Digital Product Owner (contract)

Responsibilities

• Manage and prioritize the product backlog to ensure alignment with business goals and strategic initiatives.
• Gather, analyze, and document business requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including business, technology, QA, content, and analytics partners to deliver platform enhancements and new capabilities.
• Lead agile ceremonies and support Agile delivery practices including Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe methodologies.
• Partner with stakeholders to define platform priorities, resolve competing demands, and drive consensus on business objectives.
• Cook up testing activities, including regression testing, validation, and quality assurance efforts across multiple teams.
• Monitor platform performance and leverage analytics and testing data to identify opportunities for optimization and continuous improvement.
• Ensure delivered solutions provide measurable business value and align with enterprise standards.
• Support release planning, feature prioritization, and roadmap execution.
• Proactively identify risks, dependencies, and issues, and develop mitigation strategies to maintain delivery timelines.

Qualifications

• Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S.
• This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
• Experience in product development, digital products, content platforms, or digital optimization.
• Hands-on experience with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) or a comparable Content Management System (CMS).
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, including Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe practices.
• Experience managing product backlogs, user stories, and requirements throughout the product lifecycle.
• Proven ability to translate business needs into functional requirements and test strategies.
• Experience coordinating testing, validation, and quality assurance activities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret testing results and performance analytics.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills and proactive project management capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing stakeholder priorities in complex enterprise environments.
• Experience collaborating effectively across cross-functional teams.
• Bachelor’s degree (or higher level) required.