Product Owner Senior

Product Owner Senior

Requirements

Must have

• 5+ years of experience as:

o Product Owner

o Proxy Product Owner

o Senior Business Analyst

o Product Analyst

o Agile Delivery Lead

• Experience working with:

o Agile/Scrum teams

o Digital transformation initiatives

o Enterprise applications

Business & Product Skills

• Product Backlog Management

• Requirements Elicitation and Analysis

• User Story Writing

• Acceptance Criteria Definition

• Business Process Analysis

• Product Roadmap Understanding

• Value Prioritization Techniques

• UAT Coordination

Agile & Delivery Skills

• Agile Methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe)

• Sprint Planning and Refinement

• Release Management

• Feature Prioritization

• Dependency Management

• Continuous Improvement Practices

Communication & Leadership Skills

• Executive and Stakeholder Communication

• Facilitation and Negotiation

• Conflict Resolution

• Influencing Without Authority

• Cross-functional Collaboration

• Presentation Skills

Analytical Skills

• Problem Solving

• Root Cause Analysis

• Data-Driven Decision Making

• Metrics and KPI Analysis

• Risk Assessment and Mitigation

Technical Understanding

• Understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

• Digital Product Delivery

• Experience with Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, or similar tools

Key Success Metrics (KPIs)

• Sprint Goal Achievement Rate

• Backlog Readiness Percentage

• Stakeholder Satisfaction Score

• Requirements Quality Index

• Defect Leakage Rate

• Feature Adoption Rate

• Delivery Predictability

• Business Value Delivered

• Time-to-Market Improvements

Senior-Level Competencies

• Strategic thinking

• Strong business acumen

• Decision-making under ambiguity

• Leadership and mentoring capabilities

• Customer-centric mindset

• High stakeholder engagement and influence

Nice to have

Certifications

• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)

• SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM)

• Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO)

• Agile Analysis Certification (IIBA-AAC)

• PMI-PBA

Technical Understanding

• APIs and System Integrations

• Basic understanding of Cloud and Enterprise Platforms

Responsibilities

The Senior Proxy Product Owner acts as the primary liaison between business stakeholders, Product Management, and delivery teams. This role ensures that product vision, business objectives, and customer needs are translated into clear, actionable requirements for development teams. The Senior Proxy Product Owner supports product strategy execution, manages the product backlog, drives prioritization decisions, and ensures successful delivery of business value in Agile environments.

The role typically operates on behalf of the Product Owner or Product Manager when direct day-to-day engagement is not possible, while maintaining alignment with strategic objectives, customer expectations, and organizational goals.

Product Backlog Management

• Own and maintain the product backlog.

• Refine, prioritize, and organize user stories and features.

• Ensure backlog items are well-defined and ready for development.

• Manage dependencies and identify risks affecting delivery.

Requirements Definition

• Gather, analyze, and document business requirements.

• Translate business needs into user stories and acceptance criteria.

• Facilitate requirements workshops with stakeholders.

• Ensure requirements are clear, complete, and testable.

Stakeholder Management

• Act as the primary point of contact between business and delivery teams.

• Collaborate with Product Managers, Product Owners, Business Owners, and SMEs.

• Communicate priorities, status updates, risks, and dependencies.

• Manage stakeholder expectations and conflicting priorities.

Agile Delivery Support

• Participate in Sprint Planning, Backlog Refinement, Reviews, and Retrospectives.

• Support development teams with clarifications during implementation.

• Validate delivered functionality against business requirements.

• Assist in release planning and go-live activities.

Product Value & Quality Assurance

• Ensure delivered solutions meet business objectives.

• Review completed work and accept or reject stories based on acceptance criteria.

• Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT).

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Strategic Alignment

• Collaborate with Product Management to understand product vision and roadmap.

• Support prioritization based on business value, risk, and customer impact.

• Monitor product performance metrics.

• Recommend enhancements to improve customer experience and business outcomes.

Required Languages

English Advanced

Location

Colombia - Ensenada, Guadalajara, Aguascalientes, Monterrey, CDMX, León, Mérida, Culiacán o Querétaro