Technical Product Owner [Hybrid] [W2 ONLY]

DataEdge Consulting; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm is seeking a Technical Product Owner to manage integrations for a Fortune 500 client in Charlotte, NC. This role requires at least 5 years of experience in product ownership or related fields, strong SQL knowledge, and excellent communication skills. You will collaborate with stakeholders to prioritize backlog work, shape integration strategies, and ensure quality delivery using Agile practices. This position is hybrid, allowing flexibility in your work environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience supporting custom application development.
• Knowledge of database management systems and basic SQL.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as primary liaison between engineering teams and leadership.
• Shape integration priorities and contribute to product roadmap.
• Own and refine the integration backlog and priorities.

Skills

5+ years as Product Owner

Knowledge of SQL

Excellent communication skills

Organizational skills

Familiarity with AWS services

Experience with Azure DevOps

Business Analysis certification

Tools

SQL Server

PostgreSQL

Azure DevOps

Job description

Technical Product Owner [Hybrid] [W2 ONLY]

Technology Director at DataEdge Consulting, Inc

Technical Product Owner / Hybrid in Charlotte, NC / W2 ONLY

About our Customer & Role:

Our direct customer, a global Fortune 500 company & a leader in the Food Services industry is looking for a “Technical Product Owner (Integrations)”, who owns the product backlog and delivery for key centralized integrations, integration standards, and project‑specific integrations that connect custom‑developed enterprise applications and SaaS platforms. This role partners with Product Management and stakeholders to translate business needs into clear, technically actionable requirements, and ensures high‑quality delivery through agile execution, testing, and release coordination.

Required Skills:

• 5+ years of experience in an IT Product Owner, Technical Product Owner, Technical Analyst or similar role supporting custom application development, demonstrating a solid foundation in analyzing and interpreting business and technical needs.
• Knowledge of database management systems (e.g., SQL Server, PostgreSQL) and experience writing basic SQL queries (including SELECT, JOIN, WHERE clauses) in a professional setting. Ability to collect, analyze, and interpret data to make informed decisions.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills to effectively communicate with business, customer, and technical audiences.
• Organized and meticulous with the ability to manage competing priorities and coordinate, track, and complete deliverables in a timely manner.
• Preferred familiarity with AWS‑native services and event‑driven integration patterns.
• Experience with Azure DevOps, Agile methodologies, and Scrum practices to manage product backlogs and sprints.
• Formal training or certification in Business Analysis, group facilitation, or project/product management is desired.

Responsibilities:

• Build understanding of a complex business environment and facilitate decisions across user groups. Serve as the primary liaison between engineering teams, SaaS partners, and leadership. Manage cross‑team dependencies and communicate progress, risks, and decisions clearly and consistently.
• Collaborate with the Product Manager to shape integration priorities, contribute to the roadmap, and ensure backlog work aligns with product strategy and business outcomes.
• Lead discovery and requirements elicitation. Produce and maintain backlog items with acceptance criteria and integration specifications such as process flows, data mappings, API/interface definitions, and event/message contracts. Own interface and event contract lifecycle, including versioning and backward compatibility. Maintain and evolve integration standards, templates, and reusable patterns.
• Own and continuously refine the integration backlog, prioritizing value and sequencing. Participate in agile ceremonies and day‑to‑day execution to drive predictable delivery across multiple concurrent efforts.
• Define and coordinate testing (functional and integration) and ensure documentation and runbooks are complete. Validate deliverables meet standards. Troubleshoot production issues and support escalations through resolution. Define non‑functional requirements for integrations, including security, resiliency, and observability.
• Plan and coordinate releases across internal teams and external partners; align timelines, manage risks/issues, and communicate tradeoffs and status throughout delivery.
• Maintain visibility of supply vs demand across internal and contracted resources and align capacity to departmental priorities and delivery commitments.

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level | Employment type: Contract | Job function: Information Technology.