Sr. Product Owner

Aezion, Inc

Solapur • Not disclosed

23 hours ago

On-Site

About the job

Role Summary: The Sr. Product Owner is responsible for ensuring engineering execution readiness by translating high-level product requirements into clear, build-ready user stories and technical tasks. This position involves owning backlog decomposition, documentation, and sprint preparedness while collaborating closely with Engineering, QA, DevOps, and a US-based Customer Product Owner to deliver predictable, high-quality releases. Key Responsibilities Backlog Engineering & Decomposition (Build-ready delivery) • Decompose epics/features into detailed user stories, technical tasks, and acceptance criteria. • Run backlog refinement with engineering teams to ensure clarity, estimation readiness, and sequencing. • Maintain Definition of Ready and Definition of Done discipline to reduce churn and rework. Technical Documentation & Workflow Definition • Create and maintain key artifacts: workflow diagrams, system flows, data mappings, integration notes, and edge cases. • Ensure non-functional requirements are explicit (performance, security, reliability, observability). • Partner with architects and engineering leads to validate feasibility and solution approach. Sprint Execution & Delivery Predictability • Drive sprint-level execution readiness: planning inputs, dependency tracking, and scope sequencing. • Proactively unblock engineers and QA by clarifying logic, behavior, and constraints quickly. • Communicate delivery risks, trade-offs, and technical dependencies early and clearly. Quality, Validation & Release Readiness • Define testable acceptance criteria and partner with QA to ensure strong functional and regression coverage. • Support UAT readiness with the Customer PO: test notes, known issues list, validation steps, and demo readiness. • Coordinate release inputs with DevOps/TPMs: release checklist, deployment readiness, and rollback considerations. Cross-Functional Collaboration • Act as the India-based bridge across Engineering, QA, DevOps, and Support to maintain shared understanding of scope and intent. • Ensure consistent documentation and traceability from requirements to build to validation. Ideal candidates should have: • 6+ years in a technical, engineering-facing product role • Strong Agile experience with tools like Jira, Confluence, or Azure DevOps • A solid understanding of APIs, integrations, and modern software delivery • A quality-driven, detail-oriented, and execution-focused mindset Core Competencies (Aezion Success Traits) • Execution ownership, structured thinking, and strong documentation habits. • Technical clarity and crisp communication. • Quality mindset and proactive risk management. • Delivery discipline: Get it right. Make it right.