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Digital Product Owner II
Birmingham, AL- Charlotte, NC- Atlanta, Georgia (hybrid- onsite 3 days per week)
12- month contract to hire
Pay Rate: $55.00 - $60.00per hr.
Our client is seeking a skilled Digital Product Owner to act as a key liaison between the Digital Product Manager and Line of Business product partners. This role is responsible for translating high-level business requirements and scope into detailed, actionable Agile delivery items. The ideal candidate will excel at breaking down Epics into well-defined User Stories, managing cross-team dependencies, and ensuring strong alignment between business stakeholders and technical delivery teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the Digital Product Manager and Line of Business partners to understand business requirements for digital financial products.
- Break down Epics into granular User Stories with clear acceptance criteria in Jira.
- Maintain documentation and enable team collaboration using Confluence.
- Partner closely with the Scrum Master to facilitate all Agile ceremonies (daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives).
- Proactively identify, align, and manage upstream and downstream dependencies across multiple teams and groups.
- Facilitate clear communication and alignment between business stakeholders and technical teams.
- Support the delivery of digital applications for consumer products, small business products, deposits, loans, and credit cards.
Required Skills
- Bachelor's degree and four (4) years of experience in Information Security/Technology
- High School Diploma or GED and eight (8) years of experience in Information Security/Technology
- Strong Agile/Scrum experience and demonstrated ability to thrive in an Agile environment.
- Hands-on proficiency with Jira and Confluence.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant work experience.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Preferred Skills:
- Experience in financial services, banking, or insurance (especially with consumer/small business financial products, deposits, loans, or credit cards).
- Training or certification from Pragmatic Institute or similar product management programs (highly valued).
- Prior experience working on digital applications and customer-facing platforms.