Product Manager / Proxy Product Owner

EPAM Systems; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Accounts

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

AD&D Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

LinkedIn Learning

401(k) Match

Paid Time Off

Legal Plan

Identity Theft Protection

Accident Insurance

Employee Discounts

Pet Insurance

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

EPAM Systems, Inc. is hiring an experienced Product Manager / Proxy Product Owner to lead delivery for a life sciences IoT platform. You will bridge business stakeholders, product leadership, and a distributed engineering team to deliver prioritized features and measurable outcomes.

The role emphasizes defining MVPs, maintaining a clear backlog, and driving agile ceremonies across two-week sprints and PI planning. Strong Jira/Confluence skills and cloud/SaaS familiarity are essential.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of Product Management or Product Ownership for enterprise software or B2B SaaS.
• At least 3 years in Agile environments (Scrum, SAFe, or similar).
• Client-facing PM/PO experience with distributed delivery teams.
• Strong backlog management using Jira and Confluence.
• Define MVPs and manage scope in modernization or platform consolidation.

Responsibilities

• Act as Proxy Product Owner and manage day-to-day backlog activities.
• Drive discovery, MVP definition, capability prioritization, and roadmap execution.
• Translate business objectives into epics, features, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Maintain detailed requirements in Jira and Confluence and ensure backlog readiness.
• Facilitate backlog refinement, sprint reviews, demos, and planning.
• Coordinate milestone acceptance with business, quality, and technical stakeholders.
• Collaborate with UX/UI to define key user journeys.
• Support pilot launches, onboarding, UAT, and product adoption initiatives.
• Define and track product KPIs and business success metrics.
• Leverage AI-assisted product management to improve analysis and requirements quality.

Skills

Backlog management

Agile / Scrum / SAFe

Distributed teams collaboration

Stakeholder management

Product ownership experience

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Azure

Job description

We are hiring an experienced Product Manager / Proxy Product Owner to lead product delivery for a life sciences cold-chain IoT platform. In this role, you will act as the key liaison between business stakeholders, product leadership, and a distributed engineering team, ensuring a clear product vision, well-defined priorities, and successful delivery of business outcomes.

The platform consolidates capabilities from multiple legacy solutions into a unified Azure-based ecosystem supporting shipment setup, product and lane management, live monitoring and alerting, investigations and reporting, audit trails, electronic signatures, and release decision workflows. Development follows Agile delivery practices with two-week sprints, PI planning, and milestone-based execution.

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Responsibilities

• Act as a Proxy Product Owner and manage day-to-day backlog activities
• Drive product discovery, MVP definition, capability prioritization, and roadmap execution
• Translate business objectives into prioritized epics, features, user stories, and acceptance criteria
• Ensure backlog readiness and maintain detailed requirements in Jira and Confluence
• Facilitate backlog refinement sessions, sprint reviews, demos, and planning activities
• Manage scope, assess change requests, and balance competing priorities
• Coordinate milestone acceptance activities with business, quality, and technical stakeholders
• Collaborate with UX/UI teams to define and optimize key user journeys
• Support pilot launches, onboarding activities, UAT, and product adoption initiatives
• Define and track product KPIs and business success metrics
• Leverage AI-assisted product management practices to improve analysis and requirements quality

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in Product Management or Product Ownership for enterprise software or B2B SaaS products
• At least 3 years of experience working in Agile environments using Scrum, SAFe, or similar frameworks
• Proven experience serving as a client-facing Product Manager, Product Owner, or Proxy PO working with distributed delivery teams
• Strong backlog management experience using Jira and Confluence
• Expertise in defining MVPs and managing scope within modernization, transformation, or platform consolidation programs
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, facilitation, and workshop leadership skills
• Experience translating business requirements into actionable product roadmaps and delivery plans
• Good understanding of cloud-based SaaS platforms, APIs, integrations, multi-tenancy, permissions, reporting, and data-driven products
• Experience collaborating closely with engineering, architecture, UX, and business teams

Nice to have

• Experience in Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical Supply Chain, Cold Chain, Logistics, or IoT domains
• Experience with regulated software environments and compliance-driven products
• Knowledge of GxP standards and validation processes
• Background in platform modernization or digital transformation initiatives

We offer

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance (Subsidized)
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter)
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (Company Provided)
• Life and AD&D Insurance (Company Provided)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Unlimited access to LinkedIn learning solutions
• Matched 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Legal Plan and Identity Theft Protection
• Accident Insurance
• Employee Discounts
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Program

EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. We are committed to having a positive impact on our clients, our employees, and our communities. We embrace a dynamic and inclusive culture. Here you will collaborate with multi-national teams, contribute to a myriad of innovative projects that deliver the most creative and cutting-edge solutions, and have an opportunity to continuously learn and grow. No matter where you are located, you will join a dedicated, creative, and diverse community that will help you discover your fullest potential.Engineer the Future with a Career at EPAM (https://www.youtube.com/embed/NU_mnNITn2o?si=IiCxyQ4sr1YJWxDG)

This posting includes a good faith range of the salary EPAM would reasonably expect to pay the selected candidate. The range provided reflects base salary only. Individual compensation offers within the range are based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to: geographic location, experience, credentials, education, training; the demand for the role; and overall business and labor market considerations. Most candidates are hired at a salary within the range disclosed. Salary range: $120,000 - $160,000. In addition, the details highlighted in this job posting above are a general description of all other expected benefits and compensation for the position.

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.

EPAM will not provide new H-1B visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates with existing transferable H-1B status may be considered.

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EPAM Systems, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We recognize the value of diversity and inclusion in creating success for our customers, business partners, shareholders, employees and communities. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, developing and promoting employees without discrimination. As a global employer, this commitment includes complying with all laws in the countries in which we operate. Nevertheless, we believe equal employment practices should not be limited to what the law requires. Equal opportunity and inclusion are essential to motivate, empower and recognize the best in everyone.

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