Contract Product Owner

Job Description

Job Description

This is a 6-12-month W2 contract. It is a 100% remote role based anywhere in the United States.

Our client is in the midst of a major acquisition and is looking for experienced Product Owners who can embed quickly into agile teams and ensure continuity in backlog creation & management, prioritization, and stakeholder alignment in anticipation of the acquisition. Potential for contract to hire as long-term strategy unfolds.

The surge Product Owner(s) will be responsible for :

• Acting as the primary point of contact for one or more agile delivery teams.
• Creating, managing, and refining the team backlog in alignment with the following strategies :
• Employee Experience Program
• Billing Experience
• Mid-Market Experience
• Customer Experience (non-mid market)
• Data Migration
• Writing clear, actionable user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Prioritizing work based on value delivery, dependencies, and team capacity.Participating in key agile ceremonies (e.g., sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives, daily stand-ups).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive successful product delivery during organizational transitions.
• Partner with business SMEs for domain knowledge transfer
• Engaging with business stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into product features.
• Ensuring delivered functionality meets business expectations and acceptance criteria.
• Escalating risks or blockers that impact delivery timelines or scope.
• Serve as the voice of the customer and internal stakeholders throughout the M&A lifecycle, ensuring business continuity and minimal service disruption.
• Monitor and communicate KPIs related to product performance, user adoption, and operational readiness in the context of post-merger integration.

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Qualifications

Preferred :