Associate III - Engineering Design

Job ID: 61658 3 - 5 Years 1 Opening Hyderabad

Role description

Product Owner (Mid-Level)

Experience Required: 3-5 Years Job Type: Full-Time

Job Summary

We are looking for a mid-level Product Owner with 3-5 years of experience to own the product backlog for one or more product areas, translate business needs into clear, actionable requirements, and work closely with cross-functional Agile teams to deliver value iteratively. The ideal candidate is comfortable balancing stakeholder priorities, technical feasibility, and customer needs to keep the team focused on the right work at the right time.

Key Responsibilities

• Own, maintain, and continuously groom the product backlog, ensuring it is prioritized by business value and clearly understood by the development team
• Write clear, well-structured user stories with detailed acceptance criteria and definition of done
• Define and communicate sprint goals in collaboration with the Scrum Master and development team
• Act as the primary point of contact for stakeholder requirements, gathering input from business, customers, and internal teams
• Participate actively in sprint planning, daily standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
• Partner with the Product Manager (or equivalent) to align sprint-level execution with the broader product roadmap and vision
• Make day-to-day prioritization trade-off decisions, balancing new features, technical debt, and bug fixes
• Conduct User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and validate that delivered features meet business requirements before release
• Work closely with UX/UI designers to ensure requirements translate into intuitive user experiences
• Communicate progress, blockers, and release timelines clearly to stakeholders and leadership
• Analyze customer feedback, usage data, and support trends to inform backlog decisions
• Define and track key product metrics/KPIs to measure feature success post-release
• Support release planning and go-to-market coordination for new features
• Collaborate with engineering to understand technical constraints and dependencies affecting scope or timelines

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience as a Product Owner, Business Analyst, or in a related Agile product role
• Solid working knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodology, including backlog management, story writing, and sprint ceremonies
• Hands-on experience with Agile tooling — JIRA, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or similar
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional communication skills
• Comfortable engaging with technical teams — working understanding of APIs, system architecture, or data flows sufficient to have informed conversations with engineers
• Data-informed approach to prioritization, with basic familiarity with analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics, Mixpanel, Power BI, or similar)
• Experience translating ambiguous business needs into clear, testable requirements
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting to stakeholders

Preferred / Nice-to-Have

• CSPO (Certified Scrum Product Owner) or PSPO (Professional Scrum Product Owner) certification
• Experience with roadmap planning tools (e.g., Aha!, ProductPlan, Productboard)
• Exposure to A/B testing or experimentation frameworks
• Basic SQL skills for independent data pulls/analysis
• Familiarity with UX/UI design principles and design handoff processes
• Domain experience relevant to the hiring team's industry (e.g., fintech, e-commerce, SaaS, healthcare)

Soft Skills

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills across both technical and non-technical audiences
• Analytical, detail-oriented, and comfortable making prioritization trade-offs
• Ability to influence without direct authority and align diverse stakeholders
• Adaptable and comfortable operating with some ambiguity in a fast-paced environment

Skills

product lifecycle management,functional requirements,agile methodology,cross functional,product management,business goals,

About UST

UST is a global digital transformation solutions provider. For more than 20 years, UST has worked side by side with the world’s best companies to make a real impact through transformation. Powered by technology, inspired by people and led by purpose, UST partners with their clients from design to operation. With deep domain expertise and a future-proof philosophy, UST embeds innovation and agility into their clients’ organizations. With over 30,000 employees in 30 countries, UST builds for boundless impact—touching billions of lives in the process.