Technical Product Owner

TechDigital Group; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

TechDigital Group in Jersey City, NJ seeks a Technical Product Owner with a telecom API focus to translate business needs into technical requirements and manage backlogs. You will own API-based features end-to-end, drive Swagger/OpenAPI documentation, and ensure data mapping integrity across systems.

Collaborating with architects, developers, and QA, you will orchestrate cross-functional work in an agile environment, shaping data-driven customer experiences and scalable integrations with Swagger

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience as a Product Owner or Technical Business Analyst in a technology-driven organization.
• Experience in Telecommunication or major telecom companies preferred.
• Solid understanding of API design, RESTful services, and Swagger/OpenAPI specifications.
• Proven experience with data mapping, data integration, and backend service coordination.
• Ability to write clear, concise user stories and technical documentation.
• Strong communication skills to translate between business and technical stakeholders.
• Familiarity with tools like JIRA, Confluence, Postman, SwaggerHub, and Git.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams to define product requirements and technical specifications.
• Own the product lifecycle for API-based features and backend services, from ideation to release.
• Lead API specification and documentation efforts using Swagger/OpenAPI standards.
• Create detailed user stories, acceptance criteria, and data mappings to drive development.
• Collaborate closely with solution architects, developers, and QA engineers to ensure successful implementation of features.
• Ensure data consistency and integrity across systems via robust data mapping and transformation logic.
• Participate in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives with agile teams.
• Prioritize the product backlog in alignment with business objectives and technical feasibility.
• Work with integration teams to ensure seamless cross-platform communication and service orchestration.

Skills

API design

RESTful services

Data mapping

Backlog management

Stakeholder communication

Agile / Scrum

Technical documentation

Tools

Swagger/OpenAPI

SwaggerHub

JIRA

Confluence

Postman

Git

Job description

We are seeking a Technical Product Owner with a strong background in telecommunications, to lead product initiatives that are API-centric and data-driven. You will play a critical role in translating business needs into technical requirements, managing backlogs, and ensuring seamless integration through Swagger and related API documentation standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams to define product requirements and technical specifications.
• Own the product lifecycle for API-based features and backend services, from ideation to release.
• Lead API specification and documentation efforts using Swagger/OpenAI standards.
• Create detailed user stories, acceptance criteria, and data mappings to drive development.
• Collaborate closely with solution architects, developers, and QA engineers to ensure successful implementation of features.
• Ensure data consistency and integrity across systems via robust data mapping and transformation logic.
• Participate in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives with agile teams.
• Prioritize the product backlog in alignment with business objectives and technical feasibility.
• Work with integration teams to ensure seamless cross-platform communication and service orchestration.

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience as a Product Owner or Technical Business Analyst in a technology-driven organization.
• Prior experience working in or with Telecommunication or other major telecom companies strongly preferred.
• Solid understanding of API design, RESTful services, and Swagger/OpenAPI specifications.
• Proven experience with data mapping, data integration, and backend service coordination.
• Ability to write clear, concise user stories and technical documentation.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to effectively translate between business and technical stakeholders.
• Familiarity with tools like JIRA, Confluence, Postman, SwaggerHub, and version control systems (e.g., Git)