Product Owner: Agile Tech Lead (Hybrid, 8-Month Contract)

Kelly Services; Mettawa (IL); Hybrid; USD 113,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Kelly Services is seeking a driven technology product leader in Mettawa, IL, to guide products from ideation to implementation. You will partner with business stakeholders and cross‑functional teams to define scope, budgets, and timelines, and to drive successful delivery of technology initiatives.

The role requires strong communication, cross‑functional leadership, and Agile experience, with 1–2 years coaching teams. This is a hybrid 8‑month W2 contract with benefits and potential extension.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years’ experience; master’s with 7 years; or PhD with 3 years’ experience.
• Experience developing and/or managing the development of technology applications, regardless of tech stack.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a keen ability to build trust, listen, and ask effective questions for scalable solutions.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a portfolio of technology products from ideation through implementation.
• Establish project scope, budgets, and timelines with business stakeholders.
• Lead technology initiatives, identify business needs, and evaluate solutions.
• Manage teams to ensure successful product delivery while overseeing business relationships, compliance, and IT investments.

Skills

Communication skills

Agile methodologies

Cross-functional leadership

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree with 8 years experience

Master's degree with 7 years experience

PhD with 3 years experience

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

ServiceNow

Smartsheet

Job description

Kelly Services is seeking a driven technology product leader in Mettawa, IL, to guide products from ideation to implementation. You will partner with business stakeholders and cross‑functional teams to define scope, budgets, and timelines, and to drive successful delivery of technology initiatives.

The role requires strong communication, cross‑functional leadership, and Agile experience, with 1–2 years coaching teams. This is a hybrid 8‑month W2 contract with benefits and potential extension.