Product Owner

Apex Systems; Brooklyn (OH); On-site; USD 60,614 - 68,880; Part time

Job summary

Everforth Apex Systems in Brooklyn, OH seeks a seasoned Product Owner to lead vision, backlog, and requirements for Merchant Services and Commercial Payments. You’ll own epics, features, and PBIs, write user stories with acceptance criteria, and align with stakeholders to drive end-to-end delivery.

You will partner with BA, tech leads, and vendors, ensure agile release processes, maintain quality controls, and help teams improve throughput while delivering measurable business value.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager, or senior Business Analyst with direct responsibility for writing requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to write high-quality user stories, acceptance criteria, and process flows.
• Strong understanding of Agile frameworks (Scrum, SAFe, Kanban).
• Strong communication skills—able to translate between business and technology.
• Experience partnering with cross-functional teams and vendors.
• Product Owner certification (CSPO, PSPO, PMPO, or equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Own the product backlog for Transmission Utility; ensure epics, features, and PBIs are clearly written, prioritized, and aligned with business goals.
• Write high-quality user stories with acceptance criteria that meet Definition of Ready (DOR).
• Break down complex business and technical needs into actionable requirements.
• Conduct backlog refinement sessions with engineering, QA, architecture, and stakeholders.
• Partner with BA, Tech Leads, and architects to define requirements for integrations with Deluxe, and other internal systems.

Skills

Agile frameworks

User stories

Backlog management

Stakeholder communication

Vendor collaboration

Product ownership

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

# Product OwnerApply**Job#: 3043090****Job Description:****ob Description**Job Description **We are seeking a highly skilled** **Product****Owner** **to lead** **product** **vision, backlog management, and requirements for Merchant Services and Commercial Payments . The ideal candidate combines business acumen, requirements expertise, excellent communication, and hands-on Agile delivery experience. This role requires someone who can own, prioritize, and drive the work end-to-end, ensuring the squad has clear user stories, acceptance criteria, alignment with stakeholders and coordinate downstream application efforts. Key Responsibilities Backlog & Requirements Leadership*** Own the product backlog for Transmission Utility; ensure epics, features, and PBIs are clearly written, prioritized, and aligned with business goals.* Write high-quality user stories with acceptance criteria that meet Definition of Ready (DOR).* Break down complex business and technical needs into actionable requirements.* Conduct backlog refinement sessions with engineering, QA, architecture, and stakeholders.* Partner with BA, Tech Leads, and architects to define requirements for integrations with Deluxe, and other internal systems.**Partner & Stakeholder Alignment*** Work closely with the Line of Business, dev teams, and vendors to ensure requirements accurately reflect needs and constraints.* Translate business needs into clear deliverables for the engineering squad.* Provide updates, demos, and insights to executives and cross-functional stakeholders.**Agile Delivery & Process Discipline*** Serve as the primary liaison for the squad, ensuring delivery teams have clarity each sprint.* Ensure adherence to Agile and release processes, including intake, refinement, sprint planning, and definition of done.* Quickly identify risks or blockers, escalating appropriately.* Work in alignment with Release Management to support deployments, warranty windows, and production readiness.**Quality, Controls, and Continuous Improvement*** Ensure user stories and requirements support accurate QA test cases and traceability.* Monitor delivery metrics and collaborate with engineering to improve throughput.* Promote strong controls around requirements, release protocols, and governance.**Qualifications Required*** 5–7 years of experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager, or senior Business Analyst with direct responsibility for writing requirements.* Demonstrated ability to write high-quality user stories, acceptance criteria, and process flows.* Strong understanding of Agile frameworks (Scrum, SAFe, Kanban).* Strong communication skills—able to translate between business and technology.* Experience partnering with cross-functional teams and vendors.* Product Owner certification (CSPO, PSPO, PMPO, or equivalent).**Preferred*** Experience supporting system migration, fintech, banking, payments, or data-heavy application work.* Experience with Lockbox, Remote Capture, or payments transmission systems.* Experience working with offshore teams. *Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.**Everforth Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click here for more details. By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Everforth Apex and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy at https://www.apexsystems.com/privacy-policy**Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.**Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.**If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate in an interview with a virtual recruiter or to use our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [e-mail] or 804-523-8228. Please note that this contact information is strictly to be used for medical ADA accommodations and that no other inquiries will be answered.**UnitedHealthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Everforth Apex Systems.***Employee Type:** Contract**Location:** Brooklyn, OH, US**Job Type:****Date Posted:** July 20, 2026**Pay Range:** $44 - $50 per hour