Product Owner

Job#: 3044201

Job Description:

Product Owner

Location: Plano, Texas (Hybrid)

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced SAFe Product Owner to join our dynamic team in the security or banking domain. The ideal candidate will have a background in agile methodologies and an understanding of financial services or security systems. This role requires defining and prioritizing the team backlog to streamline the execution of program priorities while maintaining the conceptual and technical integrity of features for the team.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and prioritize the team backlog to streamline the execution of program priorities.
• Work with Product Management to create and maintain a product backlog according to business priorities.
• Lead the planning of product release plans, Program Increment (PI) planning, and Sprint Planning.
• Mitigate team dependencies to support the successful completion of Release and Sprint Goals.
• Maintain knowledge of Agile and Scrum best practices and new trends.
• Adhere to enterprise standards for documentation in software delivery tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• Run daily scrum calls, planning meetings, and backlog grooming sessions.
• Write user stories and manage backlogs.

Required Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.

Experience: 5+ years of experience as a Product Owner in the security or banking domain, with a prior background in Development or Quality Assurance.

Technical Skills:

• Strong understanding of SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework).
• Experience with agile methodologies, particularly Scrum.
• Technical proficiency in using Jira or other agile project management tools to generate reports.
• Ability to drive a technology-driven project.
• Experience communicating and coordinating between Developers, Architects, and business partners.
• Experience understanding new requirements and sizing the efforts.

Preferred Qualifications

• SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM) certification is strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of regulatory standards affecting the banking or security sectors, such as GDPR or MRA.
• Experience with continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) environments.

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

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Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

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Employee Type:

Contract

Location:

Plano, TX, US

Job Type:

Date Posted:

July 29, 2026

Pay Range:

$59 - $64 per hour

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