Remote Technical Product Owner — Hero-Grade Public Sector

CentralSquare; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

CentralSquare Technologies in the United States is seeking a Technical Product Owner for a remote role. You’ll bridge product strategy and software delivery, turning a Product Manager’s vision into defined, testable work and owning quality from refinement through release.

You’ll own the backlog, write unambiguous user stories and acceptance criteria, lead sprint planning, coordinate with Engineering and QA, and ensure features ship as intended.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years as Product Owner/Business Analyst in software development.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Strong Agile and Scrum experience with development teams.
• Expert-level command of Jira, Azure DevOps, or a comparable backlog tool.
• Proficiency with AI tools (e.g., Claude) for story creation, test cases, and documentation.
• Technical fluency to discuss APIs, databases, and system architecture.

Responsibilities

• Own and prioritize the team backlog with clear definitions, estimates, and readiness for the team.
• Write user stories with specific, testable acceptance criteria.
• Lead backlog refinement and sprint planning; represent the product in standups and reviews.
• Coordinate UAT, triage defects with Support, ensure delivery meets acceptance criteria.
• Clarify requirements to remove ambiguity and prevent blockers.
• Use AI tools to accelerate wireframes, flows, docs, and release notes; review outputs for quality.

Skills

Product Owner experience

Agile & Scrum

APIs & databases

AI tools usage

Technical orientation

Acceptance criteria

Organization & communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

Backlog tool

Job description

CentralSquare Technologies in the United States is seeking a Technical Product Owner for a remote role. You’ll bridge product strategy and software delivery, turning a Product Manager’s vision into defined, testable work and owning quality from refinement through release.

You’ll own the backlog, write unambiguous user stories and acceptance criteria, lead sprint planning, coordinate with Engineering and QA, and ensure features ship as intended.