Product Owner

The Matlen Silver Group, Inc.; Alpharetta (GA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Matlen Silver Group, Inc. is seeking a hands-on Product Owner to lead an Agile development team delivering AI-enabled products in Alpharetta, GA.

This hybrid role requires strong technical fluency, Scrum mastery, and the ability to translate business needs into clear requirements and acceptance criteria. You will prioritize backlogs, collaborate with developers and architects, and help drive AI integration across workflows.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Product Owner with Agile/Scrum experience
• Experience delivering AI-enabled products or solutions
• Strong collaboration with developers, architects, and stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Lead the Scrum team as Product Owner with clear vision and priorities.
• Own backlog, roadmap, epics, and user stories.
• Collaborate with developers, architects, and stakeholders to define solutions.
• Translate business needs into clear requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Leverage AI tools to integrate AI into products and workflows.
• Refine backlog, plan iterations, elaborate stories, and run Agile ceremonies.
• Remove roadblocks to ensure timely delivery.
• Develop strong business knowledge to support the team.
• Understand technical challenges and tradeoffs with engineering.

Skills

Agile/Scrum

Technical fluency

AI tools usage

Analytical

Leadership

Communication

Job description

Product Owner

Location: Alpharetta, GA

Work Arrangement: Hybrid – 3+ days onsite per week

Duration: 6-Month Contract-to-Hire

No C2C!!!- W2 Candidates ONLY!

Position Overview We are seeking a hands-on Product Owner to lead an Agile development team delivering high-quality, AI-enabled products. This role will serve as the bridge between business and engineering, requiring strong technical fluency and the ability to work directly with developers, understand technical challenges, and help drive effective solutions. The ideal candidate is a strong Agile/Scrum practitioner who is comfortable getting into technical details, managing product priorities, and identifying opportunities to leverage AI tools and capabilities within products and workflows.

• Lead the Scrum team as Product Owner and provide clear product vision, priorities, and direction.
• Own and prioritize the product backlog, roadmap, epics, and user stories.
• Partner closely with developers, architects, and business stakeholders to define and deliver solutions.
• Work directly with engineering teams to understand technical challenges, implementation tradeoffs, and potential solutions.
• Translate business needs into clear requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Leverage AI tools and identify opportunities to incorporate AI into products and business workflows.
• Develop strong business and product knowledge and become a trusted resource for the development team.
• Lead backlog refinement, iteration planning, story elaboration, and other Agile ceremonies.
• Help remove roadblocks and ensure the team has the clarity and direction needed to deliver successfully.

• Previous Product Owner experience in a software development environment.
• Strong knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Strong technical fluency and comfort working directly with software engineering teams.
• Hands-on experience using AI tools or working with AI-enabled products.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills.
• Ability to quickly learn complex business domains and proactively seek information

• Experience delivering AI-enabled products or solutions.
• Ability to effectively balance business priorities with technical realities.
• Experience working closely with developers and architects in an Agile software development environment.