Product Owner / Agile Project Manager

Chicago 16 days agoFull-time External
Negotiable
Hi, Position: Product Owner Location: Chicago, IL (Hybrid) Duration: 12+ Months Interview Mode: Video LinkedIn is must. JD Key Responsibilities • Run Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily standups, retrospectives, and stakeholder reviews. • Manage cross-functional delivery across product teams, business partners, and engineering groups. • Create and refine user stories, acceptance criteria, epics, and program backlogs. • Support enterprise Agile adoption, including preparation for PI Planning and scaled agile workflows. • Coordinate prioritization, manage impediments/risks, track deliverables, and ensure alignment with program objectives. • Develop dashboards, reports, and documentation using Jira and Confluence. • Collaborate on funding requests, requirements intake, and strategic planning with business stakeholders. • Work closely with architects, developers, QA, and leadership to ensure timely feature delivery. • Rapidly onboard to new products and teams, adapting quickly to evolving priorities. Required Skills & Experience • Strong Product Owner experience with user stories, acceptance criteria, backlog ownership. • Hands-on Agile/Scrum execution in enterprise environments; familiarity with SAFe and scaled frameworks. • Project/Program leadership experience managing delivery across multiple workstreams. • Proficiency in Jira (dashboards, sprint reporting, workflows) and Confluence (roadmaps, documentation). • Ability to work closely with engineering teams with an understanding of application development. • Strong analytical and BSA-style skills to break down epics, map business processes, and support functional validation. • Excellent communication skills and stakeholder engagement abilities. • Fast learner able to ramp within 2 3 days in high-pressure initiatives. Preferred Qualifications • Experience supporting enterprise Agile transformations. • Background working across multiple product areas in large organizations. Training or mentorship under experienced Agile practitioners is a plus. Thanks & Regards Niranjan Kumar | Technical Recruiter Email: Stellent IT | office :