Product Owner

Transfinder; City of Schenectady (NY); Sur place; USD 80 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Transfinder in Schenectady, NY is seeking a Product Owner to guide product development, gather requirements, prioritize backlog, and collaborate with development teams and stakeholders. This exempt, regular full-time role onsite Monday–Friday requires local residency.

You will lead refinement sessions, sprint planning, and reviews, drive UI/UX decisions, and ensure features meet client needs. Minimum 4 years in product ownership or Scrum, with strong communication, analytical, and leadership

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Strong written and spoken communication skills.
• Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities, while maintaining attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effectively responds to feedback and demonstrates the ability to adapt to changes.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, Jira, Prototyping Tools, and Product Analytic Tools.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evening hours at least twice per week.

Responsabilités

• Develops and prioritizes a large development backlog with regularly changing priorities.
• Collaborates with the development teams, quality assurance, and ScrumMasters to build and evaluate new features and products.
• Presents complex designs across technical and non-technical teams.
• Leads and participates in critical scrum meetings like Refinement Meetings, Sprint Planning, and Sprint Reviews.
• Performs user and product research by exploring ideas with internal and external stakeholders.
• Creates and critiques UI/UX artifacts used to guide the development team. Ensures users can easily navigate through technology and products.
• Motivates development teams to meet sprint commitment and product quality goals.
• Other duties and projects as assigned.

Connaissances

Interpersonal skills

Written and verbal communication

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Adaptability

MS Office

Jira

Prototyping tools

Product analytics

Flexible schedule

Outils

Microsoft Office Suite

Jira

Prototyping Tools

Product Analytic Tools

Description du poste

Schenectady, United States | Posted on 11/06/2026

Pay Status and Classification:

Exempt , Regular Full-time

Supervisor Title:

Directorof Product Management

Work Location:

Thisposition is based onsite at our Schenectady, New York headquarters, Mondaythrough Friday. The role requires local residency or the ability to commuteregularly.

Position purpose

:The Product Owner plays a vital role in product development, ensuring thatproducts meet client needs and expectations. They gather detailed requirementsand develop new features and products. The Product Owner prioritizes andrefines items within the backlog, sprints, and releases. Additionally, theylead refinement, planning, and review meetings with the Development teams andstakeholders.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Project and Backlog Management: Develops and prioritizes a large development backlog with regularly changingpriorities.
• Collaboration: Collaborates with the development teams, quality assurance, and ScrumMasters to build and evaluate new features and products.
• Communicationand Presentation: Presents complex designs acrosstechnical and non-technical teams.
• Scrum and Agile Practices: Leads and participates in critical scrum meetings like Refinement Meetings,Sprint Planning, and Sprint Reviews.
• Research and Knowledge Acquisition: Performs user and product research by exploring ideas with internal andexternal stakeholders. Gains expertise in new subjects, technologies, andconcepts pertinent to the products under development.
• UI/UX Design and Critique: Creates and critiques UI/UX artifacts used to guide the development team.Ensures that users can easily navigate through technology and products. Maintaina cohesive look and feel for products.
• Team Leadership and Motivation :Motivates development teams to meet sprint commitment and product quality goals.
• Otherduties and projects as assigned.
  

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent interpersonal and customerservice skills.
• Strong written and spoken communicationskills.
• Exceptionalorganizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritiessimultaneously, while maintaining attention to detail.
• Stronganalytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effectively responds to feedback anddemonstrates the ability to adapt to changes.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite,Jira, Prototyping Tools, and Product Analytic Tools.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule,including evening hours at least twice per week.

Experience:

• A minimum of 4 years of experience as aProduct Owner, Business Analyst or active participant in a Scrum process.
• Experience working directly with softwaredevelopment teams and international teams
• Demonstrated knowledge of scrum and agileprinciples.
  
• Exposure to logistics, education, publicsafety, fleet maintenance fields.

Phys ical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a deskand working on a computer.
  
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds attimes.

DrivingRequirements:

• A validdriver's license is required.
  
• Must be ableto drive to various locations to test software.
  

Annual Salary Range:

$80,000.00 to $130,000.00