Product Owner/Product Manager

About the Role

We are looking for a highly motivated and technically strong Product Owner who can drive product vision, manage cross-functional stakeholders, and lead the successful delivery of SaaS/Enterprise technology products. The ideal candidate will act as the single point of contact between all business departments and the technology team, ensuring business requirements are translated into scalable technical solutions while driving execution from concept to delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and communicate the product vision, roadmap, and business objectives.
• Collaborate with all departmental heads to understand their business processes, identify technology requirements, and convert them into actionable product initiatives.
• Act as the primary bridge between business stakeholders, customers, and the technology team.
• Gather, analyze, and document detailed business and technical requirements.
• Create and manage product backlogs, user stories, acceptance criteria, and release plans.
• Prioritize features and enhancements based on business impact, technical feasibility, and customer value.
• Lead and coordinate with engineering, QA, UI/UX, DevOps, and other technical teams to ensure timely product delivery.
• Allocate work to the technology team in collaboration with engineering leads, monitor progress, remove blockers, and ensure timely execution.
• Participate in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives, and release planning.
• Ensure solutions are technically scalable, secure, and aligned with business objectives.
• Conduct market research, competitor analysis, and identify opportunities for innovation.
• Track product performance, user adoption, and continuously improve the product using data-driven insights.

Required Skills

Product Management

• Product lifecycle management
• Product roadmap planning
• Requirement gathering and business analysis
• User story creation and backlog management
• Feature prioritization
• Product documentation

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Strong experience working with CXOs, business leaders, and departmental heads.
• Ability to understand business challenges across departments and convert them into technology solutions.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and coordinating multiple stakeholders.
• Strong ownership, decision-making, and execution capabilities.
• Experience in work planning, task allocation, and delivery management for technical teams.

Technical Knowledge

• Strong understanding of software architecture and SDLC.
• Hands-on knowledge of REST APIs, system integrations, web and mobile applications.
• Good understanding of databases and application workflows.
• Ability to communicate effectively with developers and review technical solutions.
• Ability to evaluate technical feasibility and recommend scalable product solutions.

Agile & Scrum

• Agile methodologies
• Scrum ceremonies
• Sprint planning and release planning
• Stakeholder management
• Product delivery management

Preferred Experience

• 5-10+ years of experience as a Product Owner/Product Manager.
• Experience working on FinTech, SaaS, Marketplace, CRM, ERP, LOS, LMS, or Enterprise Technology products.
• Experience leading cross-functional product and technology teams.
• Proven experience working directly with business heads and translating business needs into technology solutions.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent product initiatives.

Key Competencies

• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Technically sound with the ability to discuss architecture and system design.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Customer-centric mindset.
• Ownership and accountability.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Knowledge of AI and Agentic AI products is an added advantage.

Success Metrics

• Timely delivery of product releases.
• Successful execution of technology initiatives across departments.
• Stakeholder satisfaction across business functions.
• Effective coordination and productivity of the technology team.
• Product quality, scalability, and user adoption.
• Measurable business impact and revenue contribution.