Technical Product Owner

Synechron; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Synechron is seeking a Technical Product Owner in Charlotte to lead delivery of enterprise-scale technology solutions. You will partner with business stakeholders, architecture teams, and engineering to drive roadmap execution, prioritize backlogs, and deliver digital solutions.

The role combines product ownership, business analysis, and technical leadership, requiring collaboration across distributed teams to modernize platforms and enable cloud transformations.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in product ownership, BSA, or related roles.
• Strong Agile/Scrum experience in large enterprise environments.
• Experience managing product backlogs in Jira and Confluence.
• Ability to translate complex business requirements into technical stories and acceptance criteria.
• Experience working with distributed development teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Familiarity with APIs, REST services, and system integrations.
• Knowledge of SDLC and release management.
• Banking or Financial Services domain experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the product backlog, ensuring alignment with business objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Define product vision, roadmap, epics, features, and user stories.
• Prioritize initiatives based on business value, risk, dependencies, and stakeholder needs.
• Drive Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog grooming, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Provide direction to engineering teams throughout the product lifecycle.
• Collaborate with architects and development teams on solution design and implementation.
• Translate complex business requirements into technical stories and acceptance criteria.
• Understand application architecture, APIs, microservices, cloud technologies, and system integrations.
• Support modernization and digital transformation initiatives.
• Review technical dependencies, risks, and release plans.
• Serve as the primary interface between business, operations, compliance, and technology teams.
• Communicate product status, roadmap updates, risks, and priorities to senior leadership.
• Facilitate requirement workshops and ensure stakeholder alignment.
• Analyze business processes and system impacts.
• Utilize SQL and reporting tools to validate data requirements and support decision-making.
• Ensure data quality and adherence to governance standards.

Skills

Product Ownership

Agile / Scrum

Business Analysis

User Stories & Acceptance Criteria

API Integration

SQL

Microservices

Stakeholder Management

Banking Domain

SDLC

UAT & Release Management

Cloud / OpenShift

Job description

Technical Product Owner to lead the delivery of enterprise-scale technology solutions by partnering with business stakeholders, architecture teams, and engineering organizations. The ideal candidate will combine strong product ownership, business analysis, and technical expertise to drive roadmap execution, prioritize backlogs, and deliver high-quality digital solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and manage the product backlog, ensuring alignment with business objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Define product vision, roadmap, epics, features, and user stories.
• Prioritize initiatives based on business value, risk, dependencies, and stakeholder needs.
• Drive Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog grooming, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Provide direction to engineering teams throughout the product lifecycle.

Technical Leadership

• Collaborate with architects and development teams on solution design and implementation.
• Translate complex business requirements into technical stories and acceptance criteria.
• Understand application architecture, APIs, microservices, cloud technologies, and system integrations.
• Support modernization and digital transformation initiatives.
• Review technical dependencies, risks, and release plans.

Stakeholder Management

• Serve as the primary interface between business, operations, compliance, and technology teams.
• Communicate product status, roadmap updates, risks, and priorities to senior leadership.
• Facilitate requirement workshops and ensure stakeholder alignment.

Data & Analytics

• Analyze business processes and system impacts.
• Utilize SQL and reporting tools to validate data requirements and support decision-making.
• Ensure data quality and adherence to governance standards.

Required Skills

• 10+ years of experience as a Product Owner, Technical BSA, Business Systems Analyst, or related role.
• Strong Agile/Scrum experience in large enterprise environments.
• Experience managing product backlogs in Jira and Confluence.
• Strong understanding of:
• APIs & REST Services
• System Integration
• SDLC & Release Management
• SQL and Data Analysis
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience working with distributed development teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Banking or Financial Services experience.
• Experience supporting Digital Banking, Payments, Treasury, Risk, Fraud, or Customer Platforms.
• CSPO, PSPO, SAFe PO/PM, or Agile certifications.
• Knowledge of DevOps, CI/CD, OpenShift, and Enterprise Architecture.

Key Skills

• Product Ownership
• Agile / Scrum
• Business Analysis
• User Stories & Acceptance Criteria
• API Integration
• SQL
• Microservices
• Stakeholder Management
• Banking Domain
• SDLC
• UAT & Release Management
• High-impact customer and employee-facing applications
• Modernization and cloud transformation programsClose collaboration with architecture, engineering, and business leadership teams
• Opportunity to influence strategic technology roadmaps across the organization