Description

• Own and maintain the product backlog across an enterprise-scale requirement set
• Translate business requirements into user stories with clear acceptance criteria
• Prioritize based on phase dependencies, critical path, and business value
• Coordinate cross-POD dependencies across backend and UI teams
• Track phase exit criteria and elevate when delivery is at risk
• Serve as primary interface between development team and business stakeholders
• Coordinate planning and execution

Required:

• 5–10 years as a Technical Product Owner, Product Manager, or BA on enterprise platform builds
• Experience managing large-scale backlogs (100+ requirements) across multiple teams
• Strong Agile/Scrum and backlog management (Jira preferred)
• Experience with data processing platforms, ETL/ELT pipelines, or streaming architectures
• Understanding of Kafka / event-driven architecture concepts
• Experience managing distributed/offshore teams
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development workflows
• Professional experience using AI tools (Kiro, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, or similar) in a work setting

Preferred:

• Telecom usage data processing experience.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes/containerization at a high level

Development model is AI-assisted using Kiro. Please share qualified candidates. Happy to discuss further.

Minimum Years Of Experience

>10 years

Certifications Needed :No

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Interview Process (Is face to face required?)

No

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