Senior Technical Product Owner - Backlog & Release Lead

Computer Services, Inc.; South Carolina; Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Computer Services, Inc. (CSI) seeks a Senior Technical Product Owner to manage the Retail Performance Engine backlog and release cadence. You will translate business needs into prioritized work and align stakeholders from idea to release.

You’ll work with Product Manager and delivery teams to ensure value delivery and clear decisions. Strong communication is essential to translate constraints, document decisions, and drive roadmaps that balance customer needs, business value, and technical

Qualifications

• Six+ years in relevant experience, with four years in SDLC/Agile development and three years managing backlogs or roadmaps (Azure DevOps preferred).
• Experience with APIs, web services and data integrations.

Responsibilities

• Backlog and sprint ownership: Prioritize the backlog in Azure DevOps, break epics into user stories, plan sprints and accept completed work.
• Requirements discovery: Lead kickoff and discovery sessions with stakeholders and teams; identify dependencies and data needs.
• Intake and triage: Serve as primary contact for support and clients; convert issues into spikes, stories or bugs and prioritize against sprint capacity.
• Release coordination: Plan releases, communicate dates and code-freeze windows, and prepare release notes.
• Stakeholder communication: Provide regular status updates and escalate blockers early.

Skills

SDLC/Agile

Backlog management

Azure DevOps

APIs and data integrations

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Azure DevOps

APIs

Job description

Computer Services, Inc. (CSI) seeks a Senior Technical Product Owner to manage the Retail Performance Engine backlog and release cadence. You will translate business needs into prioritized work and align stakeholders from idea to release.

You’ll work with Product Manager and delivery teams to ensure value delivery and clear decisions. Strong communication is essential to translate constraints, document decisions, and drive roadmaps that balance customer needs, business value, and technical