Product Owner
Work setting: Onsite (Brooklyn, OH)
Start date: 06/29/2026
End date: 06/27/2027
Pay rate: $60.00–$66.00/hr (W2)
***Candidates must work on our W2 without needing sponsorship at any time now or in the future
***We do not work with Corp to Corp in any manner including any form of referral bonus.
If after reading the description you would like to be submitted, please complete the questions below. Answer in implied first person and in a stand-alone sentence. These will go along with the resume to the client.
- I have ___ years of experience as a Product Owner/Product Manager and my most recent products/domains include ___.
- In my recent work, I wrote user stories and acceptance criteria in (Scrum/SAFe/Kanban) and ensured “Definition of Ready” by doing ___ (briefly describe my approach).
- I have owned and prioritized a backlog for a product/squad of size ___, and I ran refinement/sprint planning on a (weekly/biweekly) cadence with stakeholders including ___ (roles).
- I have delivered requirements for integrations with vendors and internal systems; one example was integrating with ___ and the key requirements/acceptance criteria were ___.
- I have supported releases/deployments by partnering with release management and ensuring production readiness by ___ (warranty windows, cutover steps, controls, etc.).
- I have experience in payments/fintech/banking or data-heavy application work, specifically ___ (Merchant Services, Commercial Payments, migration, transmission, lockbox/remote capture, etc.).
Job Description
We are seeking a highly skilled Product Owner to lead product vision, backlog management, and requirements for Merchant Services and Commercial Payments. The ideal candidate combines strong business acumen, requirements expertise, excellent communication, and hands-on Agile delivery experience. This role requires someone who can own, prioritize, and drive work end-to-end, ensuring the squad has clear user stories, acceptance criteria, alignment with stakeholders, and coordination across downstream applications.
Key Responsibilities
Backlog & Requirements Leadership
- Own and manage the product backlog; ensure epics, features, and product backlog items are clearly written, prioritized, and aligned with business goals.
- Write high-quality user stories with acceptance criteria that meet Definition of Ready.
- Break down complex business and technical needs into actionable requirements.
- Lead backlog refinement sessions with engineering, QA, architecture, and stakeholders.
- Partner with Business Analysts, technical leads, and architects to define requirements for integrations with vendors and internal systems.
Partner & Stakeholder Alignment
- Work closely with line-of-business partners, development teams, and vendors to ensure requirements accurately reflect needs and constraints.
- Translate business needs into clear deliverables for the engineering squad.
- Provide updates, demos, and insights to executives and cross-functional stakeholders.
Agile Delivery & Process Discipline
- Serve as the primary liaison for the squad, ensuring delivery teams have clarity each sprint.
- Ensure adherence to Agile and release processes, including intake, refinement, sprint planning, and definition of done.
- Identify risks or blockers quickly, escalating appropriately.
- Work in alignment with Release Management to support deployments, warranty windows, and production readiness.
Quality, Controls, and Continuous Improvement
- Ensure user stories and requirements support accurate QA test cases and traceability.
- Monitor delivery metrics and collaborate with engineering to improve throughput.
- Promote strong controls around requirements, release protocols, and governance.
Qualifications (Required)
- 5–7 years of experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager, or senior Business Analyst with direct responsibility for writing requirements.
- Demonstrated ability to write high-quality user stories, acceptance criteria, and process flows.
- Strong understanding of Agile frameworks (Scrum, SAFe, Kanban).
- Strong communication skills—able to translate between business and technology.
- Experience partnering with cross-functional teams and vendors.
- Product Owner certification (CSPO, PSPO, PMPO, or equivalent).
Preferred
- Experience supporting system migration, fintech, banking, payments, or data-heavy application work.
- Experience with Lockbox, Remote Capture, or payments transmission systems.
- Experience working with offshore teams.