Senior Product Owner - Agile Leader for Retirement Programs

Ascensus; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Ascensus is seeking a Product Owner to lead the roadmap and execution for Retirement and Government Savings programs. The role focuses on defining Stories and prioritizing the Team Backlog to deliver features with alignment to business value, while maintaining technical integrity.

The position requires collaboration with a Scrum team, active customer engagement, and the ability to drive execution in a fast-paced environment. Experience with Confluence, Jira, Azure DevOps, and Aha! is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level degree in business or tech field.
• Experience defining user stories and managing a backlog in Agile teams.
• Strong communication and collaboration with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain the Scrum Team Roadmap.
• Prioritize backlog based on business value or ROI.
• Explain vision and goals at releases and sprints.
• Represent the customer and engage with stakeholders.
• Collaborate with the team on feature development and user stories.
• Lead readiness activities and ensure quality acceptance criteria.

Skills

Product ownership

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder engagement

Requirements gathering

Testing awareness

Data analysis

Education

Undergraduate degree in business or technology related fields

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Azure DevOps

Aha!

Job description

Ascensus is seeking a Product Owner to lead the roadmap and execution for Retirement and Government Savings programs. The role focuses on defining Stories and prioritizing the Team Backlog to deliver features with alignment to business value, while maintaining technical integrity.

The position requires collaboration with a Scrum team, active customer engagement, and the ability to drive execution in a fast-paced environment. Experience with Confluence, Jira, Azure DevOps, and Aha! is a plus.