Product Manager (Shopify)

New York Technology Partners; California; On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

New York Technology Partners is seeking a hands-on Shopify Product Owner to lead enterprise eCommerce initiatives in a complex tech landscape. You will own backlog management, requirements gathering, solutioning, and release readiness while collaborating with business stakeholders and cross-functional teams.

The role focuses on translating business objectives into actionable user stories, driving sprint execution, and ensuring delivery momentum across Shopify and Shopify Plus integrations.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting eCommerce or digital commerce initiatives.
• Hands-on experience with Shopify and/or Shopify Plus.
• Experience managing product backlogs and translating business needs into user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban).

Responsibilities

• Own and prioritize the product backlog
• Translate business requirements into user stories and acceptance criteria
• Partner with engineering, design, QA to define solutions
• Support sprint planning and backlog refinement
• Coordinate release planning and readiness activities
• Manage stakeholder expectations and communication
• Ensure solutions meet acceptance criteria and deliver value
• Identify opportunities to improve commerce functionality

Skills

Shopify

Backlog management

Agile

Stakeholder management

User stories

Tools

Shopify/Shopify Plus

Job description

We are seeking a hands-on Shopify Product Owner with strong digital commerce experience to support the development and delivery of enterprise eCommerce experiences. The ideal candidate has experience working with Shopify or Shopify Plus within a complex technology ecosystem, where commerce capabilities span multiple platforms, systems, and integrations.

This individual will own key product activities, including backlog management, requirements gathering, solutioning, sprint execution, and release readiness. Working closely with business stakeholders, product teams, and technical partners, the Product Owner will help translate business objectives and customer needs into actionable requirements that drive successful digital commerce experiences.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and prioritize the product backlog, ensuring work aligns with business objectives, customer needs, and product strategy.
• Translate business requirements and stakeholder feedback into clear user stories, functional requirements, and acceptance criteria.
• Partner with engineering, design, QA, and cross-functional teams to define solutions and support the delivery of eCommerce capabilities.
• Support Agile delivery processes, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Collaborate with technical teams to understand Shopify and Shopify Plus capabilities, platform limitations, and integration dependencies.
• Drive day-to-day product execution, removing blockers and helping teams maintain delivery momentum.
• Coordinate release planning and readiness activities to ensure features are tested, validated, and prepared for deployment.
• Manage stakeholder expectations by communicating priorities, delivery timelines, risks, and dependencies.
• Ensure delivered solutions meet defined acceptance criteria and provide value to both customers and the business.
• Identify opportunities to improve commerce functionality, team processes, and the overall digital shopping experience.

Required Qualifications

• Experience in a Product Owner, Digital Product Manager, or similar role supporting eCommerce or digital commerce initiatives.
• Strong hands-on experience with Shopify and/or Shopify Plus.
• Experience managing product backlogs and translating business needs into user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Working knowledge of Agile methodologies, including Scrum and/or Kanban.
• Experience collaborating with technical teams in complex enterprise environments with multiple platforms, systems, and integrations.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to align business and technical teams.
• Experience supporting sprint execution, feature delivery, testing, and release readiness.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with eCommerce architecture, third-party integrations, APIs, and connected commerce platforms.
• Experience working across cross-functional product, engineering, design, and business teams.
• Understanding of customer-facing digital experiences, conversion optimization, and eCommerce best practices.