Technical Product Owner - Remote Eligible

Software Product Owner

Job Summary

Responsibilities

Responsible for the software product or program vision and user story roadmap.

Responsible for the delivery of the SW translate product line roadmap into actionable items (features user stories) for each product or squad manage priorities and resources within the squad and resolve conflicts with other teams outside the squad.

Responsible for the release or delivery SW product or program plan.

Owns and create the backlog of user stories leads backlog prioritization in sprint planning sessions.

Aligns SW with product director including user stories contributing to program features.

Owns refinement activities on user story backlog to drive preparation of user stories in ready-for-development status.

Supports engineering team acting as the analysis expert on the team sorting out blocks and dependencies between user stories.

Responsible for ensuring all user stories meet definition of done and definition of ready criteria agreed.

Guarantee the required degree of test automation.

Support country implementation providing required skills at each stage of the project.

Knowledge

• Knowledge to work with or lead agile scrum teams.
• Experience as a PO (product owner) of web development teams, web responsive, and/or mobile.
• Knowledge of agile scrum processes and their ceremonies (planning, retrospectives, daily stand-ups & reviews).
• Experience writing user stories with a focus on the end customer (if experience is only with tools for internal users, it is less interesting but not an exclusion factor).
• Optional: knowledge of corporate banking products.

What We Offer

• The chance to work with impact. Here, you're empowered to bring your biggest thinking to help our company and clients improve everyday life.
• Ownership over your career. Stay at the top of your game through our award-winning learning and development ecosystem. And when your ambitions change or we offer new opportunities, we help you pivot by providing reskilling, on-the-job learning and guidance to find new roles that might be a better fit.
• The opportunity to thrive on a high caliber team with heart. We celebrate each other's experiences and perspectives and promote a sense of belonging through our affinity groups and diversity and inclusion initiatives.
• A comprehensive total rewards package, including a competitive salary and pension plan with matching contributions.
• Flexible health and financial benefits to support you and your eligible dependents —from day one.
• True work-life balance. Be at your best through paid time off, flexible work arrangements, volunteering opportunities, social events, and so much more.

About Us

Cognizant is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build, and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant (a member of the NASDAQ-100 and one of Forbes World's Best Employers 2025) is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital.

Other employment-related information

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Language requirements vary depending on roles, but we ask that all candidates have basic English proficiency for company-wide communications purposes. For roles based in Quebec, professional English proficiency is required, as you'll deliver services to and collaborate with stakeholders outside the province who may not speak French.