Product Owner

Coforge; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Coforge in Houston is seeking a Product Owner with 10+ years in IT/product management and 5+ years in leadership roles to drive vision, strategy, and roadmap for enterprise digital products.

You will manage backlogs, collaborate with BAs, DevOps, UX, and leadership, and steer agile delivery using Azure DevOps, Jira, and Confluence on-site in Houston.

Qualifications

• 8–10+ years of overall professional IT/DP/product management experience.
• 5+ years in Product Owner/PM roles leading enterprise-scale digital products.
• Proven experience defining and driving product vision, strategy, roadmap, prioritization, and lifecycle activities.
• Strong experience managing and prioritizing product backlogs, epics, features, user stories, acceptance criteria, and release priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to engage and influence business stakeholders, senior leadership, and technology leadership.
• Extensive experience collaborating with BAs, Development, QA, UX/UI, Architecture, DevOps, and Agile delivery teams.
• Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies and product delivery practices.
• Experience managing cross-team dependencies, risks, and stakeholder expectations in complex environments.
• Strong communication, facilitation, negotiation, analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• Experience with Agile and product delivery platforms such as Azure DevOps, Jira, Confluence, or equivalent tools.

Responsibilities

• Define product vision and roadmap with stakeholders and leadership.
• Prioritize backlog, epics, features, and user stories; guide release priorities.
• Collaborate with BAs, Dev, QA, UX/UI, and DevOps to drive delivery.
• Engage senior leadership to align priorities and outcomes.
• Drive continuous improvement and agile delivery practices.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Backlog prioritization

Roadmapping & strategy

Agile / Scrum

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Analytics / problem-solving

Decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or related

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Experience: 10+

Location: Houston TX,

Shift: General

Mode: On-Site

We at Coforge are seeking “Product Owner” with the following skill set:

Required Qualifications & Experience

• 8–10+ years of overall professional experience within Information Technology, Digital Products, Product Management, Business Analysis, software delivery, or related technology domains.
• 5+ years of experience in Product Owner, Product Management, Business Product Owner, or equivalent product leadership roles, preferably supporting enterprise-scale digital products and platforms.
• Proven experience defining and driving product vision, strategy, roadmap, prioritization, and product lifecycle activities.
• Strong experience managing and prioritizing product backlogs, epics, features, user stories, acceptance criteria, and release priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to engage and influence business stakeholders, senior leadership, and technology leadership while driving alignment on priorities and outcomes.
• Extensive experience collaborating with Business Analysts, Development, Quality Engineering, UX/UI, Architecture, DevOps, and Agile delivery teams.
• Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies and product delivery practices, including backlog refinement, sprint planning, sprint reviews, release planning, and continuous improvement.
• Experience managing cross-team dependencies, risks, competing priorities, and stakeholder expectations within complex enterprise environments.
• Strong communication, facilitation, negotiation, analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• Experience with Agile and product delivery platforms such as Azure DevOps, Jira, Confluence, or equivalent tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or a related discipline.
• Product Management/Product Owner certification such as SAFe POPM, CSPO, PSPO, or equivalent.
• Experience working within SAFe or other enterprise Agile delivery environments.
• Experience delivering enterprise digital platforms, web/mobile applications, APIs, cloud solutions, or digital transformation initiatives.
• Working knowledge of UX/UI, Quality Engineering, DevOps, APIs, cloud technologies, analytics, and modern digital architecture.
• Experience working with geographically distributed and/or onshore-offshore delivery teams.